And staying safe. Everyone’s like, “If you don’t have sex without a condom, you’re _” but it’s. None. Of. Your. Damn. Business!
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Exactly! People are so judgemental when it comes to that kind of thing… and I kinda expect more from stories on Episode. I wish people would write the world they want to see…
…and if virgin shaming and slut shaming is the kind of thing you want to see in your utopia, I think I’ll rather not give you the read.
That’s without even mentioning the fact that so many of the characters on Episode have unprotected sex!
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not just guys (but i see ur point)lotta stories criticize anyone who hasnt done it or doesnt wanna etc etc…i could write an essay but ill spare…
That’s why we write, dear. To show things we want to see.
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The problem in my old school is, even if they don’t use a condom, they keep taking it as a joke, don’t take it seriously, and make fun of people who don’t have sex. Like I was shamed one time for being a virgin. They can have sex, it’s not my business, but play it SAFE!
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Exactly! And we can all make mistakes! But why are people promoting that kind of behaviour in stories?! It’s a lot easier to forget to be safe yourself if none of the characters you’re reading about play it safe.
If all of your characters make sure to have condoms etc if they’re going to do anything, it’s much easier for you to remember to do the same.
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And encouraging and shaming for not doing it is not okay, along with others. This is what causes pregnancy at a young age people!
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I’ve been shamed for not having a boyfriend.
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People today man…
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Diversity of sexual experience and opinions is definitely another thing that’s missing from Episode.
I want to see characters who have had a few partners, but only in relationships. I want to see characters who want to remain celibate for their whole lives. I want to see characters who have sex with different partners, but it doesn’t control their whole lives. I want to see characters who lost their virginity at 25 or 30 or even older. I want to see characters who choose to be sexually active, and aren’t just shamed into it… or characters who choose to abstain and not because their religious community forced them to be virgins.
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In middle school, and high school…
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hehe, my Mc. She is Muslim so yeah, I did that of course but her Ll isn’t but he still wants to wait for marriage.
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Bro…
I wanna punch them for doing that to you
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That and also people who just don’t want to have sex! People who want to join a religious order or don’t particularly want to be intimate with anyone.
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Stories try to do tht though
MC is shamed by her “friends”
“Wat do u mean ur a virgin”
“U have NEVER done it?”
“Uve never been kissed”
Or stories love to lock the guy and girl in a room together and its always some dumb line
“U couldnt control urselves ripped off ur clothes/blind with lust”
If u say something about it authors chew u out or say ur prude
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Yes. My Dad is obsessed with the ID channel. He used to be, then he ended up knowing how all the stories ended, so he stopped watching. XD They also apparently take too long. I’d watch them with him every now and again, but that style of show I never liked. I like documentaries, but the crime things with the added drama and the voice overs. XDXD
I ironically call people whores. Not just women, too. I call my dad a whore quite a bit. And he does it to me, too. XDDD, I know, weird. But we’re joking about it. Dad makes noodles, doesn’t tell me. Noodles are all dried up now. He’s a whore. XDXD. I order a pizza just for me, don’t ask him, I’m a whore. lol
There are things that make a person a whore by its literal definition, like my sister’s lifestyle between marriage number 1 and 2, she was literally a whore. That lifestyle personally disgusts me, but I keep my harsher thoughts to myself even if it comes up. My dad doesn’t care, though. He’ll call it how it is.
I strongly agree that it is none of anyone’s business. Like…especially mine. When my sister tries to tell me things, I just wanna be like, “Shut up. I don’t wanna know.” When you talk about how open you are about things, it makes it people’s business. I don’t want it to be my business in any way shape or form. Lol, I’m an ace. I don’t care about sex. I wish sex was treated as far more sacred than it is because my view of sex is that it is very sacred. Even before I was very religious, I still believed sex is sacred.
I don’t care what people do, I’m American. I believe if you want to, good onya. Other people don’t need to know. You’re proud of your achievements, I guess? That’s great and I’m happy for you, but sex, in my opinion, is far too personal to be so openly talked about by anyone.
That’s my weird opinion on it and it is very much affected by my identity as an asexual person. If I wasn’t, I doubt it’d be so weird about it.
As a writer, this is also diversity I feature in all stories I write. Ironically, I haven’t written about any asexual people, but definitely abstinent people, polyamorous people…just a broad spectrum of sexual behavior and thoughts, simply because of what is accurate.
In a perfect world that I’d like to see, no one would have sex outside of marriage and divorce would be illegal for people who have children. That’s really un-American, I know! That’s a completely bias opinion based on my asexuality. That’s completely personal, basically just an unrealistic wish.
On every other level, I feel like people should be able to do whatever they want with whoever they want because freedom. This is the reason in me, the logic, the only idea that even matters in a discussion like this.
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Personally, I disagree with this. Sometimes getting out of a marriage can be beneficial to children (say in an abusive situation). Divorce isn’t the end of the world for kids if you can handle it well. A really terrible marriage can do a lot worse than two adults who deal with their divorce maturely.
I do think that divorces should only be granted if you’ve proved you’ve tried to work on the marriage, though.
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That’s a pretty good point. I’ve never thought about it that way. When my mom divorced my dad, she said the whole line about “Sometimes, divorce is such a blessing…!” It seems to often come from a place of selfishness.
I do agree that it could be a better idea in that case.
Thanks for the new perspective <3 I don’t always consider every single angle about things I’m very passionate about. Divorces, based on evidence, just seems to do a lot more harm than good. But there should be exceptions, indeed.
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Also, talking about diversity in episode stories, how many parent dynamics do we have? I’ve read stories were there are single parents, gay parents, adoptive parents. Where are all the happily married couples with their biological* kids? Lol
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My mom loved that show.
There are some people that I’ve known, who can be considered whores. Like this one girl, in middle school. She was literally one…
Sex is a part of diversity, people just ignore it, because they treat it as taboo or wrong. It’s nobody’s business but yours.
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