Post by ohfrigg on Sept 8, 2010 14:32:34 GMT
well that could be it or you could just feel the social pressure not to. it's a taboo, and you'd probably be punished for it in some way. in a lot of cases these taboos do get ingrained as "right" and "wrong". it's just our particular society has determined what benefits us, what is okay to do in certain situations.
i mean, like, what i think is a particularly good example of this is the taboo that it's not okay to have sex with, say, your sister. when you think about it, if you both were willing and used birth control so no kid would be produced, it really doesn't harm anyone. it's only gross and gives you the heeby-jeebies because it's ingrained in us that it's gross.
i mean, like, what i think is a particularly good example of this is the taboo that it's not okay to have sex with, say, your sister. when you think about it, if you both were willing and used birth control so no kid would be produced, it really doesn't harm anyone. it's only gross and gives you the heeby-jeebies because it's ingrained in us that it's gross.