American are NOT afraid of sex.
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Saul-Goodman — 13 years ago(March 13, 2013 12:21 PM)
Yeah because its not like most of the country flipped the hell out when Janet Jackson showed her nipples for 2.5 seconds at the Superbowl or anything
Yes, compared to most other civilized countries, the U.S. is very prudish. I know, I'm an American myself.
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ebrock1988 — 13 years ago(March 19, 2013 02:06 PM)
AN American may be fine with nudity and have a healthy, sane view on ****ing, but either we are a minority or an extremely meek majority. The vast majority of hte populace, however, subscribes to the notion that sex(and bodily functions in general) is somehow something to be ashamed of. You do it only in the privacy of your home, you don't discuss your habits publicly, especially your solo habits. In a sane world menstrual blood would carry no more stigma than tears or boogers. Yet it does, and public policy reflects this. In most states a woman cannot legally go about in a public setting with her nipples exposed. Urinating on a tree can earn you a place on the Sex Offenders list. Oral and anal sex are technically illegal in most places as well under anti-sodomie laws. My own home state of Alabama bans the sale of sex toys. Sex toys! Of all the things to worry about! There are people sleeping under highway overpasses, but let's not fund more shelters or low-rent housing, no no, let's focus on stopping the "sinners."
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xpanther2005 — 13 years ago(March 19, 2013 11:08 PM)
Where do you get the notion that the majority are ashamed of sex. What's shameful about it?
Please don't confuse shame with private. Your social security number or your salary are some of the things that are private and not discussed in public. Is it because they shame you?
The sex peddlers use reverse psychology methods to force-sell their wares. If you're not hip to that, then your potential of being a John is very high!!
And sex(in any form) in the privacy of your home is NOT illegal, in any state, or anywhere in the world for that matter.
Also, different places have different dress code. How's that hard to understand?
You can't wear a bikini in the office, or show your nipples. So what makes the office any different than any public place(e.g a TV, which is essentially a public theatre in your living room)?
Maybe some people prefer to take a beep on a bus/train's seat, or take their clothes off and masturbate in a restaurant, or shave their partner's pubes in the park, should we forbid these natural human acts? I mean, they are not hurting anyone. It'd be uncivilized and very prudish of us to outlaw some basic human acts!!!!
Please stop the all the stupidity, and call things as they are. You want to have sex in public, say so. You want to watch other people having sex, say so.
Say so and do so, in the privacy of your own home. Public places/outlets are not yours to control what goes in them.
And finally, if you don't like the rules of a particular country/state/town, move out. No point of living miserably, unable to do what you like. Life is short, man.
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ebrock1988 — 13 years ago(April 02, 2013 10:13 AM)
i get the notion from the fact that we still have draconian laws on the books and keep passing new ones. that dildo ban i mentioned is fairly recent.
i say "pissing on a tree" and you jump straight to "Sh***ing on a train seat." my spider-sense detects a straw man.
i'm against dress codes in general, though i concede there are places where a certain degree of formality is appropriate. Most of them involve obscene amounts of money or mortal danger. there are also plenty of places where a bikini top and Daisy Duke shorts would be fine. It's not hard to understand at all; i just think it's silly and causes more contention than it solves or prevents.
why for the love of Progressive's Flo would one shave any part of their body in the park? i don't care about your pubes; there's worse stuff in the grass by default, but enjoy your razor burn. right after a hot shower would be so much better for your skin. -
AzaleaRose — 12 years ago(April 04, 2013 04:30 PM)
Well said. I do think it's important that people are comfortable with the human form in general, not just their own. Mentioning menstrual blood, lots of the "period horror stories" one tends to hear wouldn't have been nearly as bad if it weren't the unnecessary shame and embarrassment that's attached to the whole process.
What if you decide to pursue a career in healthcare, for example? You need to be as unflappable as possible when it comes to seeing patients in various states of undress and illness, otherwise you end up amplifying their discomfort. The culture we're living in now makes it very hard for students to start their training with that healthy attitude already in place. -
hodie — 12 years ago(May 10, 2013 06:24 PM)
I don't mind seeing sex in films as long as force or violence isn't involved. I could never watch something like Irreversible.
And it helps if the sex is between interesting characters and doesn't have the 'feel' of "the obligatory sex scene." Once in a while, a sex scene seems so intimate that I feel as if I shouldn't be there (I'm thinking of the sex scene between Jon Voight and Jane Fonda in "Coming Home." I guess that is a compliment to the actors).
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ComradeKubrick — 12 years ago(January 08, 2014 11:14 PM)
No one thinks Americans are afraid of seeing sex, just parents find it more acceptable to show violence then sex to their children.
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