Friday, October 2, 1998
Speaks Out
What do you feel is the societal view towards sex? What is your
personal view towards sex?
"Sex is a private matter. I have a real problem with society at
times. For example, the death of Matthew Shepard really disturbs
me. I am gay, so what you like may be different from what I like.
But that’s not to say either one is right or wrong."
Marc Arranaga
Third-year
Art history
"American society’s view on sex is somewhere in the middle. Some
societies in the world are more open about sex than American
society; others are much more closed-minded. My view is that sex
should be discussed openly as something that is made for two people
in love."
Nicole Beck
First-year
Undeclared
"In the UCLA society, anything goes. People have a variety of
views here. But I think it’s most important that you love a person,
that you don’t just go randomly sleeping around."
Andrew Butt
Fourth-year
Sociology
"American society has a very Puritanical view of sex. A lot of
people don’t want to talk about it because they’re afraid kids are
going to get the wrong idea. But I think we need to discuss sex
openly, especially through high school sex-education programs, so
that teens know what they’re getting into and how they can protect
themselves."
Robbie Friedman
Second-year
Political science
"Society often takes sex too lightly, and some people have
suffered a lot of heartbreaks as a result. Sex is a great thing, a
gift from God. I’m excited about waiting until marriage because
then I’ll have someone with a total emotional and spiritual
commitment to me."
April Liening
Fourth-year
English
"The media in society is pretty open about sex, but I think
individuals in society are generally pretty conservative about it,
especially when it comes to sex outside marriage and casual sex. My
personal view is that sex is a personal choice, so long as the sex
is not degrading or forced."
Maiteeny Pumpuang
Fourth-year
Psychobiology
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