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Originally Posted by Ustwo
This is an interesting subject to play devils advocate on as it shows even the most tolerant of people become intolerant once they find their 'ick' factor.
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Ustwo made that comment in
this thread. That got me to thinking. Back in
my day (remember kids, I'm old), something as benign as a blowjob, was somewhat of a oddity. Oh, they were out there, don't get me wrong. But rare it was, to find one of those "special" girls that would actually
do it. It carried an Ick factor. Vaginal intercourse was far more common than oral sex. To illustrate, consider that I "lost it" at the age of 16. Conversely, I didn't receive my first blowjob until I was 24 (I think?) Now, oral sex is so common that it's regarded as the next step up from a passionate kiss, and one step below intercourse.
Anal sex? Well, that was virtualy nonexistent back in my day. It carried an Ick factor. While still not as common as oral sex, it is becoming more of an accepted...practice.
Homosexuals were extremely closeted, back in my youth. It was the rare (and very brave, in my opinion) man, that came "out" to profess his love of other men. It carried an Ick factor. Now...the stigma is nowhere near what it was. Oh, there's still a stigma to it, but it's becoming much more accepted and tolerated.
Where am I going with this? I'm not even really sure myself. But the main point is that no one openly condones, nor accepts, such practices as pedophilia, necrophilia, or beastiality. Now, I don't think (at least I hope) that pedophilia will ever be condoned. But, will such practices as necrophilia or beastiality? Will they ever be looked upon as accepted alternative lifestyles? Before you answer that, think that back 50, 40 or even 30 years ago, the very idea of two people of the same sex marrying was unimmaginable. Now...for a very large segment of our society, it's looked upon as a non-issue. It seems, that our societal "Ick Factor" rides along a sliding scale. Does the Ick Factor have a built in stopping mechanism? Are there some practices, that are so abhorent, that the Ick Factor cannot breach the barrior?