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Last class there were a lot of quotes that we covered that brought some intriguing thoughts and ideas to my head. Especially this one:

“Culture, in its modern form, stirs up hatred against the conventions and virtues of everyday life.”

Some would say that our culture, this modern culture, is one of sex, drugs and lack of hard work. I think with this quote, it is referring culture such as tv, music and movies. In this context, I would have to agree with this quote because as I watch tv at night I notice that almost every show questions and abandons what we would consider traditional values, specifically monogamy. 75 years ago, the majority of people would say that they believe you should have one sexual partner you whole life. Now a days, the majority has flipped, saying its ok to have sex with more than one person. I would guess that this changed is directly related to the values connected to some of our tv, music and movies we watch and listen to everyday. Just look at some of the most watched shows on television. Two of my personal favorites are Nip/Tuck and Two and a Half Men. Nip/Tuck has a soft core porn scene every episode while Two and a Half Men insinuates one of the men having sex every episode, most of the time more than once. Our music these days even has become very sexualized. Of course the first songs that come to mind are the rap songs materializing women every line, but it goes even further than that. Some of the most romantic songs of our generation are much more sexual than generations past, example: “Ill make love to you” Boys 2 Men, or “Let’s Make Love” Faith Hill and Tim McGraw (I know they are married but still).