Originally Posted by derrida

Maybe I misread your response, Kulturkampf but it seems to me that the examples you raise give credence to the idea that sexualities are at least partially socially constructed. If the lack of a homosexual sex taboo results in an apparent increase in homosexual behavior we can conclude that the exhibition (if not the genesis) of such behavior is influenced in part by social norms. (If you are interested I can look up scholarly articles for you regarding societies that are almost exclusively homosexual save for procreative sex)

Originally Posted by The One and Only...

Really? So I suppose cars are frowned upon as well? And the internet?

Originally Posted by Kulturkampf

It is frowned upon by all people and practiced by an extreme minority of humans because it is....

unnatural.

Wrap your brain around a word.

Originally Posted by Kulturkampf

very few people actually practice man-to-man love,

Originally Posted by mburbank

I'm sorry, I can't understand a word he said. Seriously. I THINK he's saying that adult homosexuality has always been taboo in every society and that this inherently means it's unnatural, but damn, it takes a lot of translation and leaps of Lingual faith to get to that meaning.

KittyKrap, if that's what you meant, how do you draw your conclusion, that universal Taboos are neccesarily unnatural? And what do you mean by universal? Because my guess is homos throghout history haven't embraced a taboo against their actions. So if 75% of folks always felt it was wrong, then it is? Or would 70% turn opinion into fact? What about 51%? What's your magic number fo0r making opinion fact?

Or am I totally wrong about what you were saying and what you really meant is your attrcated to pre-pubescent boys and you feel bad about it. 'Cause that seemed to be in there too.

Originally Posted by Kulturkampf

I would point to societies, such as the Greeks, where even a degree of homosexuality was practiced or such as the Afghans, who though practiced pedastery (sp?), never thought it acceptable that their homosexuality would be an attraction to other adult men.

Even in societies that had no gender construct that would inherently pressure someone to be a heterosexual and even where havign sex with boys was acceptable, it eventually was viewed that a literal practice of homosexuality between two men acting as grown-up lovers was taboo.

Basically, in every society except a few where fucking young boys was cool, homosexuality has been viewed as not an acceptable way of life. It is not a natural form to the human.

Originally Posted by Kulturkampf

I would point to societies, such as the Greeks, where even a degree of homosexuality was practiced ... never thought it acceptable that their homosexuality would be an attraction to other adult men.

Originally Posted by Kulturkampf

I would point to societies, such as the Greeks, where even a degree of homosexuality was practiced or such as the Afghans, who though practiced pedastery (sp?), never thought it acceptable that their homosexuality would be an attraction to other adult men.

Originally Posted by Kulturkampf

I would be lying if I said I did.