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Is there a relationship between technologically (or militarily) advanced
nations and degrees of sexual taboos?
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> From: Kenneth Van Oost
> Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 8:57 pm
> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: [Memes and sexuality]
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Elmo Recio <n2wog@usa.net>
> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 6:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Memes and sexuality]
>
>
> > "Lawrence H. de Bivort" <debivort@umd5.umd.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > I wonder if the repression of overt sexuality among humans comes to a
> > > certain extent from a desire to put some distance between ourselves
> and
> > > 'mere' animals, to prove to ourselves that we are not 'animals.'
> >
> > How much of this do you think is due to religion? This is very
> irrational.
> I
> > mean think about it... we are _all_ about killing one another (be it in
> the
> > name of a deity or for entertainment - TV) but as soon as a nipple comes
> out,
> > WOOOH, that's Bad!
> >
> > I dont get it!! Although what i speak of is mainly in the American
> culture.
> >
>
> << Not only in the American culture, though !
> I live in Belgium, you can image what happened after Marc Dutroux
> was found !! A nipple was than just a tip of the iceberg !!
>
> Regards,
>
> Kenneth
>
> (I am, because we are)
> >
> > Elmo Recio; Philadelphia, PA 19103; USA
> > Email: n2wog@usa.net
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> > Sociology and Philosophy student at Drexel Uni
> >
> > The Digital Millenium Copyright Act: Just one more example
> > of greedy multinationals shovelling the entrails of the poor
> > and disenfranchised into the unslakable maw of the corporate
> > fat cats.
> >
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