Raquel Welch's Wake Up Call
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Monday, May 10, 2010 11:58 AM
The 50th anniversary of the Pill has many major news sources running some interesting articles and commentary on modern day contraception.
The most interesting to me, so far, has been It’s sex o’clock in America by Raquel Welch at CNN.
She begins with a brief history of the sexual revolution from her own point of view—that of a 19-year-old wife facing an unplanned pregnancy in the 1960’s. Though she’s careful to point out what she sees are some positive effects of the Pill—delayed childbearing allows women to establish careers before children—she doesn’t hold back from listing the negative consequences of modern day sex without consequences:
These days, nobody seems able to “keep it in their pants” or honor a commitment! Raising the question: Is marriage still a viable option? I’m ashamed to admit that I myself have been married four times, and yet I still feel that it is the cornerstone of civilization, an essential institution that stabilizes society, provides a sanctuary for children and saves us from anarchy.
“sexual freedom,” has taken the caution and discernment out of choosing a sexual partner, which used to be the equivalent of choosing a life partner. Without a commitment, the trust and loyalty between couples of childbearing age is missing, and obviously leads to incidents of infidelity. No one seems immune.
Seriously, folks, if an aging sex symbol like me starts waving the red flag of caution over how low moral standards have plummeted, you know it’s gotta be pretty bad. In fact, it’s precisely because of the sexy image I’ve had that it’s important for me to speak up and say: Come on girls! Time to pull up our socks! We’re capable of so much better.
Wow.
I’ve never read anything written by Welch before, so I don’t know if she’s always had conservative leanings or not. But I must admit that I find her frankness here refreshing.
I do wonder if any Hollywood types might attempt to rebut Ms. Welch’s assertion that our standards have sunk too low. Who might be so brazen as to suggest she’s wrong about the sad state of parenting when high schoolers are allowed to engage in seemingly random sex acts with any number of partners?. As Ms. Welch puts it:
Can any sane person fail to make a judgment call about that?
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