What Happened?

I watched Modern Family tonight, just like every Wednesday night.

At 8:30, the show had finished, and the show following it began.

I can't even tell you what show it was.

I never watch it, and turned it off after 3 minutes because it disgusted me.

The opening scene was all about sex.

Casual sex.

"Banging the hot bartender" sex.

"Getting over your dry spell" sex.

"Get in, get off, get out" sex.

So I flipped the channel.

I need to have background noise on while I work on homework, so I started flipping to find something worthwhile to have on in the background.

I realized just how disgusting TV is these days.

Where did the sanctity of sex go?

Sex is a beautiful, sacred thing.

It is a gift from God to be shared between husband and wife to {create life}.

That is the purpose of sex.

Creating life.

It is not something to throw around lightly.

It is not created for one-night-stands.

It is not casual.

It is a big deal.

The media hypes casual sex.

Glorifies casual sex.

We have movies like What's Your Number?, Good Luck Chuck, Just Go With It, and hundreds more, that send the message that sex isn't special. It's just sex.
It's not just movies, it's everywhere.
All over the radio and TV.
Even my beloved FRIENDS, I've now noticed, almost constantly downplays sex.

You can have sex with whoever you want, whenever you want.

The more sex you have the better.

More lovers make you a player - you're at the top of the pyramid.

Of course, that's only if you're a guy.

If you're a girl, the more guys you have, the bigger whore you are.
But I'm not going to get into double standards now - that can be a later post.

Where did we lose sight of the beauty of sex?

When did we forget the significance of it?

When did we lose the sacredness of it?

If you're a virgin, you are mocked.

If you stand up for the virtue of sex, people call you "old-fashioned."

If you don't show off your sex appeal, you're a prude.

If you dress modestly, you're not wanted.

Women have become an object.

We are told by movies, television, heck, even our peers, that we need to constantly be sexy.

We need to wear short dresses and skirts - the shorter the better.

We need to wear push-up bras, low-cut shirts, and show off our cleavage.

When we pose for pictures, we need to stand with one hand on our hip, 
and one leg bent at the knee. 

And we mustn't forget to suck in that gut, tilt our head,
 and flash that fake pearly white smile for the camera.

Men ogle us. 

They talk dirty about us.

They talk down about us.

They treat us like a piece of meat.
And we've been taught to accept it.

Heck, we've been taught to like it.

When it's time for a night out on the town,

girls get dolled up with the intention of making men talk about us the way they do.

It seems as if we've been trained to like that kinda treatment.

We've been objectified.

And we let it keep happening.

We encourage it.

By dressing the way we do, we continue to diminish our value.

We've lost sight of virtue.

What happened?

Let's change it.