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Real talk. As someone who was raised Catholic, I just sort of assumed that sexual repression was a by-product of strong religious beliefs, and now I'm both fasc

• alistairSH 4y ago
  religion is in no way a requirement for this What makes you say this? Roe was tossed aside by a largely reactionary Catholic bench[1]. State-level anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, and anything else dealing with sexuality is largely pushed by Evangelicals or other fundamentalist Christian politicians. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Supreme_Co...
  • jrm4 4y ago
    I now no longer believe it's a primary driver -- rather a reflection-slash-convenient reason for some underlying social force of repression. Point is, repression can still exist and manifest without it. See e.g. "thirst traps."
    • alistairSH 4y ago
      That's probably true, but as somebody on the other end of the political spectrum, I'm not sure it matters that much if the reason is actually "because Jesus" or really "Jesus is just an excuse". Either way, voters and the politicians they elect self-identify as conservative Christian while ramming through policies that are largely not the will of the people (at a national level).
  • Der_Einzige 4y ago
    What's funny is that Latinos are turning away from the pope and toward protestant evangelism due to Catholicism being precieved as being too liberal. Also, because white identification from Latinos is skyrocketing.
• lazide 4y ago
  Hardly a uniquely American thing.
• ladyattis 4y ago
  The irony is that Saint Augustine said prostitution was a necessary evil. So it just seems like modern moralists have refused to operate within the real world where some things we find repugnant are legal and protected.
• circlefavshape 4y ago
  It'd be really interesting to study sexual repression in chimps or bonobos. Might have some underlying game-theoretic roots, and not actually be unique to humans