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Thoughts on sex from Sully
Jun. 9th, 2004 02:58 pmSex is the ultimate selfless and selfish act. One gives and one takes, but
the goal is that of pleasure. There is no reason why two adults in full
control of their facilities can't come together for this end, and nothing
more. Some stodgy people would say that they /use/ each other. For
certain! How flattering is it that someone would let you enter their
bedchamber and let you take of their body at in it's most vulnerable state?
And in return, you also receive pleasure?
Such women, in my experience, shouldn't be degraded as whores. They should
be exalted for allowing us to experience terrestrial divinity.
Besides, if you can't fuck your friends, who can you fuck?
Now, polyamory is not my cup of tea, but I know many people who subscribe to
it's philosophies. I don't knock those who practice it so long as they are
safe and honest. But I also don't think its for beginners. The complexity
of micromanaging a multifaceted dynamic social situation is beyond my
capability, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's impossible.
It's always bothered me that there is derisive slander towards women who
enjoy sex and so little in the way of equivalent terminology towards the
opposite sex. Women are branded "hussies," while men are "studs." It's a
double standard.
And why should "whore" be an insult? It's a time honored profession, and in
my opinion, a person's right as the owner of their own body.
Not all societies frowned upon the sensuality and sexuality which is an
inherent and integral part of the human animal. In ancient Babylon, at
least once in her lifetime, every woman was required to go with the first
man who cast silver into her lap. All of the priestesses of Inanna were
whores. Shamhat, a priestess of Inanna, plays an integral part in the Epic
of Gilgamesh, where she made love to Enkidu for six days and seven nights.
Before the Westernization of Japan, Geisha were highly respected as
courtesans. In Europe on Beltane or Walpurgisnacht the population at large
got pretty loose with who they paired off with. The main fertilities rites
were generally performed between a priestess and a king (with whom he was
not married).
Ironically, these are all instances of "sacred whoredom." From the stigmas
of Judeo-Christianity, we have the patriarchal line, the impurity of the
"loose" independent woman, the original sin (the cause of which was woman),
the female curse (childbirth/menstruation), and the general
incompetence/subservience/weakness of women. Also, women are considered
"unclean," and there are laws about a woman's natural function. (Leviticus
book 3 and Deuteronomy 4 for more details).
Don't fret. The people who are trying to proselytize you into their way of
thinking aren't worth your thought and emotion. Keep your head up, avoid
harm, evade drama, and continue to reap the fruits of passion when and where
opportunity is ripe. They guffaw-- but also keep in mind they're not the
ones having sex.
the goal is that of pleasure. There is no reason why two adults in full
control of their facilities can't come together for this end, and nothing
more. Some stodgy people would say that they /use/ each other. For
certain! How flattering is it that someone would let you enter their
bedchamber and let you take of their body at in it's most vulnerable state?
And in return, you also receive pleasure?
Such women, in my experience, shouldn't be degraded as whores. They should
be exalted for allowing us to experience terrestrial divinity.
Besides, if you can't fuck your friends, who can you fuck?
Now, polyamory is not my cup of tea, but I know many people who subscribe to
it's philosophies. I don't knock those who practice it so long as they are
safe and honest. But I also don't think its for beginners. The complexity
of micromanaging a multifaceted dynamic social situation is beyond my
capability, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's impossible.
It's always bothered me that there is derisive slander towards women who
enjoy sex and so little in the way of equivalent terminology towards the
opposite sex. Women are branded "hussies," while men are "studs." It's a
double standard.
And why should "whore" be an insult? It's a time honored profession, and in
my opinion, a person's right as the owner of their own body.
Not all societies frowned upon the sensuality and sexuality which is an
inherent and integral part of the human animal. In ancient Babylon, at
least once in her lifetime, every woman was required to go with the first
man who cast silver into her lap. All of the priestesses of Inanna were
whores. Shamhat, a priestess of Inanna, plays an integral part in the Epic
of Gilgamesh, where she made love to Enkidu for six days and seven nights.
Before the Westernization of Japan, Geisha were highly respected as
courtesans. In Europe on Beltane or Walpurgisnacht the population at large
got pretty loose with who they paired off with. The main fertilities rites
were generally performed between a priestess and a king (with whom he was
not married).
Ironically, these are all instances of "sacred whoredom." From the stigmas
of Judeo-Christianity, we have the patriarchal line, the impurity of the
"loose" independent woman, the original sin (the cause of which was woman),
the female curse (childbirth/menstruation), and the general
incompetence/subservience/weakness of women. Also, women are considered
"unclean," and there are laws about a woman's natural function. (Leviticus
book 3 and Deuteronomy 4 for more details).
Don't fret. The people who are trying to proselytize you into their way of
thinking aren't worth your thought and emotion. Keep your head up, avoid
harm, evade drama, and continue to reap the fruits of passion when and where
opportunity is ripe. They guffaw-- but also keep in mind they're not the
ones having sex.
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