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Five Things to Consider Before Deciding to Have Your Baby Circumcised
If you are anything like my husband and I, you probably didn't give much thought to circumcision. Even the most well-meaning, holistic, granola-loving parents are usually convinced by years of cultural subjugation that, "It is the best decision for my baby." It must be, or else why would almost everyone do it, right? Well, that is what we thought until a friend suggested we watch the video "The Elephant in the Hospital." She has two boys and has not had either one circumcised, so I thought, "Maybe she has some information I don't." Sure enough, halfway through the YouTube video, I was sobbing, my husband had broken out in cold sweats, and we both had completely changed our minds about having this procedure done to our baby (who is currently three months in-utero). As the speaker in the video does, I will occasionally refer to circumcision as "genital cutting," which seems to me to be a more accurate, neutral term.
By Kristy Loxton7 years ago in Filthy
Hookup Culture
Everyday, there seems to be new articles surfacing about Millennials and their tendency to destroy everything. From marriage to owning a home, this generation has ruined it. Another topic of interest that people have been blaming millennials for ruining is sex. Many people believe that because casual sex is more talked about now, people no longer care about love and intimacy, thus, sex is becoming less important to people. Of course, this rhetoric seems to appeal to older generations, the same people who believe that women are too "promiscuous" nowadays. However, the idea that people do not crave emotional connection that tends to come with sex couldn't be more wrong.
By Linda Fitch7 years ago in Filthy
Confessions of a Self-Proclaimed Slut: Pt. 2
Take a moment and think about your high school sexual education class. What sort of sex ed was it? Was it medically accurate or based on abstinence? I grew up in the Bible Belt in a small town in the Appalachian Mountains. My sexual education lasted for one week and was taught by a local youth pastor (not even a teacher or anyone with any medical training). He was nice, and half of my class was part of his youth group, but I had a lot of questions that were left unanswered. This was a major problem because I still had no clue about sex and felt like I was being left in the dark. Sure, I knew how babies were made, but I didn't know about STDs, contraception, or even consent. There I was at 14 with no idea what was going on with my own body. I knew I couldn't be the only student that felt this way.
By Katia Braun7 years ago in Filthy
How Do I Know If She Will Be Into Sex on Our First Date?
It’s one of the weightiest questions that can crop up during any initial encounter. Males, driven as they are by their hormones, often begin wondering about that night’s sleeping arrangements from the moment their date sits down at the outset of the date. Perhaps the same thought crosses his partner’s mind but she’ll be more likely to be inspired by the sense of decorum that cautions against leaping into the sack at the earliest opportunity.
By David Elmers7 years ago in Filthy
No More Abstinence Education
Do you remember asking your parents about where babies come from? Did you ever hear your mom say that you came from her tummy? Did you ever watch cartoons or hear your parents talk about a stork that delivers babies? I'm sure to assume that most of the time you asked about sex or wanted to know about how reproduction happens, you were sheltered or shut down because you were so young and couldn't possibly expect to know about it. When parents do this, it's ignorance on their part to assume that the child will grow up to wait and have sex when they are married. But what they don't know is that this child will hide from their own parents they are sexually active, that they look up porn on the internet or that they read about sex and how it's performed. It's a form of abstinence education in the home that needs to stop. Instead of helping a child pursue the love of their own bodies and being informed on adult choices they would be making later in life, we're leading them down a path that could end in more STD's and STI's being transmitted or worse, pregnancy.
By Heather Wilkins7 years ago in Filthy
Confessions of a Self-Proclaimed Slut: Pt 1
Hi! I'm a slut. That first line is probably the last thing you would hear upon first meeting someone on the street. But, I'm not just anyone; I'm Katia Rose Braun, and I'm a slut. These are my confessions, and this is my story.
By Katia Braun8 years ago in Filthy
The Growth of Sexual Identity
I recently met with my high school senior English teacher to talk about writing, sex, and sexual identity. (Yes, I still talk to both my 11th and 12th grade English teachers and yes, we talk about sex… sometimes. LOL) She reminded of my senior research project and that the topic I chose was “erotica.” (WTF?!) I couldn’t believe that she even remembered that paper! I was one of 500 students out of her high school teaching career and she remembered MY paper… Needless to say, I was shocked and honored. She also told me that she still had the original and was willing to give me a copy if I was interested in having one. YES!!!
By Reaux Tinkleflower8 years ago in Filthy
