How important is sex?
The majority of this subreddit can be summarized by the fact that a lot of men aren't able to get sex which is leading to a schism between the genders.
Full disclaimer:
>NO ONE IS OWED SEX
I am writing this in bold because some people cannot present their arguments about this topic without mischaracterizing others'. No one is owed sex, you don't owe your body to anyone else.
That being said, how important is sex? When we discuss the bare necessities, sex is often forgotten.
The bare necessities we need to survive are: Food, water, air. Without these 3, a human cannot survive long term.
After these 3 have been ensured, usually in the form of inalienable rights, we move on to the next phase. What comes after the bare minimum? Stuff that improves the quality of life. Things like housing and education.
But in the same breath of "No one is owed sex" why should anyone be owed housing or education? What's all the hue and cry for affordable housing and free education? You don't need it to survive. Why should someone spend their labor, building houses and teaching you, for free?
And if you argue that it improves the quality of life and promotes happiness, why can the same not be said for sex?
Sex, intimacy, connection etc are core parts of the human experience. It appears pretty low on the Maslow's pyramid, so it's something that humans NEED. A lot of men, undesirable by nature of their existence, are unable to experience this. Chronic loneliness, often characterized by sexlessness, has devastating health effects.
Even women know the importance of sex, otherwise we wouldn't have had massive anti-slut shaming campaigns a few decades ago. We wouldn't have had a whole sexual revolution leading to their complete sexual freedom. If sex weren't important, none of this would've mattered.
I find it ironic that a lot of women on this subreddit arguing against its importance have a high body count themselves. Very ironic. I see so many parallels between these women and millionaires who inherited their wealth preaching the benefits of capitalism.
So would you not agree that a significant portion of men being unable to have sex is a problem that society should address? Note: NO ONE IS SAYING THAT WOMEN OWE THEIR BODIES. This is merely a question of whether sex is important or not and if it is, should the problem of male sexlessness be addressed.
And I cannot stress this enough, everything being discussed is consensual. There is no coercion or SA.
Popular rebuttals:
>Males in nature have to fight for their right to reproduce.
Appeal to nature fallacy, we do not live in the jungle.
>Most men throughout history did not reproduce.
And we've moved past those cavemen days. Unless you want to regress to those barbaric times.
>It is a real problem but I don't care about it.
And that is fair. Just don't expect men to care about your problems. Voting, abortion, SA etc. Deal with it yourself. If you want to live in a society where people care for your problems, you have to show that you care for theirs. And if you want to claim that men are creating the problem in the first place, such as SA, you are correct. But it is an extremely tiny portion of men. Just don't expect other, decent, upstanding men to help you.
>It is easy to get sex. If a man can't get sex he's probably creepy and deserves it so this isn't an issue.
Just World Fallacy. Women are not the arbiters of morality, their mating choices are based on biology not ethics.
>Just pay for it.
Most men want a real connection. That includes sex yes, but without a meaningful connection it's pointless. Not to mention it's not only frowned upon in many places but also illegal.
In my opinion, most of the men facing this issue are ugly. Maybe a few are neurodivergent but the main problem is ugliness. This evokes a visceral reaction in women who are fine being cruel to them. They do not even see these men as real humans with real feelings. Reminds me of Vincent Norah. Some say her demise wasn't related to her time as a man but I disagree. She was a real one, she understood or at least attempted to earnestly understand what men go through in society. RIP Norah, never forgotten.