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"there's a certain puritanical undertone to all of it" which is ironic since those pure public officials want/need to violate the teenager in order to maintain
by jrs235 12y ago
"there's a certain puritanical undertone to all of it" which is ironic since those pure public officials want/need to violate the teenager in order to maintain their pure/innocent perception.
"But the US is extremely religious"
I think you mean "the US is extremely prude"
- jcromartie 12y agoYes, as a counter-point, look at Latin America, where they are simultaneously more religious and more relaxed about sexuality. But it's about the kind of religion. Conservative protestantism has always dominated the religious landscape of the US.