reply to post by El Davicho
I agree with you.
I think there are many ways in which this is perpetuated in American society, not least because of the insane witch-hunt for "paedophiles" which
started in the 90's.
The protection of kids is the no: 1 motivating factor.
The fact is, bad things happen, they always have. Nothing has changed in that regard. What has changed is the methods of reporting, the criminal
system and ability to spread such fear throughout a community until it becomes an entity with its own momentum.
You just need to look at your legal system and the "registers" you have for "sex offenders". People can end up on such lists for stupidly
ridiculous reasons, and they are branded simply as a "sex offender" the circumstances of their guilt are not identified.
A frat could streak at a party, and if a minor is present and a complaint made, that poor guy is then on a register as as a "sex offender"!
We have the same problems in the UK too.
I don't think this stems from religion any more. It probably did at one time, but now it's all about political correctness and "protecting
children". Just look at Italy, the epicentre of Catholicism, and they're at it like Bunnies!
The attitudes to sex in mainland Europe are probably the most relaxed anywhere in the world.
One thing that really does bother me is censorship.
The idea that some government body or panel of people have the right to tell me what I can view and what I can't (while such things are within law)
is insane.
Again (just as it was in the 80's) it's put down to protecting minors. What about the responsibility of the parents? They can control the PC, the
Cable TV, they can monitor what their kids are doing (if they do their job right) and it doesn't need to affect the rest of society through the
implementation of insane laws and restrictions.
It completely baffles me why we "protect" people from the realities of sex between adults, nudity etc, and yet we are quite happy to see news at any
hour of the day where one country is slaughtering another over religious belief or ownership of resources and land.
