Is America hung up on sex?

[kentuck]

They might even be hung up on the word "hung"? From Gary Hart to Bill Clinton to Newt Gingrich to Michael Jackson to whomever, doesn't it seem the subject gets more attention than it deserves? Who gives a dang? Who cares about Bill Clinton's sex life?

If a story has sex involved in it, it will run 24/7 on the tube. Oh, look at me! I am so proud to be a heterosexual. I am so special. Don't you agree with me? I am so much better than everyone else. Those other folks are deviants, aren't they? They don't deserve the same rights as you or I. <sarcasm off>

[jenk]

1. hung up on sex? YES

hung up on gay sex? HELL YES.....too much so

hung up on pedophilia? IT SICKENS ME......ask sicko jacko.

look at all the attention Jackson is getting, and he's been a hermit for the past 8 years or so. makes me wonder if we're a nation of closet pedophiles.

[tom_paine]

2. Yes, and Amerika's hangup with sex has and is being used to

destroy it.

You can thank Bushevik Capos Weyrich and Norquist, may their shriveled sould rot in hell next to Albert Speer, Heydrich, and the rest of their ilk.

[burythehatchet]

3. That whick is repressed becomes prominent

We are a culture that has repressed sexuality for so long that we no longer can think straight about anything.

[burythehatchet]

4. That which is repressed becomes prominent

We are a culture that has repressed sexuality for so long that we no longer can think straight about anything.

[Gin]

7. Our minds are in our groins.....where the mind focuses....behavior

reflects the focus.

[DrWeird]

5. OMG! A SEX THREAD!

Dr. Weird is not sure you can post those here!

[htuttle]

6. Read "The Mass Psychology of Fascism" by William Reich

Here's a very quick summary:
http://www.notbored.org/reich.html

The actual book is much more in depth. It also has the distinction of being both banned by the Nazis, and also banned and burned en masse by the FDA after they'd thrown Reich in prison (where he died).

http://www.fatchucks.com/z4.bb.masspsychology.html

[rucky]

10. Very cool links...

It's all bubblin' to the surface.

Here's another one on the authoritarian personality:

http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap7/chap7l.htm

scroll down about halfway for the meat

[SeasonedOberver]

8. mmm theres a difference between raping a 10 year old and Clinton

to let it be known

[Demonaut]

9. The confusing thing about our culture

is the preoccupation with death, it's ok to watch someone die in a movie to play games that show incredibly violent content but if a womens nipple appears or a bare ass its Freak Out time..We can kill inmates on death row..some may deserve it but there have been many instances of death row inmates being found innocent because of DNA results....We should show more sex on TV and more bare nipples and asses so we can get over these hang ups. Europeans have less violent crime than us because they accept the natural aspects of thier lives.

[Demonaut]

11. did that read as lame is i think?

sorry

[quaker bill]

12. Yes emphatically Yes!

It is an interesting subject, none the less.

However, the obsession with what the Clenis was up to in the Oval Office, is a hallmark.

It is a sickness. We should be thankful enough that we are getting some (given that is the case) and stay out of each other's business in this regard.

What goes on between consenting adults is not my business.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

13. If so, why ain't I havin' any?

lol

(ps, yes I do see the irony in my post)

[THUNDER HANDS]

14. beats me

[are_we_united_yet]

15. I don't condone the behavior of pedophiles, rapist or drug addicts

Lock them up if they are guilty.

But when I see CNN, CBS, Fox, USA today etc etc giving more attention to JackO and Kobe and Rush than these f#ckheads who are screwing over the country it PISSES ME OFF! I'm not falling for the bait! Keep your attention on Mr. "Bring Em On" and his supporting cast of dimwits. It is difficult to get excited about high profile felonious acts when your Country is being raped.

End rant

[Jackson Daley]

16. Yeah - I think that's a fair characterization. That said, I draw a big

distinction between a skirt-chasing womanizer and a pedophile. Neither are particularly savory, but the latter is monstrous, not to mention a criminal. When someone famous (President, rock star, etc.) is accused of something criminal, I'd say it definitely rates SOME coverage (though I don't need to hear about it 24/7.)

[Muddleoftheroad]

17. You said, "hung"

It had to be said.

Of course we are hung up on sex.

[KoKo]

18. No! The Media is "Hung Up On SEX! Wall to Wall....non-stop..Media are

"Whores" so of course they LOVE SEX! Actually the Media are Whores and Pimps...so they get along very well in that crowd. But, the MEDIA only trades in the High Class Porno.....they don't touch the "ordinary folks in their Pimping and Whoring. High Class for Big $$$$$$$$$$$'s All the Way!