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History of Feminism

redqueen

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28. Actually, the idea that the Victorian era was characterized by sexual repression is a myth.

Reply to Deep13 (Reply #21)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 10:23 AM

Sep 2013

Porn from that era featured not only incest but also ephebophilia and beastiality... so...

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Yes this is rape culture [View all] ismnotwasm Sep 2013 OP

k and r and 3. . 2. . . 1. . niyad Sep 2013 #1

sexual attraction to children is not normal or some choice period Arcanetrance Sep 2013 #2

3..., 2..., 1... R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #3

There are people actually trying to redefine hebephilia and pedophilia as a "kink" redqueen Sep 2013 #4

I have no problem shaming those assholes ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #5

Sorry apologists, but some preferences are not normal. Deep13 Sep 2013 #7

"Children, however, have always been off limits" - Not particularly true. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #8

What? (STRONG TRIGGER WARNING!) redqueen Sep 2013 #11

Historical standards are generally more strict about this than modern standards. Deep13 Sep 2013 #14

Interesting. redqueen Sep 2013 #15

When I was taking psych courses ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #16

That is interesting. Thanks. Nt seabeyond Sep 2013 #17

Yep. He went back and changed what he'd originally written. redqueen Sep 2013 #29

Not surprising, that was well into the modern era. Deep13 Sep 2013 #21

Actually, the idea that the Victorian era was characterized by sexual repression is a myth. redqueen Sep 2013 #28

But was the porn really all that representative? Deep13 Sep 2013 #30

I'm telling you, the repression was a myth. redqueen Sep 2013 #31

right. you said it well. nt seabeyond Sep 2013 #32

I'd like to read on that. Deep13 Sep 2013 #33

You are misquoting me. Deep13 Sep 2013 #12

This ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #13

that is where the problem lies. so much of the facts are ignored or denied to tell the story that seabeyond Sep 2013 #18

Interesting analysis BainsBane Sep 2013 #20

thanks Deep13 Sep 2013 #22

feelings and actions are very different things. Deep13 Sep 2013 #6

if it is like we argued with the 3 or 4 men that came in saying it was a biological urge and could seabeyond Sep 2013 #9

Culturally, it's shameful how we sexualize and fetishize women and children. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #10

Astounding how many people argued that pedophilia was natural BainsBane Sep 2013 #19

Ya. And I never thought much of clooney. Pitt, ya. Clooney? No way. BUT, seabeyond Sep 2013 #23

I'm a Vin Diesel kind of girl myself ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #24

Really? BainsBane Sep 2013 #25

That's why I deliberately used a trailer shot of Riddick 3 ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #26

Yep, yep and yep. redqueen Sep 2013 #27