Even though Salt-n-Pepa in their hit single 'Let's Talk About Sex' urged people worldwide to talk about sex, nobody really wants to talk about sex, do they?
What is sex?
A hushed conversation, a discreet 'shhh' a fast forwarded scene or a censored scene in a film.
The aforementioned are all the actions we associate sex with.
Of course, as we grow older and get sucked into the whirling tornado of hormones, the definition and explanation clears itself, and we get to see (or experience) sex for what it really is.
What happens after that?
We continue to talk in hushed tones; the awkwardness reduces just a little bit and many of the other things remain the same; except, you now know what is really happening.
What makes sex such a taboo in this country? What is it about it which makes us squirm, cringe and glare at the person who just, mentioned the word?
Isn't the need to have sex equivalent to eating or sleeping? Then why do people stress on the virginity of the sexes before marriage?
Why do some girls go through vaginal binding just so that their husbands are assured of their virginity on the first night of marriage?
Most importantly, how long are people going to dodge the sex talk?
Long enough till their children learn about it from sources which are horrid enough to scar their childhood.
A wise person once said that if we make peace with who we are, a lot of problems vanish. Maybe it's high time we accept the fact that as humans, all of us are sexual creatures.
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