Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id PAA15223 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:35:02 +0100 Subject: Re: Memes and sexuality Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 10:32:42 -0400 x-sender: wsmith1@camail2.harvard.edu x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, Claritas Est Veritas From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> To: "Memetics Discussion List" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Message-ID: <20000716143241.AAA16497@camailp.harvard.edu@[204.96.32.176]> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Kenneth Van Oost made this comment not too long ago --
>on the one hand pre-sexual girls and on the
>other hand boys who don 't really find girls of their own age to start up
>an affair with !!
>Don 't you think that is an argument to account for !?
Sounds like the way it is and mostly always has been. Yes, young girls
are dreadfully body-conscious and a lot of self-loathing happens- yes,
this decreases their self-image, and, well, makes them prime targets for
abusive people.
Abuse is also on the rise. Lots to account for here.
- Wade
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