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Nor does it imply the exclusion of sexual behaviour/discussion in every possible context. (assuming here you meant to say "sex-positive") This conference was a
by mackem 14y ago
Nor does it imply the exclusion of sexual behaviour/discussion in every possible context. (assuming here you meant to say "sex-positive")
This conference was a big event with lots of people and lots of talking. I think it would be odd if in all those countless discussions someone didn't mention something sexual just by accident.
Whilst I don't think sexual innuendo's are particularly witty, I would hardly count 2 of them in a conference with hundreds of people as a grotesque and unnecessary insertion of sexuality into a non-sexual context.
This incident does reek of sex-negativity. If this was any other form of joke someone didn't find funny, it would be a non-issue. But peoples uncomfortability with anything remotely sexual means it gets perceived as sexist. I mean, sex kind sounds like sexist right?
- illuminate 14y ago"assuming here you meant to say 'sex-positive'" Yep. "This incident does reek of sex-negativity." Again, it's all about context. Feeling negative about sexual discussion at work and at conferences does not mean that you can not promote positive attitudes in your private life and among your friends. I don't find the specific example that all this originated the best representative of the attitude, but you do not have to be okay with every childish/naive dirty joke in every environment to have a healthy attitude towards sex.
- moron4hire 14y agoI'm sorry, but I fundamentally disagree with your core premise.