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| | | (...) Laws need to be based on something (...) Of what value is freedom if nobody respects it? We don't have "absolute freedom" in this country (which is anarchy). If people aren't willing to respect others freedoms, the concept is moot. (...) In (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Yes. When they are necessary. You haven't proven the case that this particular law (banning public nudity) is *necessary* yet, though. If a law isn't protecting the rights of citizens from being infringed, it is not necessary. (not every law (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | (...) Well, they're sexual parts because we've fetishized them to be sexual parts, much like tiny (bound) feet used to be in China. Beyond that, breasts are no more "sexual parts" than the rest of our bodies (and less so than certain other body (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | (...) Indeed! The last thing the "ruling class" wants is for the "masses" to be kept informed by a good independent public sector broadcaster. Far better that they get their "infotainment" from Fox! Scott A (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —John Neal
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| | | | | | | (...) Hmmm. I'm thinking of clay Ashtarte fetishes that are 1,000s of years old which are basically a human form with gigantic breasts. Breasts have always been a symbol for sexuality and fertility that is cross-cultural, which leads me to conclude (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | (...) That piece by Morris has been widely questioned as relying too heavily post-hoc reasoning based on pre-determined gender roles, but I still enjoy a lot of his work. I don't doubt that breasts have been long-time symbols of fertility and (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Hmm... Well, even if they were just motherhood totems, (URL) this> piece of sculpture apparently had other connotations. Those naughty, naughty prehistoric Germans! Dave! (20 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —David Koudys
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| | | | | | | | In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote: <snip> (...) Insofar as at one time the female ankle was considered sexual 'cause that was the part that was 'always covered up'. Making laws based on this type of sexual arousing 'finnikyness' seems very (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) Correct, the bar will be raised, as it was from ankles to breasts. Next will be the sexualization of our youth (which has already begun). What all of this amounts to is the decay of civility-- an amoral route to anarchy. JOHN (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —David Koudys
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| | | | | | | | (...) So we pass laws to lower the hemline back to ankles? There should be a difference between sex and, well, not sex. And this issue of toplessness falls on the non-sex side, or at least it should, for there are societies today that have no (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | | | (...) Why Dave? Didn't you agree before that if no one was being harmed, the laws should not interfere? How would it harm you to happen upon a couple (or more, gasp!) having leisure sex in a park near your house? Chris (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) I'll go with RAH's answer "because it scares the horses"... Other than that, no problem. (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —David Koudys
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| | | | | | In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote: <snip> (...) We're just touching on every topic now, aren't we? Publically funded television is a wonderful thing. Never *ever* get rid of it. My local PBS station (local even though it's in a differnt (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | (...) I agree that most in the US are "modest" by your definition, but what about those who don't fit your definition? Don't they have just as much of a right to be "immodest"? Until someone can tell me exactly why public nudity is harmful, without (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | (...) You may enjoy this: Naked rambler completes his trek (URL) A (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) Please. "Naked"??? He wore shoes and socks! Give me a real Naked Trekker, not this pitiful pretender! JOHN (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —David Koudys
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| | | | | | | In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Orion Pobursky wrote: <snip> someone can tell me exactly why public nudity is harmful, without (...) Hear! Hear!! (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Okay, here goes. First, WRT to religion, I get my values and morals from my religion and they will be reflected in my answer, but they are mine. It is never my intention to force my religion on somebody else. But because I derive my values (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Joakim Olsson
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| | | | | | | "John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:HsKsoz.1qu3@lugnet.com... snipped religion (...) citizens (...) frequent (...) the (...) for the (...) we just (...) Only (...) around (...) would (...) and (...) guess (...) what (...) be (...) to (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | | (...) The example you gave above regarding woman being cover is flawed. The woman in that society choose to cover up. We might not see it as choice since Islamic law dictates it, but think of it from their perspective. They were brought up in a (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Don Heyse
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| | | | | | (...) We're catering to the sensibilities of the local culture and the laws they enact. If enough people in one society decide public sex acts should be illegal then they should be free to create laws to that effect. If you can convince enough (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | | (...) What if I convince enough people that slavery is wonderful? Should we encat a law authorizing slavery? Or, a little less extreme than the above example, what if I convince enough people that men wearing skirts is wonderful? The point I'm (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Don Heyse
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| | | | | | (...) Who said anything about the majority? I just said "enough people". The problem with your argument is that it implies all laws are bad so long as one person disagrees. Well, if that one person likes to kill people, you've got a problem. Without (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | | (...) Isn't that a majority? (...) I'm saying that laws that infringe on one's personal freedom's are wrong. The Principle of Life Ownership states: "I own my own life. I can do whatever I want to with it. This is a right that I take for myself. No (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Don Heyse
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| | | | | | (...) No. Check out what "Pure Democracy is Evil" has to say about majority rule. I love the silly quotes at the bottom. (URL) The problem with your argument is that it implies all laws are bad (...) Agreed. Except for one small detail. You don't (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | | | (...) I agree in the sense the government recognized marriage is useless. Marriage in the sense of 2 people deciding to spend the rest of their lives together and possibly raise offspring is fine. -Orion (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | (...) With adoption, artificial insemination, host mothers, etc, it's hard to make the argument that "gay marriages can't produce progeny" a meaningful argument any more, in my view. Where I think we still have work to do is on the number... why (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I agree. Orion is almost implying that infertile individuals should not marry. ;) (...) You've not met my wife. ;) Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Don Heyse
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I read your post after I posted my reply to Orion, but I think we're almost on the same page here. I guess the difference is that I see the ongoing hacks to the marriage laws as doing more harm than good. However, we are rapidly approaching (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) My contention I that we should do away with marriage laws all together. Government has no business dictating what does or does not constitute a marriage. This dicision is up to the individuals concerned and the life choice they decide to make. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Don Heyse
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Ok. But what do you propose to replace the dependent support systems tied into those marriage laws you'd like to obliterate? Take your time because there's a lot of details that need to be worked out. Don (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) I, at least, would like you to enumerate a handful of these problems. I am now getting the feeling that I misinterpretted your concern (though I just posted a note based on my potential misunderstanding). Chris (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Your misunderstanding me. I'm not saying that I should wake up tomorrow and all the laws regarding marriage will be stricken from the books. Just as cutting off one's arm to stem a minor infection would be bad, so to would instantainiously (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) OK. I think you're right... hacking isn't the right approach for the "final answer". however, as a hacker myself, there's value in hacking. If a few states go through various permutations on this (Ohio, I hear is about to do a very restrictive (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Don Heyse
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| | | | | | | | (...) Why do you draw the line at 2 people? And for that matter, why not allow 6 year olds to marry if they decide to. Like I said, the law is never going to be perfect. I just don't see how the proposed modifications to current marriage laws make (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | (...) Marriage is also a formal statement of interpersonal committment, and the legal recognition of marriage entitles the spouse to benefits and responsibilities not available to non-spouses. (...) No need for that; many same-sex couples already (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | (...) So I agree that unfettered democracy is evil. I think what Orion is asking you is for a definition of "enough people." I'm curious too. (...) I think there is a degree of behavior that could be called impinging on your freedom, but simply (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Don Heyse
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| | | | | | (...) I don't think any one definition fits all situations. Look at the peanuts on airplanes issue. Apparently these peanuts cause an extreme amount of suffering for a rather small number of people. The relativly light pain caused to others by (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | | (...) But you're making a ridiculous comparison. An action by a person that produces a substantially unhealthy state for others is very different than one who does not. The occurrances of people reacting to the sight of a naked body, even a (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Don Heyse
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| | | | | | | | (...) You're almost right here, but you're doing things in the wrong order. Heal the sick people of their neuroses first. Then strike down the no longer needed laws designed to protect them from the consequences of these neuorses. (...) How can you (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | | | Out of curiosity, why do you think we haven't passed compulsory nudity laws for those neurotics who are afraid of clothing? Chris (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Don Heyse
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| | | | | | | | (...) The answer is obvious. There are not enough of them around in these parts. I suspect they tend to live in warmer climates. Don (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | (...) So this is an interesting example, because the negative effects are pretty well understood, and the costs of an alternative are pretty well understood. Of course what may not be so understood is how many other substances can cause fatal (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Pedro Silva
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| | | | | (...) Then why not my morality? What makes yours so much better? That's my point. (...) Exactly *which* freedom of yours was abused by Janet Jackson's bare breast? (...) I find ponytails sexy. Is hair a sexual part? Every body part is as sexual as (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | (...) Ugh! Can we please keep the conversation to humans? Chris ;-) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) We tend (...) Hmm, always? Does that mean that breastfeeding is sex? Hmm, I guess there are some prudes in the world that would like to prevent kids from breastfeeding. Certainly there are those who think it's wrong to do so in public. Of (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Skin (was: Re: Once again, etc.) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | I have read some real nutters along these lines. (...) Yeah, some people think that this sexualization of children bunk starts here. (...) Sadly, some do. It makes light of respectful modesty or somesuch. My wife got into a conversation once with (...) (21 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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