During class this week, I was a little bit shocked with how comfortable some of you were with talking about sex. Which is fine! I am happy we are in a time where more people are open to talking about their sexuality. And especially since this class is majority female, I do feel proud that is becoming less of a taboo subject to discuss.

Upon coming to college, sex was never a topic discussed among me and my friends in high school. There was a couple of instances, but it was never a part of our daily discussions. Word would spread fast in high school, so maybe that was why I never heard a lot. I also typically stayed within my academic department (the Cambridge Program), so these type of things were never really brought up. There was also very few lessons taught in in my high school about sex. Not because it wasn’t allowed, but more because it never fit the curriculum of any science classes I was enrolled in. So, I guess you could imagine my shock this week when everyone was very open about this topic.

When I got to Florida Southern, the friends I made were actually pretty quick in being open with me about their sex lives and the sex lives of their friends. I wasn’t upset with them about this because it felt nice to feel that trusted so early on in a relationship with someone. My friends are comfortable telling me what they prefer during sex, what they don’t like that their partner does, and many more details that I would prefer not to go into, but I’m glad they are able to do so around me. However, I think I do know a lot more about my friends and their sex lives than I think I ever needed to know, but like I said, I would never get mad at them for being comfortable talking to me about the topic and I hope one day maybe I will be as comfortable as them.

A little fun thing that I sometimes like to bring up to my friends is the Rice Purity Test. This test basically tells you how “innocent” you are based on certain acts you have done. Not everything on the list is sexual, but it is a good portion of it. I was introduced to this test last year by my friends and I just find it funny when they find out their results. They either get super excited or they are more like “oh my god I am DISGUSTING.” They are obviously joking when they say that, but I just find it funny when they come to the realization that they may not be as “innocent” as they once thought. I am going to include the link to the test here so you and your friends can complete it and see how impure you really are!! (http://ricepuritytest.com/)

Even though I felt very uncomfy during this lesson, I know the importance of discussing this topic and that we all should be comfortable talking about it. I think one way for people to not be uncomfortable with this topic is being taught about sex earlier on and it be a regular topic taught in schools. Parents should also be more open with their kids with this topic instead of making it out that any type of sexual activity is a bad thing (my dad got uncomfy when he found out I KISSED a boy, so there’s that). Even if it is just talking about how to have safe sex, I think that would be better than what is being done now. I feel maybe when our generation begins to have children (or maybe anyone who has taken this course), it won’t be such a taboo subject.