When is the pregnant man gonna bear a nude belly?

Why do we worry so much about human nature??? America can be so backwards sometimes. Janet Jacksona and Justin Timberlake reveal a nipple for a less than a half a second at the Superbowl halftime show and we get into a big uproar. But gratuitous violence in every aspect of media (including children’s cartoons) is not a problem.

We fear our own biology. We believe that our bodies and whatever perfection or imperfection they have should be hidden. But then we can’t understand why promiscuity, teen pregnancy, and stds rates are the way they are. If we stop hiding these things and demonize them we’re going to be less likely to raise a culture of children who are so sheltered that they run to uncover exactly what it is that we want to keep from them.

That doesn’t mean we have to glorify the subversive and distasteful. But I do think we need start addressing the human body and human sexuality in way that is comfortable and educational for our youth.