2010年4月25日 星期日

Week Seven: Sex and Gender

http://news.chinatimes.com/focus/0,5243,50105124x112010042400106,00.html

1. Though it might be weird to talk about, share some of your experience about the topic.

2. After reading the news report, what do you think about the activity?

3. What do you think if someone want to hold the same activity at your school? Is it proper or improper? Why?

Topic contributed by Judy. Next turn is Joe.

5 則留言:

  1. When I was a fifth grade elementary school student, I was curious about everything. Although we are still too young, the hot topic between our boys is sex. Maybe we may sound like abnormal children as the adults may think. However, I can tell you the truth, most children as our ages talk about sex at that time. Students who are as our ages may have seen the adult movies, comic, or article. We would have a discussion about this at the break. Even if they were still others who said that they hadn’t watch that kind of stuff, we think that they are liars. In my opinion, since we are college students now, we are old enough to get ready to know everything we have been teaching that we should not know. I will totally agree with what the professor in NTU says, forbidden cannot stop the activity. I think that is proper to have this activity in our school. What’s more, I think that our school can have some courses about that. Because when we know the true meaning of sex, we will absolutely pay some respect on it. Then after that, we can identify what is right and what is fault to do. The school can be safer if we have been educated about this topic due to the view point of safe sex. It shouldn’t become a guilty topic, on the contrary, it should be a healthy one.

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  2. Obviously, we have been influenced by the conventionally conservative concept of sex all the time. Sex is considered as the taboo that we often deliberately avert from mentioning to it. Once in a while, as we all family members watch the sex-related news on TV, we will immediately switch the program on purpose to avoid the awkwardness. From my point of view, if we still pay less attention to these vicious circles, the severity of such problem would be greater than ever in the long run. Therefore, I am in favor of this kind of activity launched on campus. In fact, universities always serve as the platforms for students to voice different opinions against authoritative yoke of sexual matters.
    Statistics have shown that there are more and more junvenile sexual misconducts in these days. The cause of it may be attributed to the advancement of Internet which is available for every people to get in touch with diverse information. We young generation are just simply conceal the incomplete notion of sexual behaviors from our parents and have the sex real knowing on it. That is the reason why increasing pregnancies are happening under age. There is no doubt that adolescents are relatively curious about and interested in the subject of sex. Take me as an example, during my senior high all my classmates in the class are boys. Under such circumstance, the whole boys in our class are often having the discussion about sexual behaviors. And honest speaking, we also share some sex videos among the class. It is a pity that most of the sex-related information we acquired at that time are mainly through adult videos.
    To sum up, in these days, we should hold diverse attitudes towards sexraditional concepts of sexual conducts cannot be invaraible and limit us to discuss it all along anymore. Once we are educated the correct ideas of sex and be positive on it, we can add more freedom in our life and reduce the risk of wrong doings in the meanwhile.

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  3. I think it is the traditional Chinese (especially Confucious) thoughts that make people think sex is something shameful and disgusting. For the old generation, sex is something that is unspeakable and embarrassing. This concept is completely shown in the conservative piece of news that recently NCC announced that adult channels should not broadcast the “too-over” adult films. Why should the government limit the adult films in adult channels? Isn't that grownups have their free wills and developed independent thoughts to decide what they want?

    I believe sex is definitely a natural desire for human beings. Thus, there is no way to suppress the need. Instead, a better solution is to provide sufficient and accurate information about sex, gender and relationships to prevent people (especially young people) from diseases and unexpected pregnancy.

    In middle schools in Taiwan, we do have courses that teach us about sex and how pregnancy works. However, to tell the truth, I still know few about sex. I mean, technically, I understand what is sex and how it works. But there is no one telling me it is a natural behavior to have sex or teaching me how to face the impluse of sex.

    In all, I will say we indeed are improving our attitude toward the unspeakable. However, we still have a long way to go. I think the activity in NTU is very interesting. If possible, I hope we can also held a similar event at FJU.

    News Link: http://news.chinatimes.com/politics/0,5244,130502x132010050400643,00.html

    Judy Chou, Eng Dept. FJU

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  4. Dear Martin,

    I agree that we really need some courses to teach people more about sex and tell people the importance of safe sex. It is quite ridiculous that most of my knowledge about sex, gender and relationships doesn't come from school but from Internet resources, porn videos, lectures from NGOs and my personal experiences.

    Years ago, I attended a documentary meeting held by COSWAS (Collective of Sex Workers and Supporters, 日日春關懷互助協會). I watched the documentaries about the sex workers and their working environment in India, Australia and in U.S. Luckily, we also had the lady who was used to be a sex worker showed up and talked about the difficulties they have to face to.

    The documentaries and the talk were really shocking to me. It was then I discovered there were complex situations and reasons for people to become sex workers and I understood more about their lives and their thoughts. I think we need more opportunities to get to know more about sex, gender and relationships. That's why I bring up this topic and I'm personally supporting the event.

    Indeed, sex should be something that is healthy and natural, not something we're ashamed of. =]

    Thank you for sharing.

    Judy Chou, Eng Dept. FJU

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  5. Dear Alfee,

    Yes. That’s also what had happen to my family. Not before I was fully grown up would my parents allow me to watch the “too-over” movies with them. And constantly when there were kissing scenes they would tell me that it is something only adults can do. Now as a twenty-year-old young lady, I feel that still my parents regard me as a little kid; they keep nag at me and warning me not to do something “too-over.” =..=

    I think what we need is a long talk with our family members. I believe that when things are discovered and talked through, we can know what others’ were thinking and understand each other better.

    Thanks for sharing. =]

    Judy Chou, Eng Dept. FJU

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