Do you get offended by using the word SEX or CONDOM or AIDS?If you don't then why do most feel uncomfortable ?

Question

We have a hypocritic society & people mostly are confused.
In India sex is a taboo subject.WHY?

What do you think?

Why can't people be more open minded?What is wrong with it?
Doesn't this kind of attitude block the road of our development?

Answer 1

In some quite remote parts, are were even mentioning sex right out in the open can be considered a sin. The general public like the city dwellers are a bit more open minded. albeit, just a tad bit. Their culture was once a wide and open minded culture. however as time passed by, not only did they erode their broadmindedness, but as well as their creative and imaginative.

It mostly has to do with Hinduism and how deeply rooted its in their culture. Historically, Hinduism was a pretty big religion for its standards back in the day. many re-discovered documents about the religion from days of old would tell you a of a civilization long ago that had made stunning advancements in science, astronomy and many other broad fields.

So, what happened? the same thing that happened in all religions. they had a period of stagnation. They forgot their main principles and just stuck to the written documents like they were written words of god. These books were written for the sole purpose of being understood, and mayhap advising one on how to live a life in a generic form of goodness... ignorance had taken over their minds and they soon forgot the great prophets of old and made them gods and the extremists among these ignorants took over and had caused the religion to enter a permanent period of stagnation... one that its still going into declination.

so what does this have to do with India and its people of today? earlier i mentioned how deeply routed their religion is in their culture. a simple example, a pious Hindu is one who follows the laws of the temple and ignores his own mental judgment and consciousness, pardon me, the consciousness of these people is their religion, humanitarian values mean nothing to them if it isnt stated in their holy book.

Answer 2

Due to religious prudishness, mostly. It's conditioned our culture to be childish with even the most essential subjects. We can't talk about a woman's "hoohaw" in health class, or "love pillows" in art class, and you can completely forget about mentioning the dreaded "spam truncheon." We use stupid words to say things, even though we all know what we're saying. What's to be feared in recognizing our "naughty bits" actually exist?

How about we act like intelligent human beings for once? Or are the masses really afraid that if we have adult discussions, the next thing we'll do is start having mass orgies and forsake any moral behavior?

Answer 3

These words do not offend me.

As for sex being taboo in India, you must consider the fact that the Indian society does not have its cultural or religious roots in the West. India is India and that's the way it is.

Answer 4

In India and many Muslim influenced countries, Sharia law and social decorum forbid women to show too much flesh, and certain subjects taboo.

However, they are also advanced in many ways socially. More things are acceptable such as attitudes towards transgender individuals.

I personally am not offended by the words SEX, CONDOM, or AIDS, but you need to be careful who your target audience is! Always be tolerant and observant of others, no matter WHAT country you are in, or to who you are speaking.

Do your cultural research.

Answer 5

Sex, condoms, and AIDS are a part of life today. Many people were raised never saying these words because it embarassed them or their parents told them not to use the words. My mother, even though she had six kids, would never say the word pregnant. It was just taboo to her. She would always say she was expecting. Be respectful of how people respond to the words if you are using them. People can suffer embarrassment from these words, too.

Answer 6

I look more to the individual, as abstract ideas made 'solid', like "Society" tends to create these very problems.
Folks are raised to believe whatever they're told, pretty much, with the exception of some fairly rebellious youth.
It'll take a while for folks to shake their reactions to mere words, and I would imagine quite a few people never will.

Answer 7

They don't want to use contraception in India. The sad thing is that they want male children and get pregnant all the time until it's a male. Maybe they need to get offended by those words to knock some sense into them.

Answer 8

It's a way for governments and other power structures to control people's lives -- if you control sex, you control the population.

Answer 9

What has this question go to do with travel?
We dont care what the rest of the world do.

Answer 10

What offends me is what little use for condoms I have. :(