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Excerpts from America's War on Sex
(07/30/2007) by Marty Klein
Sexologist Dr. Marty Klein's newest book, America’s War on Sex is a must read for anyone curious about the sociological implications of the current backlash of conservatism in America. In order to give SexualHealth.com readers a taste of the book, Dr. Marty Klein has graciously allowed us to print excerpts from the book. Enjoy and if you are interested you can purchase the book in our SexualHealth.com shop.
If you’re uncomfortable about blacks, you’re a racist; uncomfortable about Jews, you’re anti-Semitic. But today, if you’re uncomfortable about sex, you’re a civic leader. (p. 81)
The Internet is the latest focus of America’s ongoing moral panic about sex. The out-of-control reader of pulp fiction has been transformed into the out-of-control reader of Inter-net porn. The snarling playground predator has become the snarling chatroom predator. (p. 109)
Although every Alabaman has a fundamental right to own a gun, they don't have the same right to own a dildo. (p. 89)
Abstinence programs prepare kids for what they won’t experience: adolescence and young adulthood without sex. They’re being systematically unprepared for what they will have: Sexual relationships and sexual decision-making. (p. 6)
There is absolutely no difference between President Bush saying ‘the law must conform to my religious beliefs’ and Ayatollah Khomeini saying ‘the law must conform to my religious beliefs.’ (p. 151)
When the subject is pornography, see if people can talk without mentioning porn addic-tion, child porn, brutal porn, or murder. If they can’t, they’re not discussing pornography or sex; they’re discussing violence, power, sadism, and fear. (p. 124)
The idea that increasing the dangers of sexual expression will stop people from having sex has been proven wrong: AIDS has not prevented Africans from having sex; capital punish-ment has not prevented Iranian gays from having sex; unwanted pregnancy has not prevented American teens from having sex. (p. 33)
Many “decency” leaders claim that their lives of debauchery make them experts. That would be like selecting an attorney because he kept getting sued, a marriage counselor because she’s divorced, or an architect because his house came down in a storm. (p. 101)
The real reason these formerly fallen “decency” crusaders are interviewed over and over is that their stories are titillating, and provide the perfect morality tale to reassure anti-sex forces. “Look at how sex ruined me” promises a peek under someone’s dress, as well as the “proof” that sex destroys us. Throw in some divine revelation, and you have a moral-istic hat trick. If you have a decent bookkeeper, there’s faith-based funding in it, too.
(p. 101)
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