| Council Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, Near Detroit Posts: 1,029 Level up: 50%, 101 Points needed |  |  I feel that masturbation is a good thing, and if anyone wants to discuss it openly, that's just fine. It's bound to be more interesting than whatever other small talk we might be making.
But even though I have no problem with someone else talking about it, I tend to avoid talking about it myself.
I think most people feel uncomfortable with the subject. I don't think they have any good reason to feel uncomfortable, but still, if they don't want me to talk about masturbation, then I guess I won't talk about it.
And even when someone else is talking about his own experiences with masturbation, I don't join in, simply because I'm pretty me joining in would cause that person to think negatively of me. Quote:
Originally Posted by Katczinsky  Well I mean, I don't think it has anything to do with being natural and everything; I think it's just a common courtesy thing. It's private. Just because it's natural doesn't mean I want to talk about it, and I certainly don't want to have an unfortunate event of having an image of someone I don't like doing it.
Just because we all use the toilet from now and then doesn't mean we have to discuss the details. | In my opinion, using the toilet is a different situation. We naturally find bodily waste to smell horrible, look horrible, and be utterly and completely repulsive. Furthermore, it is very bacteria-filled.
In the case of masturbation, however, I argue that there is no natural repulsion, and I feel that your desire to avoid imagining someone masturbating is part of the society-created taboo on masturbation and nudity.
So in one case, we kind of have good reason to be repulsed. In the other, I don't think there is good reason. -Jaxian |