Which Western Taboos do you agree with? (2 Viewers)

[JonathanM]

Why are things illegal? Because they affect how others can exercise their freedoms, usually.

Well it depends upon the context, like pretty much everything on that list.

 

[throwaway]

but you can't jump the track
we're like cars on a cable

 

[kelly tully]

So much burning stupidity.

 

[Aerath]

1. Prostitution
2. Adultery
3. Illegal drugs
4. Incest
5. Bestiality
6. Pornography
7. Child Pornography
8. Eating dogs
9. Eating horses
10. Homosexuality
11. Nudity
12. Cannibalism
13. Necrophilia
14. Asking people their income
15. Swearing
16. Casual sex
17. Sex with children
18. Gambling
19. BDSM
20. Farting

 

[staticsiscool]

Illegal
drugs

lol

 

[KFunk]

Why are things illegal? Because they affect how others can exercise their freedoms, usually.

You missed the point. Suppose I ask you why it is wrong/immoral to deny people the exercise of their freedoms. Eventually most people bottom out in gut instinct and claim that it 'just is'.

Moreover, the fact that the incorrectness/'stupidity' of my statement 'cannot be expressed in words' acts to affirm my point.

 

[staticsiscool]

ObscEne = #1 worst poster

arguing with kfunk, philosophy honours student

lol

 

[HumanDichotomy]

1. Prostitution
2. Adultery
3. Illegal drugs
4. Incest
5. Bestiality
6. Pornography
7. Child Pornography
8. Eating dogs
9. Eating horses
10. Homosexuality
11. Nudity
12. Cannibalism
13. Necrophilia
14. Asking people their income
15. Swearing
16. Casual sex
17. Sex with children
18. Gambling
19. BDSM
20. Farting

2. Because it's a betrayal of trust, I think it's wrong almost all the time, but if for some reason the other partners are ok with it, then I guess I would be more comfortable with that. Overall, though, I would have to say that I am against it, hence the bold.

3. Some illegal drugs should be legal for personal use and/or pain relief.

4. If an incestuous relationship is between two consenting adults and doesn't produce biological kids then, well, it's not to say that I'm personally comfortable with it, but intellectually, I can really see no reason to be against it.

5. Bestiality because the animal can't actively consent or refuse in a definitive way which we can understand. And even if they do give some signs of doing so, who's to say they won't be ignored? They can't communicate to an outside party about what they are experiencing and thus have no way of getting out of the situation if they are suffering.

12. In my opinion, the circumstances in which performing an act of cannibalism would be acceptable would be if it was necessary for survival, and if the person was already dead.

13. My main issue with this is the dead person can't give consent, and it seems unlikely most people would while still able to, and this, to me, is an insult to their memory. But if, for some reason, a couple agrees to this before one of them dies, then, again, although I am not personally comfortable with it, intellectually it would seem unreasonable to oppose it.

14. Obviously, in some situations, this would be highly inappropriate and/or rude, and in others, it might just happen as part of a conversation. Anyway, the person being asked can always refuse to answer.

16. This, because I think in some situations, it can cause a lot of emotional damage that might've been avoided if people had been less casual about things, because people can end up having different expectations, or feeling used or cheap or whatever. But if the two people are fully aware of the situation, etc., then again, it's fine.

18. Because it can become addictive and really ruin lives, but if it's just the occasional horse bet or scratchie...

19. Because it can be dangerous and/or harmful, but if people are careful, then, whatever. It's their choice.

 

[spiny norman]

God, some of you people make me feel like a prude. That said, there are others who make me feel like a total wild child.

1. Prostitution
2. Adultery
3. Illegal drugs
4. Incest
5. Bestiality
6. Pornography
7. Child Pornography
8. Eating dogs
9. Eating horses
10. Homosexuality
11. Nudity
12. Cannibalism
13. Necrophilia
14. Asking people their income
15. Swearing
16. Casual sex
17. Sex with children
18. Gambling
19. BDSM
20. Farting

To expand:

7. Child pornography - I'm torn on this. While I think the making of it is inherently wrong, I also think that if a pervert is attracted to little kids, watching child porn is a better way for them to get their rocks off than going out and molesting some kid. But, that said, the accessing of it does give a market to make it (similarly, though I marked them as not being morally wrong, I think the use of illegal drugs help fund great crime syndicates, but that's an issue with the law).

12. Cannibalism: As a catch-all rule, I'd say it's morally wrong, but in times of survival, where people have been forced to eat one another to survive, I don't feel there's a moral issue with that.

 

[incentivation]

If the government has to spend a lot of money to convince us that something is true, it must be true.

Much like climate change. No vested interests whatsoever.

 

[Serius]

4. If an incestuous relationship is between two consenting adults and doesn't produce biological kids then, well, it's not to say that I'm personally comfortable with it, but intellectually, I can really see no reason to be against it.

Why should you have a right to say if a couple can reproduce or not? they arent harming you, in fact its got pretty much nothing to do with you. Its not just people who are related that can have a poor genetic match when it comes to having children. Are you also going to tell couples that have an amazing number of recessive bad genes that they cant have kids?

5. Bestiality because the animal can't actively consent or refuse in a definitive way which we can understand. And even if they do give some signs of doing so, who's to say they won't be ignored? They can't communicate to an outside party about what they are experiencing and thus have no way of getting out of the situation if they are suffering.

Who cares? our legal system seems to show that animals are merely posessions to do with as we wish. Their consent doesnt matter and never has. We enslave them, torture them, kill them and consume their bodies at our whim. A little unwanted sex is hardly as bad as other institutionalised harm like that. Even then, whose to say the animal is actually being harmed? for all we know it likes it.

12. In my opinion, the circumstances in which performing an act of cannibalism would be acceptable would be if it was necessary for survival, and if the person was already dead.

I can agree with this. It isnt right to kill someone so that you can eat them, but if you were going to die from starvation if you didnt, then your right to do anything necessary to survive trumps murder imo.

13. My main issue with this is the dead person can't give consent, and it seems unlikely most people would while still able to, and this, to me, is an insult to their memory. But if, for some reason, a couple agrees to this before one of them dies, then, again, although I am not personally comfortable with it, intellectually it would seem unreasonable to oppose it.

They are a dead body, a pile of rotting meat. Their consent no longer matters. Of course, their body effectively becomes part of their estate and now belongs to their family, so their property rights trump your need to have sex with a dead body, but if its your wife, or the family agrees or something like that, then yeah theres nothing intrinsically wrong with it. Its about as wrong as having sex with a stuffed toy, both are inanimate objects.

14. Obviously, in some situations, this would be highly inappropriate and/or rude, and in others, it might just happen as part of a conversation. Anyway, the person being asked can always refuse to answer.

rude sometimes, yes but not what i would call immoral or taboo.

16. This, because I think in some situations, it can cause a lot of emotional damage that might've been avoided if people had been less casual about things, because people can end up having different expectations, or feeling used or cheap or whatever. But if the two people are fully aware of the situation, etc., then again, it's fine.

Peoples feelings might get hurt....right. Who cares? if two adults consent then its all free game imo.

18. Because it can become addictive and really ruin lives, but if it's just the occasional horse bet or scratchie...

Same can be said for alcohol, but there's nothing inherently immoral about drinking.

19. Because it can be dangerous and/or harmful, but if people are careful, then, whatever. It's their choice.

If two consenting adults agree, then who is being harmed? if they dont like it they are free to withdraw their consent.

 

[Riet]

physical harm is such a shit reason. Should we also ban all martial arts with sparring/competition and all sports where people may hurt themselves? (read: most of them).

 

[SylviaB]

I meant it in the sense they're not initiating force against people or physically hurting them without their consent.
Which is very immoral.


and I said it to distinguish from emotional/mental harm, because if I just said harm you could argue that homosexuality upsets people

srsly

 

[Riet]

yeah, as much fun as it was in highschool, pretty sure footy results in far more injuries and costs to the healthcare system than drugs like MDMA and weed.

 

[xeuyrawp]

19. BDSM

....

19. Because it can be dangerous and/or harmful, but if people are careful, then, whatever. It's their choice.

Careful, wtf? Consenting adults should be allowed to do whatever they want without infringing on other people's rights.

Anything else is slavery, really.

 

[Slidey]

Why are things illegal? Because they affect how others can exercise their freedoms, usually.

Well done acting like an immature schoolkid instead of responding intelligently to possibly the most well-read and level-headed poster on this forum.

 

[0bs3n3]

Well done acting like an immature schoolkid instead of responding intelligently to possibly the most well-read and level-headed poster on this forum.

First to admit I am an immature schoolkid sry.

 

[jennyfromdabloc]

Well done acting like an immature schoolkid instead of responding intelligently to possibly the most well-read and level-headed poster on this forum.

He is well read, we know this because he name drops what he reads and inserts long, irrelevant quotes all the time.

Tbh he is overrated. He makes some interesting points, but sometimes he is just a wanker.

 

[Slidey]

Tbh he is overrated. He makes some interesting points, but sometimes he is just a wanker.

You're a wanker all the time, but you don't even offset it by posting interesting or enlightening stuff, so I'll stick with him.

 

[jennyfromdabloc]

You're a wanker all the time, but you don't even offset it by posting interesting or enlightening stuff, so I'll stick with him.

I'm the opposite of a wanker. I'm frank and honest about what I think and I don't go out of my way to try and prove to everyone how intelligent and well read I am.