We're all here because we have a certain aspect of open-mindedness. Acceptance is a big part of sexuality. Just because I'm not into men doesn't mean that all homosexuals are wrong, and I can totally accept that fact. Sure. The same goes for all kinds of kinky stuff....if you're not into it, you can (usually) admit that it's okay. But on the other hand, there are certain things that just seem WRONG. Incest, rape, beastiality, child pornography, victimization - these are some things that just totally disgust me, but some other folks around here seem to find some of these things okay.

So where do you draw the line between open-minded acceptance and deciding something is simply morally wrong? I mean, the really hardcore Christians think that pornography and masturbation are SINS, but I think most of us on here can agree that these things are normal dimensions of a person's sexuality. How can you tell what "isn't your thing" and what is just simply wrong?

 

Morally wrong? Rape, victimizing and child porn, people who engage in these acts should be locked up for life. Minus rapists, I think they should be executed.

 

i think things that get people put in jail are morally wrong, unless like its like sleeping with your 2nd cousin or something, i also think that when someone older takes advantage of someone young.

 

What you said is logically false. You're saying that if the government said that rape was okay and made it legal, then it would suddenly become find in your mind. I don't buy it.

 

So wait, every person convicted of rape should be excecuted? What if one single person was falsely accused?

I think the issue here is a lot deeper. How do you know something that disgusts you isn't fine and you're just overreacting?

 

A drug Dealer serves more time than a rapist usually...

But, I find fantisizing about Rape and Incest are okay to THINK about on a fantisy basis but once you think about trying, or actually do Rape someone or have sex with your sister then you cross the line, I think almost everything is okay up in the head is okay (but child porn, none of it is good) but once you cross the line of fantasy its WRONG.

just my 2 cents

 

What I'm saying is that things that are illegal now, I don't change based on other people changing. Like I follow the Old Testmant, if I had to pick one, and I just because they are saying Pluto isn't a planet doesn't mean I'm going to change, it's always going to be a planet to me.

 

Well naturally long trials would endure but after enough evidence or the person comes clean, the final verdict would be death. I'm not overreacting, I know people who are a victim of rapists, some people very close to me and I swear if I come across these guys, they're going to regret even the thought of doing these acts.

 

(Fifth rewrite)

I draw the boundary at those things which cause injury, whether physical, mental, or spiritual, to another. For example, even if fully consented to, a whipping which leaves permanent scars on a masochist's body is unacceptable.

The problem lies when you try to put that distinction into a social context and cultural rule. Because there are 17 year olds who are not mature enough to handle sexual activity, we set the age of majority at 18, even as we recognize that there are quite possibly those even as young as 8 who would suffer no injury from such activities. At what point does protecting people from injury become mollycoddling? It's not an easy question to answer, and can't really be answered by an individual, but only by a society through trial and error.

 

I consider myself to be a pretty open-minded person. Like you, I do draw the line on certain things. The easiest way that I can sum up how I can tell if it's not my thing or I think it's wrong is by gut instinct. I think some of the things that I think are wrong (child porn for example) are obviously morally wrong. Others that aren't so obvious, it's because of how it makes me feel.

 

I'd like to think that i'm opened minded, and for most stuff I am, I draw the line at Murder, Rape and Child porn, In those two cases...You cut the fucker dick off, and ram it down his throat, until he chokes to death, or swollows it, then bleeds to death! Murder, if convicted, texas has it right!
Stealing, if caught...loose your hand!
Cheating another person, you loose what ever it was you cheated that person out of!
As far as gay...if you want to be gay be gay! Living with a man can't be any worse that living with a woman.
Incest, well that is more of a society issue, I don't agree with it, but to each there own, and when
little bubba comes out retarded, don't come crying to me.
Taxes, I don't like the fact that I have to live week to week, while these do nothings, get to sit back, and limit my way of living that much farther!
In actuality I'm no farther ahead now then when Mrs Doc, and my self got married 25yrs ago, and we've tripple our income sence then.
Religion...To each there own.
Well that's my 2 cents.
Doc.

 

Well my mother had the idea that murderers should be tested on. You know like testing different drugs on them instead of animals.

 

morality of the open mind

Great subject and some really good posts regarding the original.I wish we would get to the point in our society where the less we know about anyones sexuality the better we all will be. If we feel the need to pack someones ears with personal points especially one so volitale as "sex" than Don't bitch about someone commenting on that which shopuld have stayed behind closed doors. If, on the other hand , you don't give a damn about the cotroversy which will follow, than do your thang. Regarding the comments about various crimes and the immediate justice some feel is necessary. The # of people that have either served time for crimes they never committed>or the ones that are currently serving time for crimes they never did I believe would shock us. If for figure sake 5% are serving major prison time unjustly and we have about half a MILLION citizens locked up now so roughly 25000.00 of our fellow citizens are rotting away with no hope and chance of being set free.Usually it's people that have never served time in jails or prisons thats eek the swiftest and most harsh penalty. I can assure you that getting yourself locked up will change that feeling in a hurry. Yeah, when I hear about these low form of humanity that terrorizes,maims and murders our children I wanna fry his ass .NOW.But there are somany things that stays hidden about these awful cases. Nothing is as it appears. Our siociety has given crooks and criminal carte blanch tobuild more prisons. Rest assured those prisons wil;l be filled to capacity. By people just like us......believeit!

 

Re: morality of the open mind

If this is how you truly feel, why did you join a sex forum?

 

Rain has a good point there. Why join this forum where we are very open about sexuality again if you don't want to hear people's opinions and about their sexuality? Anyway, as far as being open minded goes, I personally draw the line at anything that is done that is not consensual. I don't want to hear about how anybody raped a drunk girl or something like that, I don't want to hear about somebody using their power to force someone into sex unwillingly, and I sure as hell don't want to hear about an older guy taking advantage of younger girls. Other than that, hey whatever floats your boat.

 

I tend to draw the line at the point that someone is victimized. If I pay someone to whip me and it leaves scars, I'm not a victim. If I fantasize about being raped and write about it, there's no victim. If I write a story about sex with an underage child, there is no victim. On the other hand, if I look at a child porn picture or video, or if I actually have sex with a child, there is a victim.

To the extent that I subscribe to any idea of "morality", or "right" or "wrong", it's inextricably bound up in the idea of hurting someone else. For me, it's not about what the Bible says, or any other holy book.

 

Considering myself to be very open minded, I would draw the line at certain things like child pornography and rape.
I do enjoy reading ficticious stories of most themes, but child porn and rape, whether real or a work of fiction aren't my cup of tea.
Even some of the ficticious stories are a bit much, but I do respect that others have differing opinions. I'm curious about most things but anything that has children or brutal rape are not for me. Oh and murder stories as well.