Monday, April 13, 2009

Sex: Should it be the power of women?

Sex: Should it be the power of women?

By Vivett Hemans
EDI 17 Psychology & Development of Adolescent Students
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
April 3, 2009

As a young girl, I noticed this interesting sexual power that women had and I liked. I like it still. I'd even go so far as to say I love the power that being naturally feminine (being biologically and innately female) affords me. There is power in the curves of my body. There is power in my beautifully long eyelashes that with a mere bat of them, can move mountains. There is power in my chosen tone of voice that when gauged properly, can set the desired mood of those around me. There is life-giving power in the treasure that lies between my legs.

However, being desired sexually becomes a curse when it is the only aspect of her being that a women chooses to cultivate. Society perpetuates this ill-thinking concept. There is much more to myself as a woman, to every woman than physical beauty and sexual desirable. Our academic and emotional intellect must be properly nurtured in order to become a woman in the truest sense of the word. We must embrace ourselves, in our totality and concertedly in order for long-lasting changes in not only the way we are viewed, but more importantly, in how we, as a gender, view ourselves.

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