Opinion piece
by S. Gordon-Jeffery
Covid yuh mash up we life!
Covid has taken over so many aspects of our daily lives. It's determining where we work (from home or in office), or if we work at all (large numbers of persons have lost their jobs worldwide). Covid has cut into our recreational time: we can barely go out to get a bite to eat at our favorite restaurant, watch a movie or just go clubbing. Now Covid wants to invade a most sacred, private, intimate and wonderful activity most humans love to engage in —sex!While scrolling through social media a few days ago, I saw an article which said the Chief Medical Officer of Canada, Dr. Theresa Tam, was recommending that Canadians (I could say by extension us too) not engage in sex without a mask! Yes mi dear! She said, "Like other activities during COVID-19 that involve physical closeness, there are some things you can do to minimize the risk of getting infected and spreading the virus..."*
Skip kissing, avoid face-to-face closeness, wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose, and monitor yourself and your partner for symptoms ahead of any sexual activity."*
No kissing! No face-to-face closeness! Cover yuh mouth and nose! Monitor yuhself and yuh partner! Yuh can imagine that?! What kind of sex is that?
So it'd be like: "Woah there! Hold... hold on there, you're kind of too close for covid comfort! Back up at least a metre!"
Talk about killing the mood! Lol! I'm sorry, I don't see persons doing so well following this protocol. Sex is a very up close, intimate activity and quite pleasing to the senses, with a lot kissing and physical contact. The closer people are during the sex act, the more pleasurable it feels. Sex makes us throw caution to personal inhibitions.
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| Photo courtesy of Dreamstime.com |
Well, as you can see from the photo above, people are inventing interesting ways of working around the inconvenience of Covid-19.
Most persons are not thinking about personal safety while having sex. Think about it, latex condoms were invented in 1920**, and the first record of condom use was way in the 1500s**, yet still, people don't like using them! You might be saying is this Christian lady promoting fornication?! No! No! Not at all! My position on the matter is that sex should be between adults who are married to each other. But, I do acknowledge that people a big people and I am not about to judge.
The truth is that covid nah play wid nubaddi! It is so contagious and you just can't tell who a who. Not everyone who has this virus shows symptoms of cough, fever, etc. And, not all persons who have cough and fever symptoms may have Covid-19.
So what should we do?
Dr. Tam advised in her press statement that while there is little chance of catching COVID-19 from semen or vaginal fluid, the risk of catching covid (might I also add venereal diseases) is greatly increased by engaging in sexual activity with new partners "...particularly if there is close contact like kissing."*
The answer is clear: be faithful to one partner (sounds familiar, don't it?), engage in sexual activity with only one partner who you've forged a close, long lasting, loving bond with, and you'll reduce your chances of catching covid via sex.
Let me also add that if you're in a loving, monogamous relationship, and your spouse/partner truly loves you and they are not feeling well, they wouldn't want to risk infecting you with the virus. They would take appropriate precautions to ensure you are safe. Some random girl or guy won't care. They are just there with you for the sex. They don't know you and they probably won't feel they are obligated to tell you anything, even if they know they have the virus.
Look at how many persons have come back to our country. They are all told to quarantine and isolate at home, but where are they? Out and about, mingling with the unsuspecting public! Be careful folks. In covid times, cheating is the worst thing you can do. You can catch covid and give it to your partner (wait...this sounds more like a STI awareness slogan) and they get sick, in this case they could become very ill and die. Folks you never can tell... Be safe!
References:
Most persons are not thinking about personal safety while having sex. Think about it, latex condoms were invented in 1920**, and the first record of condom use was way in the 1500s**, yet still, people don't like using them! You might be saying is this Christian lady promoting fornication?! No! No! Not at all! My position on the matter is that sex should be between adults who are married to each other. But, I do acknowledge that people a big people and I am not about to judge.
The truth is that covid nah play wid nubaddi! It is so contagious and you just can't tell who a who. Not everyone who has this virus shows symptoms of cough, fever, etc. And, not all persons who have cough and fever symptoms may have Covid-19.
So what should we do?
Dr. Tam advised in her press statement that while there is little chance of catching COVID-19 from semen or vaginal fluid, the risk of catching covid (might I also add venereal diseases) is greatly increased by engaging in sexual activity with new partners "...particularly if there is close contact like kissing."*
The answer is clear: be faithful to one partner (sounds familiar, don't it?), engage in sexual activity with only one partner who you've forged a close, long lasting, loving bond with, and you'll reduce your chances of catching covid via sex.
Let me also add that if you're in a loving, monogamous relationship, and your spouse/partner truly loves you and they are not feeling well, they wouldn't want to risk infecting you with the virus. They would take appropriate precautions to ensure you are safe. Some random girl or guy won't care. They are just there with you for the sex. They don't know you and they probably won't feel they are obligated to tell you anything, even if they know they have the virus.
Look at how many persons have come back to our country. They are all told to quarantine and isolate at home, but where are they? Out and about, mingling with the unsuspecting public! Be careful folks. In covid times, cheating is the worst thing you can do. You can catch covid and give it to your partner (wait...this sounds more like a STI awareness slogan) and they get sick, in this case they could become very ill and die. Folks you never can tell... Be safe!
References:
- Photo of woman and man kissing while wearing mask via Dreamstime.com
- *Gordon, Julie. Wear a mask while having sex, Canada's top doctor suggests. Reuters. https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN25T2Y9?__twitter_impression=true
- **Wikipedia. History of Condoms. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_condoms#:~:text=The%20rubber%20vulcanization%20process%20was,among%20other%20items%2C%20rubber%20condoms.
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