Full house for sex education through comedy
Allison Ross Staff Reporter
Issue date: 3/26/09 Section: News
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The two-person show looked at "the good, the bad, and the ugly" issues of dating, sex and rape on college campuses.
These issues included gender stereotypes and realistic scenarios that many have initiated from misunderstanding between the sexes.
"Sex Signals" encouraged students to engage in discussions on the realities of dating and the realities of date rape.
Hosts Lindsay and Brian used scenario performances including existing stereotypes of gender in today's society as a tool for their dialogue.
Some stereotypes of women are that in today's society, they are supposed to "act like a lady' which, according to the audience, involves being proper, classy, feminine and also boring.
In addition, women are supposed to be passive, not aggressive, and not at all sexually experienced.
Men, on the contrary, are supposed to be masculine, aggressive, watch football, drink beer and think about sex 24/7.
None or all of these stereotypes may matter when you first meet someone in the world of dating.
Learning how to read someone before things may go wrong is a key factor in the dating world.
Meeting someone for the first time could be awkward.
It could be even worse, "a train wreck," due to mixed messages.
"Sex Signals" uses a comedic approach to introduce and educate students into thinking about decisions involving sex and relationships.
There are three very important pieces of information that were hopefully obtained throughout this experience.
1. Women want to be seen as more than just a piece of meat, and men want to be seen as more than just an animal who eats meat.
Stereotypes in today's society are largely false.
2. No means no. By misreading another's signals one may be getting into a lot more than they think or even know.
3. When you have chemistry and consent combined, you can make some very big magic happen. Consent, however, is absolutely necessary.
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