Were all a little shaken that one of the worlds sexiest men is deciding not to have sex.
(Andhes not the only hot person doing it.)
Its fine, but also a bitWTF.
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None of us is quite sure where to put our feelings.
Are we, as humans, not creatures of sex?
Isnt it integral to our species, to all life on earth?
Isnt it one of lifes greatest pleasures?
Isnt it the root of pleasure itself?
I dont want to be crass and say everythings about sex, but isnt everything about sex?
Doesnt sex penetrate all aspects of adult culture?
Doesnt our hyper-sexed media saturate us in open sensuality, in sexual possibility?
As we all consider the line between sexual prowess and sexual promiscuity, doesnt sex ultimately sell?
And what else do we really want to buy?
But Kravitzs celibacy opens a Pandoras box for questioning our sexual selves.
Im wondering if by choosing celibacy, Lenny is reminding us that werealltrying to be hotter?
But attractiveness is about so many other things, tooreading well, dressing cool, being a wit.
As are intensely rich friendships and fulfilling, striven-for careers.
As much as we evolve, we all want to be hot enough for someone else.
What is hotness of not a sort of magnetism for potential breeding?
Is sex-free living going to be athing?
Could it actually be liberating to take the sex out of every equation?
Are we entering a second wave of sexual emancipation in which one can simplyopt outaltogether?
A vacation from transmitting and receiving sexual triggers.
Will more of us be looking back on 2024 asthe summer I turned sexless?
No more afternoon delights, no more holiday romancesa veritable Celibacy and the City.
