Let's Talk About Sex, Baby

Now, who doesn't remember the 1992 Salt N' Pepa song "Let's Talk About Sex". They claimed sex was everywhere and everyone was having it.



I don't know if it was EVERYWHERE and EVERYONE was having it. But then again, I was 7 when the song became a hit single. However, it does seem that the media was very worried about the way sex had become so rampant among young people. I recall so many episodes from different family shows dedicated to making sure the teens in the house weren't pressured into sex and that they saw the importance of waiting. I believed all of that. Sex! Bad! I barely knew what the hell sex was at the time...

Ah..alas we still see sex at every turn. No, people aren't sexing in broad daylight in the park (what happens in the shadows is another story). But it does seem weird that the same channels pushing all the glamor of sex are the same ones doing tv specials warning us young folks about the dangers of sex. It makes about as much sense as the Phillip Morris commercials about its humanitarian efforts but meanwhile, they're hawking cigarettes at every news stand and deli.

Ah well. Of course people are going to feel more comfortable about having sex when it's made to seem like it's nothing. Sex and the City was all about free, fabulous, and funky sex. So, it's not just young people having sex. Old people have it, too.

Speaking of old people sex, it seems as though David Carradine died in a botched session of auto-erotic asphyxiation (choking oneself to get some sort of high during climax). I guess it's not just a stupid teen thing.

The music. OHHH the music. Let's bring it back to the music. Plenty o' sex in that genre. Booty. Boobs. Dick.

It is a bit over the top. Over-sexualizing kids. On the other hand, it's not the entertainment business' responsibility to educate the public about our choices. I believe that the prevalence of STIs and the rate of teen pregnancies is unnecessarily high and the fault falls on inadequate distribution of information in schools and in the home. I abstained from sex in high school because my family made it clear to me that getting pregnant as an unwed teenager would bring unspeakable shame to the family and also because my 8th grade and 11th grade health teachers showed the class some HEINOUS pictures of STIs. EW to the MAX. UGH Google them yourself.

But luckily some artists bear some of the responsibilities. The song is called S.E.X. but it's not just about that. Enjoy the vid! Lyfe Jennings really is something else.

Lyfe Jennings - S.E.X.
by keyzz