The Kemetics: The Role Of Sex In Our Culture
Yes, sex has been a natural part of life since the world was created. Sex is a big part in most cultures whether it be for enjoyment or procreation it is incorporated all over the world. It almost seems more normal during this time than we see it today. We put bad labels on things now that back then they saw as a normal everyday thing occurrence.
Something they both had in common was that it was important if you were a sexual creature in both cultures. It also is more open in these cultures. The Kemetics were known to have sex in close proximities allowing others to know about it. This meant just like some eastern cultures sex was very normal and welcomed thing. One thing I noticed that was similar is the reputation that lingers over these two cultures today. When we …show more content…
We are put down or shamed if we have with multiple partners. Back then many people did not see it as bad or something to be ashamed of. They saw it as either a way to keep balance and even a way to get to the afterlife. Having sex with multiple people was common back then and some even had multiple children with different people. Today we have a social stigma towards anyone who does this.
One of the most obvious things that we do today that was done in antiquity is sex for procreation. This is something that no matter the time we will still use it as the only way to reproduce. Another thing I noticed that the positions both cultures used are used today. Many of the carvings and the cave drawings show positions that would be incorporated with everday sex in modern times.
I think religion has had a major impact on our view on sex. The spread of Christianity changed a lot of peoples’ views. It is a sin to have sex before marriage and with multiple people. This is the opposite of both eastern and Kemetic cultures. I think over time the more the religion spread the more it became looked down upon to engage in sexual behaviors outside the rules of the
Something they both had in common was that it was important if you were a sexual creature in both cultures. It also is more open in these cultures. The Kemetics were known to have sex in close proximities allowing others to know about it. This meant just like some eastern cultures sex was very normal and welcomed thing. One thing I noticed that was similar is the reputation that lingers over these two cultures today. When we …show more content…
We are put down or shamed if we have with multiple partners. Back then many people did not see it as bad or something to be ashamed of. They saw it as either a way to keep balance and even a way to get to the afterlife. Having sex with multiple people was common back then and some even had multiple children with different people. Today we have a social stigma towards anyone who does this.
One of the most obvious things that we do today that was done in antiquity is sex for procreation. This is something that no matter the time we will still use it as the only way to reproduce. Another thing I noticed that the positions both cultures used are used today. Many of the carvings and the cave drawings show positions that would be incorporated with everday sex in modern times.
I think religion has had a major impact on our view on sex. The spread of Christianity changed a lot of peoples’ views. It is a sin to have sex before marriage and with multiple people. This is the opposite of both eastern and Kemetic cultures. I think over time the more the religion spread the more it became looked down upon to engage in sexual behaviors outside the rules of the