For some people speaking about sex excitement is more then any other interesting
topic, but not in the public area as the subject of education. Writer believed
that sex until today in most nation is considered too private and is not ethical
way to discuss in the public as the subject of education nor as the enlightement
of health. No exception about perception of sex in Bali, when the chance of free
sex attitude of some people has been influenced the island. Although the fact
that those practicing free sex are of outside Bali who have blinded Balinese men
of certain people. Since the knowledge of us about social history of Bali sex
is considered no only pleasurable relation, but also a sacred duty of mankind
to keep the order of the society. This thought is proved by strict institutionalization
of this relation between men and women, introduction of various ethic relating
to the concept of securing the relation between wife-husband with the whole system
of society. Basically Balinese tradition on sex fulfillment is based on monogamy,
furthermore with the influence of Hindu and buddhist this tradition has been strengthened
except disclosed in the history that the king practiced polygamy or even a rather
un ethical sex. The attitude of the king inspired small number of Balinese men
to practice polygamy in the past. since the independence of Indonesia, and the
king has no power anymore, the practice of polygamy in Bali totally disappeared.
The knowledge about sex itself is the source of deviant in the sex life a Balinese,
the thought that only the men that enjoy the relation, while women are only mediator
to achieve this was the main reason of sex deviation from the tradition, and disloyalty
to partner. Other cause was a myth, very rare unless one having abnormality mentally,
that the more he sleeps with women the more he got magic power, but this type
of deviation is not found in Bali anymore.
Until this era for Balinese, legal and ethical sex which is expected by every
one is after marriage, and sex outside marriage is considered taboo, It seems
that among well educated people sex is considered not only as procreation means,
but also as recreation strictly limited by institution. although it is no totally
denied that small number of people might practice sex before legally married or
doing with hawkers. The problem of sex hawkers already appear in bali such as
increasing number of HIV risked people. Local government still does not yet take
accountable measures relating to sex hookers in Bali as it is not supported by
religious leaders and society's informal leaders. they put a reason that by acknowledging
that prostitution is exist, then the religion will be molested. It is hard to
understand although Indonesian constitution prohibits prostitution, yet an institution
to control it does not exist, while the practice can not be nihilated. This is
the dilemma between religious thought and the effort to guard the healthy of the
society. These are already discussions and statements from both government people
and informal leaders whose knowledge is believed to have surpassing the rest of
the so-called leaders in the formal and informal. Every where in the world people
already realized that some of deadly disease are transmitted through sex relation.
The situation of Balinese would be more complicated as it's traditional wisdom
has been influenced in some aspects of life have become acknowledge by law and
bureaucracy. Every one put a great hope that Bali would not be a field of deadly
disease such s HIV or other sex transmitted disease. Beside some irresponsible
persons have slendered Balinese girls and women of being sex demonstrative by
using SMS distribution or internet provocation by cropping parts of image or given
only the title yet using prostitutes. |
