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No. Mostly because we cannot trust the majority of adults to maintain things in private. These things go from being private to being public too easily.
I'm no prude. I enjoy sex as much as the next person; even some of the more unusual forms of sexual expression. I just don't believe that most people are capable of keeping it in private, and therefore we need to restrict what can and cannot be done.
I don't have a problem with prostitution in general. I have a problem with it being in the public view, and we all know that if it's legalized it's going to become MORE visible, not less. I could even be convinced to accept homosexuality on some level IF it could be forced into PRIVATE SETTINGS ONLY. The problem is that we cannot do that. Until we find a way to move the less socially acceptable forms of these acts into private settings only, they need to be regulated.
Lets be careful here, the slope may be slippery.Just because you don't accept them doesn't mean the same for the rest of society.
Besides, who cares about being socially acceptable? People should be free to do as they please, obviously as long as it doesn't cause bodily harm to or endanger the safety of another person.
We must finally leave the 16th century and legalize prostitution !umm...the only thing that stands between us and you idea of sexual freedom is the legalization of prostitution.
We are not sexually free. All sex between consenting adults is not legal. I favor legalizing human sexuality. It should be very simple. Any kind of sex is made legal as long as it's done in privacy and all involved are consenting adults. End of story. It should not matter whether they're of the same or opposite sex, if money is involved, if some people think the acts are strange. If they consent -- if they're adults -- if it's in a privacy, it's legal.
Btw, strong emphasis on adults. No pedophilia is allowed.
Lets be careful here, the slope may be slippery.
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If it doesn't harm anyone, it should be legal
We are not sexually free. All sex between consenting adults is not legal. I favor legalizing human sexuality. It should be very simple. Any kind of sex is made legal as long as it's done in privacy and all involved are consenting adults. End of story. It should not matter whether they're of the same or opposite sex, if money is involved, if some people think the acts are strange. If they consent -- if they're adults -- if it's in a privacy, it's legal.
Btw, strong emphasis on adults. No pedophilia is allowed.
So two siblings, a parent and and adult child, a grandparent and adult grandchild, and two cousins should be able to legally engage in sex?
To take a step back for a moment, the problem with incest comes not from the sex itself, but from the genetic problems associated with inbreeding. Because of that, a lot of us, myself included, think it's really icky and gross and don't want to do it. But I can't help but see consensual sex between two adults, for whatever reason, to be none of my business and certainly none of the government's.
There's a big difference between disliking something and making it a crime. If some other people want freaky inbred children, or to keep their relations in their weird inbred family, it's not really any concern of mine. In fact, keeping them all together somewhere might be beneficial to the rest of us. They'll die out from genetic problems at some point, and so the gene pool will be cleansed. It's natural selection in action.
So yeah, any consensual sex between adults should be legal. But it's completely fine not to want to partake in whichever options you don't want. Making something like this a crime does more harm than good.
Legally - yesSo two siblings, a parent and and adult child, a grandparent and adult grandchild, and two cousins should be able to legally engage in sex?
Yes, prostitution should be legalized. I'm not really sure what else you might be referring to. I can't think of any other sex acts done privately between two consenting adults which are illegal.
Some sodomy laws still exist.
Are they actually still enforced? If so, how?
Maybe by secret gov't peeping toms?
Do you mean all of those people engaging at once in a big group, or just each example on their own (two siblings, parent and adult child... ect)?
I think it's bad for society and for the law to view sex as a purchasable commodity. It degrades the human body, encourages sexual immorality, and still would not outlaw illegal prostitution. If a pimp has to pay taxes for prostitution, pay to have them drug tested, and if clients have to pay to be drug tested themselves to prove they won't spread disease will result in a price hike. Illegal markets will still be around because they can offer sex for less.
I wanted to address the incest issue. First, I find it totally revolting and would never do it under any circumstances. Second, the consenting adults standard still applies. Incestuous rape should remain illegal because consent is not present. Sex with a child is also out because a child cannot consent whether related or not. That leaves related adults. IMO it's completely gross, but they should be allowed to have sexual relations if they choose to. It's not that I'm recommending it. It's just that I don't think it's the government's role to prohibit consenting adults from doing what they want in privacy. It's true that people too closely related are at higher risk of genetically deficient offspring. However, most sex is not for reproduction. .
Most sex happens with birth control and no intent for offspring. And many people have had their tubes tied or are older and cannot reproduce. There's also a higher risk of defects in reproduction between people who aren't related, but just have lousy genes. They should not be prohibited from having sex either.
Yes, incest is abhorrent to most people. However, it's also a case where the government should just butt out and let people make their own choices
You are not worried that tv shows and talk shows will try to normalize incestuous relationships like they do with homosexuals and trannys and the consequences inbreeding could have on society?
The TV talk shows can talk about whatever they want. It's known as free speech. And homosexual relationships are legitimate and normal relationships that we should accept.
On that basis, should we also ban sex between non-related people who have lousy genes?
Are incestuous relations legitimate and normal as homosexual relationships are?
Wait a minute. You're Very Conservative, and you're not a prude (even enjoying strange forms of sex)? I believe I just heard liberal minds exploding everywhere. :lol:No. Mostly because we cannot trust the majority of adults to maintain things in private. These things go from being private to being public too easily.
I'm no prude. I enjoy sex as much as the next person; even some of the more unusual forms of sexual expression. I just don't believe that most people are capable of keeping it in private, and therefore we need to restrict what can and cannot be done.
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