Generation X

The nineties seemed to have been a confusing time period for American society.  The “Ugly Eighties” had just come to an end, and the world was all about peace and love in the seventies and in decades before, baby boomers came about. By the time the nineties had come around, society was confused.  Due to the free-willed nature of society in the previous decades, sex was a taboo subject. 

In the nineties, MTV produced a series called “Sex in the 90s.”  There was a particular episode aired entitled “The Greatest Sex of All.”  The episode focused on abstinence and explaining its importance.  An article found on The Huffington Post website focuses on Christine O’Donnell, a tea partier from Delaware, who made an appearance on the show.  O’Donnell made quite an impact during her appearance, saying that “masturbation is not a moral substitute for sex…you cannot masturbate without lust,” and also quoted The Bible.  She was highly criticized for the episode, partially due to the fact that she later opted to hold a political position in Delaware, and partially due to her statements about sex.  Most people that talked about sex publically during the time were publicized, regardless their position on the subject.  The entire series was considered a bad idea on MTV’s part, according to the article’s spectators.  It seemed to encourage having sex, as if it were the “in” thing to do in the nineties.

Not all people shied away from the topic of sex, however.  An article published in the Marie Claire magazine took an opposite approach.  They made sure to turn heads with the title of the article, “Sex of Generation X, Sex in the 90s.”  The article discussed the people that were more free willed during the era.  Some women were feminists and believed they should keep their clothes on at all times a never speak a word about sex.  The article d talked about the women that were early versions of the women from “Sex and the City.”  Some women were not afraid to express themselves sexually and were prepared to embrace any remarks that may have been made about their characters.

The nineties was a time period that seemed to not have a “happy medium.”  All people were either for or against having sex.  This may be due to the amount of attention people paid to sex previously.  Speaking from a personal standpoint, it may be because my generation’s parents were adolescents in the late seventies and eighties and were not ready to expose us to sex and all things associated with it.  Nonetheless, feelings about sex change with every decade and that is especially evident now.