I was just making the point that the incest taboo is a societal construct. Thus...
everynametaken Send a noteboard - 12/09/2011 05:37:26 AM
the logical conclusion is that it is only "horrific" if it is even known it is happening because it violates the construct. I was just intrigued by Aisha's use of the term horror as if we should all be horrified at the idea of two half siblings accidentally screwing each other.
While it is probably not a good idea for half-siblings to mate and reproduce due to the higher probability of genetic defects, the thought of it happening in such a way isn't really that horrifying (to me anyway).
While it is probably not a good idea for half-siblings to mate and reproduce due to the higher probability of genetic defects, the thought of it happening in such a way isn't really that horrifying (to me anyway).
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
One Sperm Donor, 150 sons and daughters
- 09/09/2011 09:13:14 PM
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Back in the 80's we used to call it "Being a Rock Star". *NM*
- 10/09/2011 12:27:35 AM
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"We?" *NM*
- 10/09/2011 01:36:16 AM
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It's this cool new term I just came up with. It means "myself and other people."
- 10/09/2011 01:50:26 AM
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Yet, if they didn't know they were siblings then they wouldn't be bound by the incest taboo.
- 10/09/2011 03:16:45 AM
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Yes, but the taboo has a rationale behind it.
- 10/09/2011 08:13:01 AM
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Are people with actually diagnosed genetic defects "allowed" to have children? *NM*
- 10/09/2011 12:41:56 PM
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yeah they are allowed
- 10/09/2011 10:22:24 PM
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Of course they are allowed, but why?
- 11/09/2011 01:38:57 AM
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I see where you are going with this, but
- 11/09/2011 08:07:45 PM
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I was just making the point that the incest taboo is a societal construct. Thus...
- 12/09/2011 05:37:26 AM
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