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Experience Temple of Venus,” and if you remember
Greek mythology, you’ll certainly know that
she is the goddess of love.
sex-ism Trekking through the streets of Amsterdam-
-in the rain, I might add—I arrived on a
typical Amsterdam rowhome on Damrak
Street. It’s an unassuming brick building
unless you count the neon Sex Museum
sign visible through the window. Touted
to be the oldest sex museum in the world,
entry is open to anyone from ages sixteen
years and up.
Amsterdam
Sierra Kay
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very fiction writer writes about sex. Even the
absence of sex is writing about sex. Whether
someone has sex on the first date, after 30, 60,
90 days, or after they get married, it’s about sex.
Whether the hero or heroine copulates on the
kitchen counter or hasn’t seen, heard or touched
another person since their loves went to rest in
heaven, a character’s attitude about sex tells us
so much of who they are.
On a trip to Amsterdam, a city known for its
windows lining the Red Light District providing
entree into the world of prostitution, where
would an author go, but to the Sex Museum? Yes,
it’s a thing. Its full name is Sex Museum -- “The
While some of you are clutching your
pearls at the thought of a high school-aged
child visiting such a place, please note
Amsterdam is not America and feelings
about sex are different. Their attitude is
that it is a natural occurrence, and that
translates into teenagers learning about it
being equally as natural. Think of it more as
sex education on steroids.
Now, when you enter, the first display is a
6-foot pimp complete with a fat gold chain.
So it made me wonder a couple of things.
One: From where does one order a six-
foot pimp statue? Two: Was this visit going
to be a homage to prostitution given the
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