American Sexual Hypocrisy
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No great revelations to those of us born uninhibited but MSNBC has been running a surprisingly decent series of American sexual culture.
For example, I spoke to several civic officials and public employees when I worked at the adult store in Tempe, Ariz. They were all shopping there, but most of them told me that they could never, would never, stand up in support of such a store being allowed to open if it were being protested by, say, a local church group.
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There is a lot of fuss about all this, but Americans vote with dollars. So while church groups protest the opening of adult stores in an effort to “save the community,” the community is inside buying vibrators.
Seems everybody’s engaging in once-fringe acts, but are we satisfied yet?
Comments
It’s amazing that folks won’t protect their rights. I see this everyday in some form or another & it makes me both angry and sad.
Posted by: Gracie Passette | November 16, 2006 6:11 PM
This double standard is also very true of Australia, where I live.
I think it’s the case in most countries founded by the British.
Other nations — in Europe, for instance — aren’t nearly so hung up.
Posted by: Ed | December 18, 2006 5:09 AM