Theories Of Sexuality

As humans we grow up and we develop, and there is always a point in our lives where we realize that the opposite sex can not only be a part of one’s close circle of friends, but that an individual of the opposite sex can become one’s lifelong companion, and the mother or father of one’s children. Biology teaches us that we have male and female components in every part of our bodies and as a result we are all sexual beings in the sense that we are a result of sexuality, its vessel, and a means for it to manifest itself in our day-to-day relations with other human beings. Since sexuality is present in several aspects of our lives, it is something human beings struggle with throughout their lives, because sexuality is something that involves two …show more content…
William F. May accurately describes the most prominent points of view that can be misleading about sexuality in “Four Mischievous Theories of Sex.” The points of view that sex is demonic, and the point of view that sex can be casual, were the two polar opposites that resonated the most to me. Several movies, television shows, and lyrics of certain pop songs, do a good job of being proponents of the idea that sex can be causal. It is also easy to imply when there are people attacking this point of view that they may be proposing that sex is evil, demonic, and destructive. This occurs when they fail to communicate that sex is a gift, because if they only attack the theory of sex as casual, and do not mention that sex and sexuality are a good things then it is easier to assume that that person believes that sex may be a bad and destructive force than good, because if they are solely attacking the theory of sex as casual, and do not let the audience know that sex is good then sex can be antagonized if they do not communicate to whoever is listening that sex is good. Also, only looking at the opposite sex as a means to reproduce and procreate is a wrong point of view, because one would be instrumentalizing their …show more content…
However sexuality is good, because it is the ultimate way in which we can be intimate with our significant other, and being straight forwards about it and under the context of permanent commitment one’s significant other. Even though sex and sexuality can be misinterpreted or fall under the wrong context, by itself and under the proper context sex and sexuality are