| Sex in Traditional Chinese Culture | |
Chinese are more traditional than Western people. Talking
about sex is controversial. Whenever sex is
mentioned, Chinese people usually consider it as being in bad
taste. This tradition causes the lack of education about
sex issues.
Recently a couple married for many years went to see a doctor
for infertility. Both were in good health, but to the doctor's surprise,
the couple had never
made love. This is one of the extreme cases, but it shows
some people really have no knowledge about sex.
Some young unmarried women had no idea before they became
pregnant, and had to undergo abortions, which could have been
avoided if they knew better. Moreover, the lack of knowledge
about sex could also lead to the spread of venereal diseases and AIDS.
So sex education is urgently needed in China. Young people
need to learn what love is and how to protect themselves.
The Sex Education Program is the main key to the problem. But the
courses set for all levels of schools are not actually
optimized. Teachers and students are always finding themselves in a very embarrassed
situation when they debate about sex in class. Sex has really
become a forbidden fruit. However, most people think they
can use some other guidance about sex. Some think it works
well to get informed by their fellows. Some think they can
be taught well from books on sex. Most people seems able to find a way
to educate themselves. But that is not enough to help the
young from getting into bitter results. Impetuous love and
sexual activities can be risky and sometimes, even fatal. So
it is better for them to get educated about sex before they
fall in love.
Not everyone is optimistic about this approach.
A college student once said that he didn't want to marry a
medical graduate. He thought knowing too much about the body
and sex will bring an end to romance. "Too much contact to sex
is the plague spot for girls or boys," a guy in campus
stressed.
Anyway, bringing sexual knowledge to people, especially to
students, is an urgent but long-term
task. China is working hard on it with entirely new
approaches. More compatible courses are introduced to junior
and senior schools for teens. And college students are
beginning to debate sex in class. Furthermore, organizations
are established to lead the movement to a high level in order
to modernize the old views on sex in China.
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