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Am I the only one who sees a difference between something being frowned upon by some individuals and something being restricted by the culture? And between being frowned upon by a few vocal people and the general culture caring at all? Whose sexual activity is being restricted? (Not counting...

I initially took this to mean that becoming a vampire sort of gave the victim a new personality, and that the real Durkon personality is contained within until death. And as for the accent, don't all vampires get a Germanic accent? But the more I think about this, I'm disappointed. I was liking...

I think it's the term, "repressive" that is a problem in this discussion. Its use here seems to be overstepping. It's almost like Godwinning the discussion. If you don't believe in freedom at over level 9000, then you're a nazi. I'll agree that maybe the US is less open sexually than some other...

Just because you don't hand over four quarters at the time you recieve the condom doesn't mean you don't pay for it. But I don't see the relationship between an individual paying a buck for a condom if he/she needs one vs. getting handed one without immediate payment and sexual repression...

Having "the talk" with one's kids about "the birds and the bees" is a common thing in America. Most parents do educate their kids about sex and sexuality. (I say "most" like I'd say, "Most parents teach their kids not to get into a stranger's car.") Not liking the idea of government schools...

As to contraception: "Free" as in cost no money, no it generally isn't free. But then, neither is aspirin or water. "Free" as in availalbe for anyone, yes. I bought my first condom at 16 years old. My first girlfriend got on birth control pills at 16 without her parents' knowledge. (Granted...

Yeah, I know. But I didn't want to use that one example as others here use single instances to suggest that America is fine with prostitution. Bullgrit

Like I said earlier, just because Saturn is smaller than Jupiter doesn't mean Saturn is a small planet. If Europe is Jupiter with sexuality, and America is Saturn, (or even Neptune*), doesn't mean America is a small planet of sexuality. No one would put Saturn in the size catagory with Mercury...

Do UK politicians occasionally get into trouble for their sex lives? Does the UK have a group that’s against homosexuality? Does the UK have general legal prostitution? Does UK public TV regularly show breast nipples, full frontal nudity, actual sex acts? (Curious: Did the UK release of The...

What would convince me that what I see on a daily basis, and what I've experienced over 46 years is wrong? Well, maybe some evidence that is more than rare incidents, and that is not just shocking claims either made up whole-clothe or blown up far beyond the actual facts. This idea that America...

Some clothing styles seem to cycle back around every few decades. But some don't. Without going back earlier than just our parents' ages, there was a time when men wore ties and coats and hats regularly. The other day, I saw a TV show from the 70s where the family had friends over to their...

States? Plural? Advertisements? Plural? Billboards? Plural? Actually, it was one billboard, in one city, apparently over a misunderstanding. "However, buses all over town are still cruising the streets baring the original posters of the wrestlers --male nipples and all."...

Tried it once and found it to be the most uncomfortable intimate experience. A while later, I let myself get caught up in one to the point where when I realized I really didn't want it again, it was uncomfortable untangling from the situation. So, I can knock it with experience as not a thing...

So, because you can find a few examples of crazy zealots having a personal problem with sexuality, all 300 million Americans are sexually repressive? This is like those who claim there's a war on Christmas. Point out a few incidents and expand it to cover the entire country and culture. Do you...

I'd be willing to bet, if you checked enough towns, England, and even France, has old ridiculous sex laws on their books as well. A law that isn't enforced -- isn't even known unless you dig in historical municipality documents -- isn't really fair play for argument about what is or isn't...

Wha? America is sexually repressed/repressive? Do you watch TV or movies? You can literally go anywhere in this country and hook up with anyone for sex at any time. So long as nothing is forced, and you aren't directly paying for it (a law which I agree is odd), sex is totally unrepressed here...

As to the OP: My brother was, at one time, a maintenance guy for an apartment complex. He's told me stories that make me shake my head. Like a dart board set up in front of a window. Spoiler: the window got broken. My step-father did some maintenance at an appartment complex we lived in for a...

Repression? Where'd that idea come from? And high sex drives and one night stands aren't necessarily related. One can have a high sex drive and never have a one night stand, and folks hooking up for one nighters don't necessarily have high sex drives. Heck, I'd even posit that folks in steady...

My current home and my previous home were located in neighborhoods with rather extensive home owners association rules. We knew these rules before we bought our homes, and we could have not bought if we disagreed or found them too restrictive. In both neighborhoods, we and others rarely...

I heard a story on the radio this weekend that made me think about this. I've never really understood the one-night-stand culture. Going to bars every night, (or even just on weekend nights), picking up random strangers for an intimate encounter. I've known players, both male and female, who...