After discussion and reading Chuck Klosterman's article, I think that sexiness is important in our culture because it shows how we have changed over time, and become more open to the situation. I think that the reason that we find sex in so many different mediums nowadays (eg. tv, movies, clothes, etc.) is the simple fact that we can. I think that sexual freedom and sexual openness have come so far since the days of our parents and grandparents, and I can see it especially being a woman and knowing the history of women's rights and the feminine movement. Another importance that sexiness has in our society is how it taught so many people to use modern technology, which is a point that Klosterman makes in his article. With the convenience of home videos and home internet and now mobile phone porn, there is a large advantage to learn how to use it.
Even though sexiness has a few upsides in society, it also has quite a few downsides. One that is also very prevalent in young people's life is self-harm. I feel that mainstream media puts so much pressure young adults to look a certain way that they should look, that it pushes some girls to the point of eating disorders and hurting themselves. This is a big problem with the amount of sexiness portrayed in our advertisements and celebrity.
Yes, I certainly agree with you. Nowadays, people have more open attitude to sexiness and with the development of technology, people have many ways to see many different types of sexiness.However, like the coin has two side, sexiness also has two side. It has some bad influences for young adults, teenager or kids.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that media has a negative effect on teenagers and sex/sexiness. Celebrities and other famous people make sexiness seem more outrageous and more of a show than it really is.
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