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when they conducted a survey on sex culture
Manycountriesintheworldhaverecognized
thatthisfestivalwouldbeheldcontinuouslyin
viatheInternet,theresultwastheopposite.The
the importance of sex education early on and
the future as well now that it can help reduce
Internet survey showed that students feel
put it into practice. For instance, the U.S. has
sexcrimes.”AsParksaid,mostKoreanstudents
restrained to speak of their sexual culture in
putsexeducationintoitseducationsystemsince
feel uncomfortable to discuss sex openly.
public due to the society’s conservative
the1980s.In1991,theU.S.sexeducationwas
However, on the contrary, bringing talks about
perceptions about sex. “I agree to the idea of
further enhanced as it was implemented into
sex to the surface could enable us to form a
havingasexualrelationshipwithwhomIlove,
kindergartens as well as for the first and the
soundsexualculture.
of course, if I face such a situation I will do.
second grade. As for Germany, the state of
Fordesirablesexualculture
However,Iwouldnotbeabletotellmyfriends
Hessen amended the “Law for the
aboutthat,”saidKimHye-jin,acollegestudent.
Administration of Schools” in 1978 to give
Current sex culture in Korea tends to be
Kim is not the only one. Though many people
students proper sex education depending on
unexposed, so does college students’ sex
agreethatmoreandmorecollegestudentshave
their curricula and their levels of maturities or
culture. However, this tendency could trigger
become open about sex, they still hesitate to
developments. Sex education in Denmark puts
moreseriousproblemsincludingsexcrimesand
discuss sex in public. Having heard about the
emphasis on enabling students to overcome
distort the sense of sexual values only to
story of Duke University, a Korean college
their problems on their own by establishing
oppress women. Therefore, college students
student says, “I was shocked because it is
strong values of responsibility and through
should begin to foster the atmosphere that
something unimaginable in Korea. There is a
comprehensionofhumanrelationship.Somany
allows students to communicate their sexual
cleardifferencebetweenAmericanandKorean
countries in the world have operated a sex
topics to the open space. Open atmosphere
colleges, but it would be more refreshing and
educationsystem,whileSouthKoreastillgives
toward sex will help us form sound sexual
sound for Korean colleges to host festivals as
students outdated sex education only
values. But it is important to point out that we
well.”
emphasizing women’s chastity. This situation,
arenotencouragingstudentstobepromiscuous.
Themostimportantthingistomakeachangein
therefore, explains one reason why unhealthy
Unexposedsexualculturecauses
sexculturewasformed.
the sexual culture shrouded with secretive
moreproblems
Since 2005, Gyeong Sang National
attitude,whichregardssexassomethinghidden,
Secretive,unexposedsexculturecausesmore
University (GNU) has held “Sex Culture
to make it a culture that allows students to
problems. Cho Eun-Jung, a HUFS instructor
Festival,”anannualeventwhichhelpsstudents
discusssexopenly.GongMi-hyesays,“College
whoworksalsoattheUniversity’sSexualLife
and university employees to form the healthy
students are already adults, so they can be
Counseling Center, says, “Hidden sex culture
sense of sexual culture, in order to prevent
exposedtodiversesexcultures.Therefore,itis
tends to provoke more sex crimes.” Secretive
sexual harassment or sexual violence in the
importanttoformsoundsenseofsexualvalues
sex culture restrains common sexual curiosities
university. The festival features photographs
and to foster their sexual culture in terms of a
and knowledge, causing people to have
andbooksincludinghealthysexculture,sexual
senseofresponsibility.”Sheaddsthatsoundsex
incorrect sexual knowledge and perceptions. It
harassment,sexcrime,andsexualviolenceover
culturecouldbedevelopedinasituationwhich
may be hard to satisfy people’s genuine sexual
cyber space. The purpose of various programs,
tolerance and respect for others exist, stressing
curiosity,hence,moresexcrimesmayoccur.A
games,puzzlesandtriviaofferedbythefestival
studentshavetomaketheirsexualchoiceswith
survey conducted by Busan Women’s
is to educate people how to deal with sexual
suchasoundvaluesoftheirown.
University shows that 34 percent of the
harassment and sexual violence, to prevent
respondentsattainedsexualknowledgethrough
sexuallytransmitteddiseases,andhowtomake
min08@hufs.ac.kr
sex education or books, while the rest of those
alternative sanitary
GyeongSangNationalUniversity
acquired it through pornographic videos,
napkin. Similar sex-
magazinesortalkingwithfriends.Tothistrend,
related festivals have
Gong added, “Sexual knowledge gained
been held in Korea
through unofficial means might form distorted
though they are
sexual values or perceptions, and this is more
different from Duke
serious problem than it seems only on the
University’s. Park Jin-
surface.”
suk,
a
student
In fact, such distorted sense of sexual values
participant of the
isnotonlyaproblemofindividualsbutalsoof
Gyeong Sang festival,
the society because it might cause a rape and
said,“Thiswasagreat
other sexual crimes. Goo Sung-Ae, a sex
opportunity for me to
educationexpert,emphasizestheimportanceof
havecounselingandto
propereducationaboutsexasawaytoprevent
learn about sex which
sexualcrimes.
has usually been
unspeakable topic in
Soundandliberalattitudestoward
the public through
sexualcultureinothercountriesand
indirect experiences,”
GyeongSangNationalUniversityholdsa“SexCultureFestival”
aKoreanuniversity
also added, “I wish
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