User talk:Purity Control

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 * As far as I can tell you've only made one edit, and it looked fine to me so I let it be. I just wanted you to be aware of the policy before you got into problems, rather than possibly having grumpy people come and WP:BITE you about NPOV. But you're doing fine so far! If you have any questions or problems, feel free to ask on my talk page. Cheers, Mak (talk)  22:43, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Casual Sex
Hi, I know you may have a diffent view and opinion than I do about the casual sex article, but we need to work together to make an article that is NPOV, and well written.

My simple statement said it clearly and succinctly. I got the quote from another article. I am trying to find the reference for that source to use it here.

You, and others perhaps, may have emotions or feelings about casual sex, and what happened during the sexual revolution, but putting it in the article, especially at that point, doesn't seem appropriate to me.

You had:

"While casual sex became increasingly acceptable in certain subcultures, counteradvocacy of sexual abstinence also increased. Changes in the legal structure providing easier access to divorce and abortion have also posed significant religious dilemmas."

The problem I have with that, is that (at that time, not in the 90's) advocacy of abstinence did not increase. That started much later, after STD's, HIV, AIDS, an increase in teen pregnancy beame prevalent.

I also don't like the "changes in the legal structure..." because it makes a simple, true statement, too complex.

Roe v Wade came after the sexual revolution, as a result of the revolution, and not the other way around. Divorce is trickier, but essentially the same thing. The acceptance of casual sex was not a result of divorce becoming easier, it was the other way around.

So, how about something like this?

"Many religions consider casual sex to be immoral (see Religion and sexuality for more information). People's ideas about casual sex range from conservative religious views (chastity) to liberal (hedonistic) views. During the sexual revolution in the United States and Europe in the 1960s and 1970s, social attitudes about sex underwent considerable change. Casual sex became socially acceptable, and divorce and abortions became easier to obtain.

In the late 1980's and 1990's, with a rise in teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and the pandemic of HIV and AIDS, a movement away from casual sex, and increased advocacy for abstinence has been noted." Atom 00:29, 1 September 2006 (UTC)