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Originally posted by SecretMethod70
In theory I guess you can guage it by that. But who's to say that what one person fully accepts is what society as a whole deems acceptable? For example, would we then also say it's ok for one to murder a person if one fully accepts someone else murdering them or their family member? Some people may have a sick outlook of the world in which it's ok for anyone to commit murder.
Point being, just because someone thinks it's acceptable behavior and, thus, would fully accept being the recipient of it as well, doesn't mean the other 99% of society would deem it acceptable. Look at this thread for example - there are really only 2 people posting who have any strong feelings towards it being acceptable.
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I will stipulate that just because society may agree 99% with something that it is not a given that the 1% that doesn't agree is wrong. We have billions of people living on this planet and I suspect billions of subtle differences which make everyone an individual. However starting with social mores and accepted standards is what brought us into a civilized society governed by rules. These rules are laws, codes, mores, and accepted practices by the masses. If this man wants to ask out someone's girlfriend he has the ability to do so. Is there a law against it? No, but there is a social standard that looks down upon it. The reason for the social standard and more against dating someone else's GF is due to maintaining the family unit. It goes back thousands of years. I guess what I'm saying is that it is ok for him to be a 1%er who thinks it's ok to date others' SO and he can act on it with the expectation of some negative feedback. He can be an individual who acts on his own accord and will suffer the consequences just as anyone who makes a decision on a course of action. There are reactions and repercussions to every behavior. Those repercussions can be positive or negative. It may be unfair in certain circumstances but it is a nother check and balance which keeps our society structured and evolving.