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So some of you are genuinely of the opinion that a few cusswords and a black eye are worse than having to support the teenage happy couple that drop out of school because they can't support the baby?

Yeah right.

Researchers say violence on TV is not likely to cause violence on the people who watch it. Sex on the other hand arouses people.

Whenever I watch Chuck Norris do a roundhouse kick, I don't feel like going out and beating the shit out ouf people. Whenever I see pornography or erotica, I usually get a boner and want to have sex.

>>22
Dude. According to you, kids should watch sex on TV instead of Chuck Norris.

Kids don't become violet after watching Chuck. Kids become horny after watching sex. Horny kids have sex, and sex leads to teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, hearbreaks and all in all in the loss of your childhood naivety.

I'm all for sex-ed in the schools, but sex on TV is a no-no. Don't force kids to grow up too soon.

I really don't get this, why not just look at the numbers, the USA has one of the worse counts of Teenage pregnancies of the developed countries. I can only speculate why.

>>22
Getting the shit kicked out of you by Chuck Norris would be a once-in-a-lifetime event--something to tell your grandkids about.   It would probably be cooler if it were Bruce Lee, though.

>>28
Ewwww!  Would you want to hear about your grandfather's sexual exploits?  That would be as horrifying as 2girls1cup.

O.o oh dear

No, no here's the thing: keep the sex on TV, educate the kids, AND SHUT DOWN THE TABOO ON MASTURBATION.

Fer crissakes, if you get horny watching sex on TV at least you can go wank it in your room. It's not an immediate I MUST GO HAVE SEX NOW, as that requires WORK and having A PARTNER. Well-adjusted kids who are given the option to masturbate and educated on sex--both when to do it and when not to do it, not to mention HOW to do it--are probably more likely to get their rocks off that way then seeking someone else for sex.

Obviously this is not universal, nor applicable to every age.

However, I think we can all agree that being told wanking is a GOOD THING can be very beneficial?

>>34

"The fewer taboos we have, the better"
But lets keep some of those taboos...
like dogf*cking and childraepingz, lol.

>>34

"The fewer taboos we have the better."

What does that even mean? A taboo is simply something society as a whole (or at least a significant majority) has decided they don't wish to participate in and/or talk about (possibly openly and/or in private).

In fact, most of the time things considered really "taboo" are illegal in some ways.  For example, the FCC rules regarding broadcast television and standard public decency laws.

What kinds of things that currently are "taboo" do you think should be "mainstream"?

^And incest is fine so long as there are no babies, lol.

>>40

"From what I've seen, arguments against "taboo" things are usually thinly veiled liberal diatribes against the current status of socially provocative issues.  Gay/lesbian stuff, religious stuff, political stuff, etc."

YEAAAAH! And those damn black people wanting to not be slaves! And those dumb broads wanting the right to work and vote! Lezbo porn friggin' rawks, but them thurr homo's is gross! (not srs, its a joke, plz don't banhammer).

>>42
"A taboo is a strong social prohibition (or ban) against words, objects, actions, discussions, or people that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group, culture, society, or community. Breaking a taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent." Don't spout self-righteousness until you double check your facts.

I have to agree with >>40, taboos are a useful part of society. We have taboos for the same reason we have inhibitions and consciences. Without them, anything would fly and any society would fall into a state of anarchy. Would you still be against social taboos if people were allowed to have sex in the street, swear loudly in public, and be constantly rude to you?

I see your point, though. Excessive taboos can be as harmful as they are helpful. If everything is concealed from society, there cannot be any advancement. If sexuality was more open, the world probably would be a better place. There are limits, though. I don't think I'd want to see naked people everywhere, nor people talking candidly about their masturbation techniques in front of me.

The same goes for freedom of expression. Many outlets of expression are considered taboo (or at least undesirable), such as punk style clothing, excessive piercings and tattoos, cross dressing, and yes, even furries. Having less stigma attached to these ways of expression would definitely benefit not only the individuals involved, but the acceptance of society as a whole.

On a side note, I consider myself liberal, yet think that taboos can benefit society. I consider it common sense. Besides, isn't shooting down or ignoring someone's opinion because you don't agree with it a form of taboo itself? Think about it.

>>43
You missed. Name a rational taboo. G'wan. Name one that's based upon sound, rational thought. That's what I was pointing out. About the closest you might get- if you really think about it instead of simply going "Ew!"- is incest, and only then due to possible bad effects caused by inbreeding and the problems it might cause in family behavior and internal relationships there.

You're confusing pro-survival social mechanisms and ethics, which usually have a sound reason behind them, with taboos. Taboos rarely have anything to do with reason and are exclusively artifacts of society. Some are even counter-survival.

Let's touch upon one: cannibalism, for this example. The rational proscription is that you don't hunt down your own for food. Aside from predation of your own species being a bad idea, it's risky because of health risks due to disease. It's usually a poor source of nutrients in return for effort. It's also counter to cooperative behavior, with cooperation generally being a pro-survival scheme. However, in dire situations, when there's a dead body sitting there and no other food available and you're starving to death...

The problem is that there's such a strong taboo against the consumption of human flesh in +any+ situation- even the most extreme do or die survival situation- some will starve to death rather than partake while those "weak enough to succumb" are looked upon with horror and repulsion for the rest of their lives and are expected to live in shame, with a few so traumatized that they literally go insane from the experience. Well, in this society, anyway. It's by no means a universal taboo.

Taboos do not have anything to do with "common sense." They're solely, "It makes my tummy feel funny, an' it's BAD 'cause mommy told me so!" They arose out of sheer irrational reaction rather than from any pressing need or design. They only look like common sense because you've been taught by the society you live in that they are.

As to whether they're positive things or not: going by the effects of most of them have on society, there's not very many positive ones.

>>46
Some of those aren't really taboos and few of those proscriptions, if any, have any compelling rational reason behind them. Vulgar language is commonly accepted by a large portion of society- and I doubt saying "fuck!" is going to cause irreparable harm to anyone. Drug use for recreational means... Well, what do you call coffee and alcohol?

Think about this: there's no real taboo against killing. In fact, if done for the "right" reasons, killing large numbers of people is considered laudable behavior. They give medals for it in some cases.

Why is nudity taboo? I mean, that's the most natural state that is. Why are bared female  breasts taboo? Why is blaspemy blashphemy, and not just discussion of alternate philosophies? Why IS bestiality so repugnant to most? Look at the actual behavior with an open mind and think about why it's considered bad. If you can't come up with any compelling reasons that cover +all+ the facets of that behavior, might it just be that it's  a taboo because we've been told it's bad? And if so, why are laws based upon those taboos, rather than for good, solid reasons, allowed to stand and be considered "good for the nation"?

If anyone needs to stop practicing limited thinking, it's you.

Haha... whoops, I forgot a piece of my childhood. To confirm, yes I did explore sexually, and found out many new things >_>. but like I said before it didn't really go past that.

Solution, all teenagers must wear
a chastity belt til the age of 18.
It will be a time-lock chastity belt
that will be openable after the 18th
birthday of the person wearing it,
because keylock would make it too
easy for the parents to be selective
of who their son/daughter boinks.

>>51
And, behold, for a generation of safe-crackers is born...

>>54
More like a return to the Age of Empire and Victorian morals. Ever see some of the patented "solutions" to nocturnal emission and female hysteria?

No, scratch that. Chastity belts are so-o-o medieval!

>>56
On the contrary, it was a textbook example of a straw man.  You mischaracterized what he said and then proceeded to attack the mischaracterization.  He never advocated encouraging teenagers to have sex.  He did say that teens having protected sex is preferable to them getting pregnant.

swearing and sex are both natural... protect the kids from it, and they'll get a bigger sock when they step into real life.

nuff said!