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secretist Maria Holic from Ame no Kisaki Since: Feb, 2010
#151: Nov 14th 2011 at 1:32:38 PM

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People tend to be ultra-offended by sexual content in a way that everything else pales in comparison. People tend to act as if Sex Is Evil.

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Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#152: Nov 14th 2011 at 2:11:38 PM

It's not evil, but it's not a good thing outside of marriage.

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cadeonehalf from the Suzerian Conclave Since: Jan, 2011
#153: Nov 14th 2011 at 2:16:52 PM

[up] Any (non-religious) sources to back up that claim?

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#154: Nov 14th 2011 at 2:22:48 PM

[up][up][up][up] Har har, but protection can only do so much. It doesn't always work. It helps, (as does avoiding sex with those with high STD risks, something that by its very nature is a condition on the "who and how often" tropetown was referring to) but my point is that social pressures against having sex make a bit more sense than those for having sex.

edited 14th Nov '11 2:26:14 PM by HiddenFacedMatt

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mailedbypostman Since: May, 2010
#155: Nov 14th 2011 at 2:36:46 PM

Because sex is considered complicated and not as easy to just straightforwardly ban/fine/condemn in real life as violence,

edited 14th Nov '11 2:38:36 PM by mailedbypostman

Baff Since: Jul, 2011
#156: Nov 14th 2011 at 2:54:45 PM

People who have more sex are on average happier.

Live with it.

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#158: Nov 14th 2011 at 3:07:08 PM

Because we live in a society where beating someone up at school is less likely to get you in trouble than having sex with your girlfriend.

Why? I don't know, and it's so far out of my league to answer that question that I'm not even going to try. I'm just going to say that I think it's ridiculous.

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#159: Nov 14th 2011 at 3:07:25 PM

[up][up][up][up][up] Having children out of wedlock tends to lead to single parents more often then married couples with children. Also, It spreads ST Ds.

[up] Actually, you get in far more trouble for assault(when they punish them the way they should) then consentual sex. At least in this world.

edited 14th Nov '11 3:08:48 PM by Joesolo

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#160: Nov 14th 2011 at 3:08:23 PM

Having sex only spreads ST Ds if one of the people having sex has an STD. They don't just happen wantonly.

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mailedbypostman Since: May, 2010
#161: Nov 14th 2011 at 3:10:27 PM

[up]I believe his point is that outside wedlock, STD's have a chance to spread, while in wedlock, there's less cross-intercourse with multiple people.

edited 14th Nov '11 3:10:42 PM by mailedbypostman

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#162: Nov 14th 2011 at 3:10:31 PM

Ninja'd

edited 14th Nov '11 3:11:00 PM by Joesolo

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BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#163: Nov 14th 2011 at 3:14:48 PM

I believe his point is that outside wedlock, STD's have a chance to spread, while in wedlock, there's less cross-intercourse with multiple people.

And that is why A) you have sex only with people you know and trust, and B) you yourself get tested regularly if you have anything even remotely resembling an active sex life.

I don't get why people assume that just because you're having sex out of wedlock means you're having thirty orgies a month. I've had sex twice in my entire life. For some people that makes me complete filth in more than one way, and I simply fail to see the problem.

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KCK Can I KCK it? from In your closet Since: Jul, 2010
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#164: Nov 14th 2011 at 4:29:54 PM

Might I add that marriage doesn't always stop people from being promiscuous? A lot of ST Ds can be caught that way too.

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Baff Since: Jul, 2011
#165: Nov 14th 2011 at 4:49:12 PM

ST Ds are not a problem if u use condom. Sure there are always chances of infection but they decrease dramatically.

That is why we should tell high schoolers to use them.

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#166: Nov 14th 2011 at 4:56:18 PM

Condoms aren't absolutely foolproof, although their usage should be encouraged.

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Baff Since: Jul, 2011
#167: Nov 14th 2011 at 4:58:11 PM

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Sure but they are 95% safe if you use them right.

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#169: Nov 14th 2011 at 5:50:48 PM

It's not evil, but it's not a good thing outside of marriage.

I adore that!

Sex is not a good thing outside of marriage, right? Yes, indeed it's considered bad outside of marriage... FOR WOMEN!!

Men however can put their penis in as many holes as they want, no one gives a shit,as long as it's not (OMG brace yourselves!)... another man's hole. But if it's a woman's hole (whichever it is), then it's all good and, in fact, it's praised!

But how men are supposed to have sex and be promiscuous when women are required not to have sex at all is never explained clearly. Insane Troll Logic much?

No, just plain old misogyny: virgins are good women suitable for marriage, non-virgins are whores to be used and abused. Because, as anybody with a brain knows, the sole unit of measure of a woman's morality is her attitude towards sex...

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#170: Nov 14th 2011 at 6:33:29 PM

Men however can put their penis in as many holes as they want, no one gives a shit
You ever heard of the reactions famous men often get for cheating on their wives?

EDITED IN: And why is this misogyny in particular when the flip side is that guys get flak for not having sex?

edited 14th Nov '11 6:34:34 PM by HiddenFacedMatt

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#171: Nov 14th 2011 at 7:44:40 PM

"It's not evil, but it's not a good thing outside of marriage."

Citation Needed.

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#172: Nov 14th 2011 at 7:54:03 PM

If you don't want to have children then you could simply have a vasectomy and wear a condom at the same time. Then you don't have to worry about anything. That and you can simply look up statistics and to see how affective each condom is.

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#173: Nov 14th 2011 at 8:05:22 PM

@OP,

Because modern (American) society has become largely desensitized to violence, if only subconsciously (see: moral outrage at your average violent movie, but little-to-no actual action to do anything about it), but still has an (outward) aversion to public discussion of sex, for myriad and far-reaching reasons, which gives the sexually-repressed society justification to shake their fingers at the sexuality-laden product while simultaneously secretly enjoying the product in a kind of backhanded way (see: how the Hot Coffee scandal got Grand Theft Auto immediately pulled from shelves, and yet also caused the game's sales to shoot through the roof).

Basically, by saying "sex is bad!" our society can sort of have its cake and eat it too: it gets to poke its nose in other people's business and enjoy their sex, in a way, but still have its moral outrage at basic biological functions.

That isn't to say that there aren't contexts where sex is morally wrong and/or completely inappropriate to bring up—there most certainly are—but there are far less than society would have you believe, obviously, and sex is most certainly not inherently evil in any sense of the phrase (even ignoring moral relativism and such).

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#174: Nov 14th 2011 at 8:07:57 PM

[up][up][up][up] I'm a man, I"M SAYING ITS A BAD THING FOR BOTH. Don't go calling me a sexist.

Also, Citation needed my ass. It's supposed to be a special thing for creating life, not something to do in your free time.

edited 14th Nov '11 8:09:59 PM by Joesolo

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mailedbypostman Since: May, 2010
#175: Nov 14th 2011 at 8:53:52 PM

[up]Original research is not a credible source. tongue

But it's clear you're not budging on this point.


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