12:31 pm - 03/12/2012
She's widely regarded as one of the most beautiful women of all time, but Raquel Welch was never as overtly sexual as today's starlets.
"I think we've gotten to the point in our culture where we're all sex addicts, literally," Welch, 71, tells Men's Health. "We have equated happiness in life with as many orgasms as you can possibly pack in."
"I think this era of porn is at least partially responsible for it. Where is the anticipation and the personalization? It's an exploitation of the poor male’s libidos. Poor babies -- they can't control themselves!"
The "One Million Years B.C." actress, who has been married four times, knows her views may seem outdated.
"I don't care if I'm becoming one of those old fogies who says, 'Back in my day we didn’t have to hear about sex all the time.' They're ruining us with all the explanations and the graphicness," she tells Men's Health.
Says Welch: "Nobody remembers what it's like to be left to form your own ideas about what's erotic and sexual."
Welch guest stars on CBS' "CSI Miami" Sunday at 10 p.m. EST.
Full interview here
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Raquel Welch complains about today's sex-crazed culture
She's widely regarded as one of the most beautiful women of all time, but Raquel Welch was never as overtly sexual as today's starlets.
"I think we've gotten to the point in our culture where we're all sex addicts, literally," Welch, 71, tells Men's Health. "We have equated happiness in life with as many orgasms as you can possibly pack in."
"I think this era of porn is at least partially responsible for it. Where is the anticipation and the personalization? It's an exploitation of the poor male’s libidos. Poor babies -- they can't control themselves!"
The "One Million Years B.C." actress, who has been married four times, knows her views may seem outdated.
"I don't care if I'm becoming one of those old fogies who says, 'Back in my day we didn’t have to hear about sex all the time.' They're ruining us with all the explanations and the graphicness," she tells Men's Health.
Says Welch: "Nobody remembers what it's like to be left to form your own ideas about what's erotic and sexual."
Welch guest stars on CBS' "CSI Miami" Sunday at 10 p.m. EST.
Full interview here
Source
That I agree with.
I don't think she's necessarily saying sex is bad, just that the prevalence of easily accessible porn and graphic sexual imagery has encouraged people to forego much interest in the mysterious and creative aspects of sensuality and sexual expression.
Sex has become the equivalent of a McDonald's drive-thru experience for a lot of people. And that's sad.
That's pretty much what I came away with.
that would be a valid point, but her career contributed to this issue. so idg what she's talking about.
also, sex has always been a key in society so that's nothing new either.
IDK, as someone that used to be really depressed and on zoloft, getting off has never made me more happier and sex made that possible. Obviously this is my own experience with orgasming and sex but this shouldn't be a bad pursuit, especially for women who are encouraged to not care about what they want out of a sexual relationship.
I WISH we focused more on girl's orgasms!!
i WILL saw however that everyone that i meet, especially girls, seem to be completely obsessed with having, seeking, and talking about sex. i find it absolutely annoying and disgusting. if i want more people in my bedroom, i will have them in my bedroom. if i'm not sleeping with them then, besides my doctor and MAYBE close friends, it's nobody's business.
I hate seeing people tweet about sex, a lot of the people I follow do that and I know most is just for attention but it really irritates me. Not everyone wants to be involved in your sex life even in an indirect way!
It's the same with people that always post porn pics on tumblr. Idk, it's like, why can't we have a balance where people aren't afraid to talk about sex but respect each other's boundaries?
I guess people can change their minds but still, at least acknowledge your role in that
Nevertheless people can have sex as much as they want with whomever they please; it's none of my business.
Like this: "Nobody remembers what it's like to be left to form your own ideas about what's erotic and sexual." I totally agree with. As a woman, I don't want to be expected to act like a porn star in order to be sexy. I want to be able to do what makes me feel sexy. And unfortunately, I don't think women are really encouraged to do that anymore.
but at the same time i feel she has contributed to the sexualized nature of our culture