Poppa Adultery

Adultery, As Common as it has Ever Been
Adultery has been around as long as monogamy, lies and ignoring the skeletons in the closet. This is how I found out that my Poppa was mere mortal with secrets. Before the age of Kennedy’s, adultery was reality but not talked about, not on the radio and never on television. I hypothesize that as the media has desensitized the population by showing and glamorizing adulterous relationships, then adultery becomes less taboo. The media did not cause or invent adultery but has simply exposed the nasty underbelly that eats away at relationships. As the media glorifies adultery, adultery becomes more commonly talked about. I have watched the evolution of society dealing with the carnage of adultery. My grandfather …show more content…
I was a junior in high school when my grandfather unexpectedly passed away; it was at his funeral that I met his other family. It was then that I found out about the nasty word Adultery and that I was probably the only one in our small town unaware. As I was raised by very conservative, or so I thought, strict grandparents; I was rather naive. I had occasionally thought that others in the small town were not faithful but never believed it possible. Once the blinders were torn from my eyes, it became evident that adultery was very common, but never spoken of and kept behind closed …show more content…
Arnold’s honest admittance of his adultery, Clinton’s monolog of lies and partial truths are progress from the times before media’s influence and my Poppa’s generation of shrouded reality. One could argue that the media is only mirroring what is actually happening in society. I say, adultery has been around long before the media. As the media validates extramarital affairs, society is able to forgo the taboo of adultery and talk about them. This does not make adultery less morally wrong, but opens up the door for communication and potentially moving