So, after examining the theories of Sartre on how we conduct ourselves in/during relationships (both friendship and romantic), I would like everyone to consider how we would then go about categorizing sexuality.
Are we born with a sexuality (i.e. homosexual, heterosexual, etc.) or do we create this persona based on the types of relationships we plan to form. And if such is the case, when would we first begin to develop this awareness of ourselves to decide what and who we are in that situation.
Discuss.
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Sexuality seems undefinable, everyone's ideas are a bit different.
ReplyDeletei agree with megan that everyone's ideas are a bit different on sexaulity.
ReplyDeleteMy philosophy is that people are born bisexual and formed into a sexuality through society and people they live with, unless they are strong enough to fight against this and do what they want to do.
i dont know if it's right!!!!
Interesting...
ReplyDeleteHumans and animals are naturally sexual beings as sexuality has always existed for the purpose of procreation. Though our language has evolved, and terms for "who we are" or "what we are" have been established in our society. I think our sexuality and preference is on a spectrum, 'heterosexuality' and 'homosexuality' being the extremes on both ends. Though we have set boundaries and guidelines for it, and the terms that have been created to describe people on a whole is what Sartre would say is our language left to interpretation.
I would say the way we look at sexuality is not what sexuality is. I think it is personal, and something that exists uniquely inside everyone. It is not something that can be described by definitions,not something that can be cured, and not something that should have limitations.
I do not think, though, sexuality has ever come really naturally in the sense that we know who to fancy. Children are unaware of the difference until they reach a certain age that they are able to understand the guidelines formed in society. I think then we start to learn from what we perceive and then interpret that. But I do not think wee have a set time or ability to fully understand who and what we are.
Some people are homosexual and don't know it, or deny it. They can probably go their whole life straight if nothing happened to change that. But is it caused at birth (or in the womb), or is it developed?
ReplyDeleteWell, you'll never really know until the person reaches puberty. I read somewhere that not having a father, or having father issues can affect sexuality for boys. So then the boy goes to the mother and starts taking in "feminine input". All this is happening while they are still seeking "who they are".
We know there's no such thing as a gay virus, and it can't spread. So it must be caused in the womb, or by some critical event or lack of. But yes, I would agree that the final out come has to do with the way the person perceives the other sexes.
Biologically speaking, we are most likely born being heterosexual or homosexual. Monkeys and dolphins typically exhibit both hetero and homosexual mannerisms and acts and so it can be said that homosexuality does indeed exist in nature (though it is as rare in nature as it is in per individual).
ReplyDeleteI, for one, think we are living in bad faith when we let our sexualities define who we are. We are only us and our existence and no more and no less than that.
Interesting topic!
ReplyDeletewhat is really sexuality?
I think sexuality is created by men, with different categories...since only male and female can have sex then a baby could be produced, thats all. Society just created thats the way it should be! we never know the truth about sexuality because we are afraid to explore it!
I strongly believe that our sexual orientation is born with us, and the way our brain develops is preset and coded within our genes, much like the world of forms and cannot be influenced by social norms that are the shadows.
ReplyDeleteThere has actually been plenty of evidence that suggest our sexual orientation is defined through nature, not nurture. There was the case of David Reimer, who had to be castrated due to an accident during a circumcision and was raised as a girl. David did not identify with being a girl despite his womanly upbringing. There are even more unknown cases of people that are completely asexual and feels no need to procreate whatsoever.
It is scientifically proven that people are born straight, homosexual, heterosexual or etc. but i do not personally believe this. I believe that we always create ourselves to be what ever we want to be. It likes having two small people inside our heads A and B, if we feed A more than B, eventually A will take over somehow.
ReplyDeleteSo are you saying you believe that if your parents put up firefighter calenders up in your room and other such images from the moment you're born, you will eventually become sexually attracted to men?
ReplyDeleteWoah, Charles.
ReplyDeleteI believe we're all born the same way. There isn't any homosexual gene that can define our sexuality from the beginning. Since humans and dolphins I believe are the only species that get pleasure in "procreating", we (humans, not dolphins) have now gone out of our way to defy that concept. We have a right to choose. If it wasn't for pleasure, there would be no such thing as homosexuality.
Perhaps it's both genetic and psychological. Surely if your a woman who's been hurt by enough men you could be traumatized into acting homosexually. At the same time, I've met gay people who were surely born gay. They just are, they are normal, they had normal childhoods, lived normal lives, and are as gay as the rainbow. Maybe multiple factors come into play here, not just black and white definitions.
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