Sometimes we all need a simple reminder that sex is as natural to human life as breathing.

[Union Yes]

Sex should never be feared the way it has always been in America.

Wingnuts fear sex.

Wingnuts fear others having sex.

[H2O Man]

1. Recommended.

I like nature.

[Union Yes]

3. Nature rules!

:rofl:

:hi:

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[AspenRose]

4. Isn't there a Chinese proverb about sex being as natural and common as rain?

Can't remember now.

[Union Yes]

5. Yup, something like that. nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. I don't own an umbrella, if that says anything.

tehe.

[redqueen]

7. Is this about circumcision, Hooters, or swinger parties with food service? (nt)

[AspenRose]

8. Breastfeeding in the smoking section at Olive Garden, silly.

:-)

[seabeyond]

26. lol..... nt

[Mojorabbit]

46. .while eating cornflake coated chicken. nt

[seabeyond]

25. bah hahahahah.... didnt see the circumcision one, but lmao, i too was trying to figure it out.

funny you

[Hekate]

48. You missed obesity and 17" airline seats

:popcorn:

[redqueen]

51. Not sure how those relate to sexuality...

oh wait, I forgot about the guy (was it a doctor?) telling the overweight woman that she'd only be able to date black men. So... yeah... that one counts at least.

[seabeyond]

54. no one wnts to do it with a fat woman? but a fat man is hawt? nt

[Hekate]

55. Just an equally flameworthy topic, when combined with each other...

:eyes:

[Demoiselle]

9. But you don't have to shave your legs to breathe.

(I know, I know, that's a female perspective.)

[redwitch]

11. I read that somewhere too.

And then Death Bear came and made it all better.

[KittyWampus]

20. Death Bear! must kick that thread...

[FreakinDJ]

10. "Viva La Nooner"

[LostInAnomie]

12. I don't have to pay anything to breathe.

:yoiks:

[KittyWampus]

13. Very true. However do you go so far as to advocate people taking a dump in the town square?

after all, it's natural.

Or is there a place for at least minimal social conventions and legal limitations?

Is there a happy medium or point of balance between embracing our natural selves and societal conventions and institutional requirements?

[whathehell]

18. Bingo!

[H2O Man]

21. Which town square?

[KittyWampus]

22. White House Lawn?

[H2O Man]

23. That's not a town square.

[KittyWampus]

27. Well, how about the mall. Sadly, that seems to be our town square. Or is that passe now?

Do people go to malls anymore?

[H2O Man]

29. Well, I live

in rural, upstate NY. Most of the towns & villages have actual "squares." The majority of those have rest rooms. That's why I ask. It makes a difference.

[BR_Parkway]

50. Shrub and Cheney dumped there for 8 long years

[hedgehog]

39. Eating is natural, too, but you aren't allowed to eat on the

bus or the subway in a lot of cities.

[hedgehog]

40. What about cooking in the microwave? A lot of people object to other

people cooking fish in the microwave at work...

[Mike 03]

14. Swell, this is great and all, but can we focus on the wars and healcare first?

Sex is fantastic.

But please...

[whathehell]

19. I get ya.

[SoCalDem]

15. Well, not entirely

breathing does not involve the consent of another person :evilgrin: and while you "can" do without sex, you kind of DO need to keep on breathing:)

[Dr.Phool]

16. What is this "sex" you speak of?

I'm married. I forgot.

[mrcheerful]

31. I think it is a musical instrument that uses a reed to play, has a mouth piece that you put in mouth

and blow? Bill Clinton uses one, lol.

[BrklynLiberal]

17. Wingnuts eat, sleep and breathe fear. without FEAR they would have nothing...

[Mari333]

24. I remember 'sex'...

vaguely....

[closeupready]

28. Sometimes I feel as if Americans approach sex as a violent act, not an act of love.

Or even as an act of sensual pleasure. In contrast, from what I understand, it wasn't uncommon for middle class Romans to place statues of erect phalluses in their homes, out in the open, by the front door even. Priapus, I believe is the god's name. They were really into sex. Yes, 'we all know what happened to them,' but we also know what happened to the Shakers.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

49. Those are called "herms" after Hermes.

[krabigirl]

30. seriously...blowsmy mind how crazed some people are in repressing other people having it.

[Union Yes]

33. Word.

The lengths they're willing to go to, to repress. Sexual repression is central to religious fundamentalism.

Crazy shit indeed.

Peace.


:hi:

[stray cat]

32. However, if you practice it as much you won't get anything else accomplished

I can breath and do lots of things at the same time - at least I personally don't multitask during sex

[Phlem]

34. Now where the hell does it say that

in the Bible?

Everyone knows the truth is in there. (sarcasm)

-p

[Betty Karlson]

35. The Bible has this to say:

that sex is good when embedded in a relationship between equals, who are loving and committed partners. (My paraphrasing)

If you don't believe me, just have a look at how women are consistently, step by step, emancipated by God from Genesis to Luke.

The obsession of Vistorians and neo-victorians with sex is just as bad as those mad scientists who insist love is a chemical by-product of procreational needs. Whether you are disapproving of intimacy or dismissive, the obsession remains an obsession. And obsessions are never embedded in a healthy relationship.

Now can we please leave the sex jokes alone for a moment, boys? I'm sue the subject can render a worthwhile discussion.

[Lisa0825]

36. The Song of Songs is very sensual. nt

[hootinholler]

38. I really don't give a flying fuck at a rolling donut what the bible says about sex or anything else

Sex is good when the people involved in it decide it is good. There is lots of bad sex in committed relationships, just as there is lots of good sex in non-committed relationships or (gasp) even among strangers.

So Sue, how's that for worthwhile?

-Hoot

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[hootinholler]

43. Um sure

Because the bible talks about mad scientists who study brain chemistry and stuff, and I guess one can't either have or reject sex without some sort of obsession.

Ok.

-Hoot

[Occulus]

45. How long does the loving relationship and the commitment have to last?

Is several minutes okay?

:silly:

Seriously, though, procreation has little to do with it. I'm pretty certain most higher-order species "do it" for fun a bit more than "occasionally". Even dolphins have recreational sex totally divorced from procreation (and they're actually good parents besides); on the cable TV show Tosh.0 just last night, they showed a male manatee (I think it was a manatee).... um.... orally pleasuring himself.

I didn't know they could do that.... but I bet he was doing it just because he could. One might call all this an excuse for sexual pleasure, but, um.... I really don't think any of us, of any species, needs an excuse.

Sex is fun, period, and it's fun for very good reason. The fact that we, and other species, take advantage of the biological 'accident' that makes it pleasurable shouldn't surprise anyone.

[Withywindle]

47. I insist on at LEAST half an hour...

I have standards! :hi:

Have you EVER walked past a monkey cage and not seen one wanking? I remember being at a monkey farm in Thailand with my mom, and they gave us veggies to hand out to the critters in the cages, and I tossed a carrot bit into one cage and saw that one little guy was utterly uninterested in food, because he was occupied with something FAR more interesting. Mom giggled. So did I, but I was like, "carry on, little dude."

Some humans can do oral sex on themselves, BTW. You have to be male, and both very flexible and very well-hung, but I did once date a guy who...well, never mind. If I could do it myself, I'd never leave the house.

So yes. Natural as breathing, and as long as it's all completely consensual, honest, and protection is used, about as harmless.

[cliffordu]

37. I'm lovin me some Nature, fer shure!!

[treestar]

42. Wingnuts are OK with it for themselves

It's other they want to judge.

[readmoreoften]

44. You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out, you put your right foot in and...

ow. wait.

[izzybeans]

52. So what you are saying is that your screen name has multiple meanings? :)

Union Yes!

[Jennicut]

53. wingnuts like to have sex. Just don't want other people having any fun.