Masturbation is a really hard thing to write about, firstly because there are few people on this planet who feel comfortable about the subject, and secondly because it is impossible to say what we think of the act of self-abuse.
We know the opinion of the church and history. It is a sin, as we give in to primitive urges, waste the seed and are simply behaving bad. Nineteenth century as we know from the lecture, has had a rich collection of methods to deal with masturbation. Special gadgets and medical treatment. Back then people who often ‘relieved the pressure’ were considered mentally ill. Today they obviously aren’t but that doesn’t really make the subject any easier.
Masturbation has appeared in song lyrics and movies, books and fancy magazines, it has been declared a totally natural thing to do. And still we would rather avoid the topic, just as I would rather not write about it.
I wouldn’t like to make any significant points on the matter of masturbation, but it is appropriate to sum up the facts we received during our PH1000 session. Masturbation is present in our lives, it does affect us personally, through history and modern entertainment.It has been considered a hazard in the past and despite numerous attempts to turn it into a joke today, still remains a puzzle.What can we do with it? Nothing. What can it do with us? Probably nothing that it hadn’t done already. So we end without really starting, that it is best if the matter of masturbation remains safely hidden in the dark, so that we can all feel better.
Two interesting links, containing lots of information about how Christians perceive the act of masturbation and what is it actually considered to be. (masturbation I mean, not Christians)
http://www.jackinworld.com/library/articles/christian.html
http://web.lemoyne.edu/~szebenyi/Touchstone%20of%20Sex.htm
We know the opinion of the church and history. It is a sin, as we give in to primitive urges, waste the seed and are simply behaving bad. Nineteenth century as we know from the lecture, has had a rich collection of methods to deal with masturbation. Special gadgets and medical treatment. Back then people who often ‘relieved the pressure’ were considered mentally ill. Today they obviously aren’t but that doesn’t really make the subject any easier.
Masturbation has appeared in song lyrics and movies, books and fancy magazines, it has been declared a totally natural thing to do. And still we would rather avoid the topic, just as I would rather not write about it.
I wouldn’t like to make any significant points on the matter of masturbation, but it is appropriate to sum up the facts we received during our PH1000 session. Masturbation is present in our lives, it does affect us personally, through history and modern entertainment.It has been considered a hazard in the past and despite numerous attempts to turn it into a joke today, still remains a puzzle.What can we do with it? Nothing. What can it do with us? Probably nothing that it hadn’t done already. So we end without really starting, that it is best if the matter of masturbation remains safely hidden in the dark, so that we can all feel better.
Two interesting links, containing lots of information about how Christians perceive the act of masturbation and what is it actually considered to be. (masturbation I mean, not Christians)
http://www.jackinworld.com/library/articles/christian.html
http://web.lemoyne.edu/~szebenyi/Touchstone%20of%20Sex.htm
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