Sexual Trends In The Caribbean
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| Sex Education is Vital |
According to reports, it is felt
that this love for oral sex is reaching our very young citizens as early as
primary school. We are not shocked. During the early seventies, there was evidence
that our Caribbean children were becoming sexual active at extremely young
ages. The fear of teenage pregnancies was the main focus of our family planners
but alert citizens knew that becoming pregnant should have not been the main
focus.
In recent times, we have been
aware of at least two studies which conclusively showed that the trend of early
sexual activity is now a problem for many social planners. However, we urge our
church leaders to avoid attaching biblical reasoning to all forms of human
activity. We are astounded that some church leaders would wish to establish
that oral sex should be avoided because it is not condoned by the bible. This
sounds frighteningly close to the views against homosexuality. It is time to
stop the evangelizing and deal with the issue.
Contrary to popular opinion oral
sex is not a habit of modern day society but was practiced throughout
civilization. To brand it as some new found promiscuity is a dastardly cop out
from the real world and human sexuality. Oral sex is simply the sexual preference
of those who choose or are inclined to so enjoy such sexual activity. It has
absolutely nothing to do with decadence or a departure from religious
conviction.
Research shows that during the
late 60’s and into the 70’s, many college students opted to engage in anal sex
in order to avoid pregnancy. We have gone through all manner of sexually activity
because at the root of human sexual activity is a curiosity with our bodies and
this can lead to experimentation and sexual adventurism. It is certainly not the
role of the church to constantly use fear and religious dogma when dealing with
an area that should be left to those trained to explain such activity.
We in the Caribbean have refused
to embark on proper and progressive sex education in our schools. We are
ignoring the images that our young citizens are being exposed to every single second
via the information highway and new social media. We refuse to accept that
almost every consumer product, from tooth paste to motor cars, is now marketed
with openly sexual imagery.
Let us not in our quest for our
brand of Puritanism, mistake curiosity for promiscuity among our young citizens.
The progressive way to handle sexual trends is having a modern sex education
program in our schools; the promotion of gender equality; respect for the sexual
lifestyles of ALL citizens; progressive legislation against sexual violence
against our women and children and a broad acceptance that human sexuality is a
natural part of our very existence.
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