What exactly is the taboo all about?
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Different people view nudity in different ways. Some view it as just a natural thing to walk around nude. Others View nudity as something sexually sacred and something that should only be shared with a spouse. Some people just don't liked to to be touched/looked at while their nude. Whether they were raised that way or come up with these views on their own, i think that sums it up
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It has shades of Grey is my answer,nothing solid to protect it sadly. There is a difference in something being censored because of basic human dignity, and something being ruled inappropriate behavior for a human being. This freedom of everything has taken away my right not to view pornography,not to be subjected to profanity and violence. Not to have prayer in my school because it offends someone! When it was a right and part of my freedom and my kids. My being offended by gross sexual content on regular televison,billboards,...who cares. The right to protect my children from pedophiles (that has been argued as freedom too, and still to this day.) Whos freedoms am I hurting here?Should your neighbor be able to build his house so high yours was obstructed,your gardens died, what if and no small if,it was ruled it was his freedom of expression and need for a tower, would you not want some rules? Something,someone to help keep the peace of your space? Should he be able to have rock concerts every Friday on his yard?,that could very well cover some of the "freedoms", this kind of "freedom"would not be so nice. Nor the freedom to say terrible things about you or your family. Successful society has agreed on rules or we all best find an island, in short supply I might add.
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Nothing weird about it at all.  We were born that way after all.  Sure clothes have their part in today's society but if you're comfortable being naked and not trying to offend anyone then go for it.  In most parts of the world public nudity has been legislated against with small locations where it is acceptable.  Just pick your locations carefully and enjoy!
90664
wats it about ?? sure i guess
600902
What exactly do you want to know about it?
796080
In the Bible, during that event where the Babel tower was involved, it was said that God...oh whatever, the bigger question is "why is incest so taboo when it obviously was the only way Adam and Eve's children procreated?"  According to the bible, anyway....
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Since the earliest moments of modern human language 100,000 years ago, there were things which people feared--death and the spirit world. Linked to this were processes which were not completely understood--conception (including the procreative act) and the inner workings of the human body. As a response to that fear or ignorance certain groups of words became taboo, which means that you don't talk about them. Why not talk about them? Because by naming death, you summoned it to you; by talking about reproduction, you risked the life of the unborn; by naming a deceased relative, you summoned their ghost; by talking about a body part used in reproduction, you risked its malfunction; by naming a deity, you called it to you and that was never a good idea.\n\nDeath is a common one. No one says, "My father died". People say, "He passed away", "He went to meet his Maker", "He went to the great golf course in the sky". In fact, we know that there was an Old English word that meant "to die", because the Middle English word is clearly derived from an Old English word, but it was never, ever written down anywhere in all the Old English texts that exist. In some cultures, you never again mention the name of a dead person.\n\nAnother common place for taboo words is in human reproduction. We don't say, "I f**ked her and she got pregnant" in polite company. You say, "We fell in love and she is now eating for two." The same goes for waste elimination processes.\n\nWhen someone says a taboo word, the common reaction is to cringe or shy away from that person. You don't want to bring the wrath of deity down on your head, you don't want death to come, you don't want a woman to miscarry. All these things are common responses to the use of taboo words.\n\n"Cursing" is just an extension of the use of taboo words. In Modern English, there is a certain set of words referring to body waste elimination, the reproductive act, and the body parts used in that act, that are considered wrong to use in polite company. This is just a modern version of the taboo words that have always been with us.\n\nEDIT: And BTW, there is not a single solitary curse word in English that is derived from an acronym. They are all ancient words in English and date back to Proto-Germanic. In fact, 2500 years ago, "f**k" was the POLITE way to talk about intercourse. Then it was the POLITE way to talk about breeding animals. It is only in the last few centuries that it became taboo and not a respectable word to use in formal settings.\n\nEDIT after reading next post:  LMAO. LMAO.  I did NOT say that f**k came from GERMAN.  Read carefully, and you will see I wrote it comes from PROTO-GERMANIC.  Do your homework before you open your mouth next time.  Proto-Germanic is the common ancestor language of all the Germanic languages.  It is NOT German.  Every Germanic language has a cognate term for English f**k (and the German term is not the one you cite, the German form that is cognate is ficken, matching Dutch fokken and Low German fucken).  F**k is NOT an acronym and does not come from an acronym.  The first time the word was actually written down was in 1503 and was spelled fuk at that time.  Kind of shoots the acronym theory to hell if f**k isn't even spelled that way in its earliest written use.  And why was it not written in English before 1503?  Because is was considered vulgar long before the 19th century judges used it as a euphemism.  It has slipped in and out of vulgarity several times in its history.  Do your homework next time.  Your grade for this exercise, Mr. Aumporpoise:  F.
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Yes, and if it is an educated choice it is not a bad thing, IMO. \n\nQuestions like what is permissive in sex, are completely arbitrary. The proof is that attitudes and taboos with respect to sex vary enormously from one culture to another and have changed from one century to another. The Victorian taboos where a decent woman couldn´t even show an ankle, was followed by much looser rules at the beginning of the 20th century. Even today, kissing in the street in Paris is quite normal, but it will land you in prison in Ry-ad.  \n\nThe reason for the existence of sexual taboos is that there are two aspects to sex. In the past, making children was considered a positive and necessary thing in all societies to assure survival of the tribe. But sex for pleasure goes against this idea, as it increases births outside the clan, which is bad for the tribal survival. Also it grants more liberty for women and would therefore distract them from making and bringing up children. \n\nBut science and education progressed. The tribal nature of humanity disappeared, at least in the west, which created more room for sex without procreation.    \n\nWith the invention of anti-conception methods, sexual permissiveness does no longer have to result in unwanted pregnancies, which liberates women enormously. Education made women (and men!) realize that men and women are their equal.\n\nBut morals didn´t change as quickly as science did. Sex for pleasure is still something where one doesn´t talk about openly, a century old, primitive attitude that hasn´t yet.\n\nBut times are changing, society is changing, taboos disappear slowly. And permissiveness is on the rise.\n\nIt seems that we are finally growing up.
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It's taboo and secretive. It's an adult thing that the adults don't want you to know too much about. It's something that teens are starting to physically feel and want to know more about. And it doesn't help when their friends seems to know more or at least want to discuss it at length.
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It's difficult, many religious people are taught that even thinking about simple things from a non-religious perspective is heresy and sinful.  The key is understanding the taboos.  Taboos are like landmines in a conversation with a religious person, once you step on them the conversation is over or explodes into argument.  \n\nYou need to learn about the religion and its taboos, so you can avoid the red zone. \n\nFor example, with a Mulsim person you simply cannot be talking lightly about Mohammed.  Any type of joke about the Prophet is unacceptable.  Homosexuality is another issue that you should not bring up with a Muslim, you will not get anywhere and eveyrone will get very upset.\n\nWith Christians, you can poke a little fun at Jesus, and you can even talk about homosexuality.  Their taboos are more along the lines of claiming divinity.  Saying "I am my own god" or "Man created god" or "God is Dead" that sort of talk will usually get you a huge explosion of anger.  \n\nWith Jewish people it's persecution.  You cannot make light of any type of persecution of jews or israel.  Even if you think that people have a right to be angry at something israeli government did you need to word it very carefully and diplomaticlally, and attribute the actions to a specific person or political group rather than the entire country.  (ie:  I think that the policies of the Likud party have been unnecessarily cruel and opressive" rather than "Israel is cruel and opressive to the Palestinians") \n\nI'm not trying to push stereotypes; in my experience, these are the taboos that really exist in the various cultures, and in an argument or debate, it's best to avoid them.
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But what's the book about?
63965
what exactly do u wanna know. b more explicit please so that i can try to answer
491914
What is this about???
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Cause it's a risky/taboo kinda thing.
642999
censorship in what aspect of life ?????
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Interesting question. I was 12.\n\nP.S. why do you think the question is rude? Don't answer it if you don't like it! I think it's a rather curious topic that has it's place and time to be discussed (here, for example). \nSexuality should not be a taboo people!\n\nP.S.S.\nBkis, you are the one being rude now!
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Sex is not a taboo in Christianity. Eve was made to fit Adam just perfectlly - as women are made to fit men today. Certain practices and certain restrictions are mentioned in the bible but those are for the protection and well-being of the people.\nSex is a 'right' of people joined in marriage, to the extent that husbands and wives are taught to not withold sex from each other - unless the practices are unclean and unChristian. It is a part of male-female expression of love and unity.\nREVISED: If someone professes Christianity and has sex out of wedlock - then they are disobeying a very basic law - and in effect they are a hypocrite.