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 @farbel @cheetah_spottycat And puritanism is about control. They are authoritarian politics.   @cheetah_spottycat The next time I need to select a surgeon, I'm going to add this to my list of questions: Have you been satisfactorily railed recently? No? Oh, I'd prefer to have a surgeon who has had their brains fucked out recently, thank you.  @cheetah_spottycat I agree with this on principal but my brain says ewwww sex yucky gross 🤮🤮🤮 so I'd be lying if I said I didn't appreciate when people keep it to themselves  @deadofwinter @cheetah_spottycat Yeah, it can be something you’re not interested in finding out about or seeing, and I get that, but the examples given are ones where people are having their own sex lives being displayed in public without their permission in order to shame them. What OP is saying is that being sexual is not a bad thing or worthy of shame. As an imperfect analogy, using the bathroom is nothing to be ashamed of, but most people close the door.  @deadofwinter @cheetah_spottycat I think the resistance here to consensual sexuality being seen as something incriminating despite it being so widespread makes a lot of sense. I still think it's sensible for sexual content to continue having content warnings. In my mind they are compatible. Here we CW many things that aren't harmful for many people, such as food, eye contact and saddening news...  @cheetah_spottycat 100% this, hell, even hiring an escort shouldn't be career ruining.  @cheetah_spottycat The puritans are still getting their way, for reasons I can't begin to comprehend.  @cheetah_spottycat EXCEPT if it's a politician or priest or someone who's making money or fame off being puritan or homophobic or kink shaming, then we should all know what a hypocrite they are. Edit: great clarification below from @katieashborn @econads @cheetah_spottycat yes but in that case, the shame is in the hypocrisy, not in what they were doing behind closed doors @cheetah_spottycat https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-27/lynda-tabuya-minister-dismissal-explicit-video-fiji/104764428   @cheetah_spottycat This is largely why I cringe at the whole "bonk go to horny jail" nonsense. Like they're above it or something. :P  Nothing wrong with a healthy sex life. As long as all involved are consenting adults with equal power over the situation, it's no one's business. I never understood all the focus on other people's private lives & why so many consider sex a worse "sin" than violence against others or allowing people to go without food, homes, health care, etc. In some cases, sex is the only happiness some people get. Let them enjoy! |
@cheetah_spottycat Absolutely. Remember, though, our country was founded by uptight, superstitious, and patriarchial Puritans.