Sex and Liberalness

Though I have NEVER considered myself a conservative person, and in almost all discussions I am extremely liberal in my thoughts on rights, freedoms and government, this class has taught me that perhaps that is not the case.  I am appalled by not just some of the language used in this book but the vast majority of it and what is said in class.  I have read things now that I had never ever imagined reading, let alone heard things in class discussion that I thought I would never hear.  

Perhaps my "liberalness" stops as soon as sexuality is brought up.  I was raised in a community where there are very few divorced families and to this day, I do not know anyone from my childhood who's parents are divorced.  Because of this, the questioning of monogamy or marriage is something I have never, ever considered. Marriage in my life has always been a stable and firm source of happiness and joy in my life.  The thought of having more than one sexual partner is just a thought that I am not comfortable with in any way shape or form. Though I understand that divorce does happen and am not Catholic, I think that marriage as an institution that should be respected.  That being said, I wholeheartedly agree that as a woman, and as a human in general, protecting your own body is one of the most important things. That it even took Andrea as long as it did for her to get away from her husband shocks me as she has never seemed like the kind of woman to put up with abuse.  

They say that life begins when you are pushed out of your comfort zone, and this class certainly is doing that and inspiring me to think about the importance of my own beliefs in my life.