Taboos

[ThatCanadianGuy]

I'm sorry if this seems a bit off topic, but it seems to be pretty relevant (especially in the southern States). Condoms have been pretty much accepted by society (i.e. it's not as embarrasing to buy them, and they don't restrict their sale by age) while other equally prevelant "activities" remain taboo. For example, sex toys (hear me out). I can't seem to find the law in Canada, but in the States the age that you can buy them is 18 and up (and in States like Alabama they're illegal! GASP!). Why the restriction? We've accepted the fact that some teens are having sex; why haven't we accepted that mostly ALL are masturbating? Why should we be barred from buying things that would aid in masturbation, and probably keep us happy enough to wait to have sex for the right time. Let's face it; some teens have sex just because they feel that they aren't satisfyed with masturbation, and still they aren't ready on an emotional level to have sex.

So what do you people think? Should these taboos be more accepted as a better way of preventing KIDS from having sex before they're ready?

[redcar]

Well you see sex toys, a lot of them, are toys meant to be used during sex.

But the thing with all these taboos is that it will take a long time for them to become accepted. Like if you look 50 years back and compare what was unacceptable and taboo then you will see they have disappeared. Not everything of course.

But its a generation thing. Like sexuality. Anything other than hetrosexuality was considered a big taboo for the previous generation, but now not so much. So I wouldn't consider it a case of "should they be more accepted" but "when".

[Sapphire]

Alex said pretty much everything I was going to say. lol.

[Underground_Network]

I agree with Alex, but I agree that its stupid that they're willing to ban you from buying sex toys until you're 18. I mean, they ban sex toys in Alabama, but they legalize prostitution in Nevada? We live in a world that covertly informs us that alcohol and sex are good things. We live in a world full of sex and violence. Do they not expect advertisements and television shows, as well as online ads, etc. to influence adolescents? Hmmm... Btw, I don't really care considering I don't use nor want sex toys, just bringing up a point. :P

[Sapphire]

Sex and violence are ingrained in every living being. It's a natural thing. I mean, Jack the Ripper and Vlad "the Impaler" didn't have television to implant violence or sex into their minds. It was already there.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Yeah and on that note: isn't it weird then that we censor sex and not violence (or not as strenuously). I mean we should have ratings (if I had kids I wouldn't want them to see anything before they are ready) but why should they be skewed into allowing violence into PG-13 movies that were rated R decades ago? It's all or nothing, in my opinion.

[Maverick]

Sex is actually a lot more open than it was in previous generations. I don't understand how you can say it's mass censored because you see sex in a lot of things now. Movies, music, cable tv shows, commercials, etc. PG13 has gotten a lot more graphic in my opinion in terms of sex and violence. The problem is that when it comes to the movie industry a PG13 movie sells more than a rated R (because more people are more than likely to be able to see a PG13 than an R) so a lot of movies try to pass for rated R so they can make more money. It's the parents responsibility to decide what's suitable for their children because no one else has their best interests truly in mind.

[Sapphire]

If kids want to see a film then they are going to see it quite regardless of what their parnets say. I saw loads of 18 rated films when I was 12/13 because there were ways I could sidestep my parents views by watching them else where. Parents don't have as much control as a lot of people would like to think regarding this issue.

[Maverick]

Well of course parents can't be around their kids 24/7. But I was speaking more of younger kids (non-teenagers).

[atlf2856]

there allowed were i live nd some states around me

[Kaius]

Don't bump old threads :locked: