David McPherson argues that "when sex is 'cheap' and widely available, sexual partners often become seen as easily 'discardable,' and this leaves people feeling ... that they themselves have been treated as 'cheap.'" Do you agree that casual sex leads to people feeling devalued or cheap? If so, do you think that this is necessarily a part of casual sex, or are there ways of having casual sex that don't make people feel this way? If you disagree with McPherson, explain why, also explaining what people may experience from having casual sex. For example, lots of people claim that casual sex is empowering, which makes McPherson sound wrong.

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The Answer is -Demonstrate an understanding of McPherson's critique of the liberal sexual ethic as it pertains to the treatment of persons as discardable.
-Either defend a thesis that casual sex leads to the devaluation of human persons, as McPherson describes, and that this devaluation is either bound up with the practice of having casual sex or that it is possible for casual sex not to yield this outcome.
-Or, argue that casual sex does not lead to the devaluation of human persons, and explain what this practice does yield for the participants in this activity.

David McPherson Argues That "When Sex Is 'Cheap' and Widely