Where bears roam free
I was doing a bit of blog hopping when one particular one made me go wow. I don't typically keep in touch with socio-political blogs, be it the intellectually refined kind or the gutter kind, so I must admit I'm quite taken aback to witness the kind of thoughts people are holding. Or rather, I am aware some people out there hold very conservative views; it is, however, quite a different matter to see them fleshed out in the open, in writing.
Now, this is the blog I'm referring to. In this place where bears roam free, the author thinks that the legalization of homosexual acts will lead to the destruction of the family unit, and that there is no such thing as rape in marriage. In the comments of this entry, he/she (actually, we can probably assume it's a he) says: 'In marriage, there is already a blanket consent to sex. How can [there] be rape?' He goes on to say:
It is a UNIVERSAL custom all around the world, with NO EXCEPTION (until the today, no thanks to the work of the Family Busters), that marriage means blanket consent to sex. That is one of the special privileges in marriage since time immemorial.
I would suggest one reads the comments of that entry in greater detail, for a better understanding of the thoughts different people hold.
Reading some of his entries, I'm now more aware of the extent to which heterosexuality has been normalised into our society. I would like to draw your attention to some of the arguments and details I've gleaned from a sociology module I'm taking, a module that I would recommend to every student, but unfortunately I do not have the luxury of time to do so. Suffice it to say that 1) homosexual behavior was not only tolerated but ritualised in many societies in the past and indeed in some even in present times; and 2) it was through, in large part, the hegemonic spread of the ideals of certain religions that heterosexuality is now internalised as appropriate, and that any other behavior contrary to that is deemed as deviant, abnormal, a threat to the family unit, a start to the decline of civilization.
Regarding underage, but consensual sex, my position is the same as with all forms of consensual sex: the state has no business in them.
I've added the website to my list of bookmarks because I need to be more aware of what's going on in the real world. I need to understand how different people think. Only then can one substantiate the claim that the world is a tragedy for those who feel, a comedy for those who think.
Now, this is the blog I'm referring to. In this place where bears roam free, the author thinks that the legalization of homosexual acts will lead to the destruction of the family unit, and that there is no such thing as rape in marriage. In the comments of this entry, he/she (actually, we can probably assume it's a he) says: 'In marriage, there is already a blanket consent to sex. How can [there] be rape?' He goes on to say:
It is a UNIVERSAL custom all around the world, with NO EXCEPTION (until the today, no thanks to the work of the Family Busters), that marriage means blanket consent to sex. That is one of the special privileges in marriage since time immemorial.
I would suggest one reads the comments of that entry in greater detail, for a better understanding of the thoughts different people hold.
Reading some of his entries, I'm now more aware of the extent to which heterosexuality has been normalised into our society. I would like to draw your attention to some of the arguments and details I've gleaned from a sociology module I'm taking, a module that I would recommend to every student, but unfortunately I do not have the luxury of time to do so. Suffice it to say that 1) homosexual behavior was not only tolerated but ritualised in many societies in the past and indeed in some even in present times; and 2) it was through, in large part, the hegemonic spread of the ideals of certain religions that heterosexuality is now internalised as appropriate, and that any other behavior contrary to that is deemed as deviant, abnormal, a threat to the family unit, a start to the decline of civilization.
Regarding underage, but consensual sex, my position is the same as with all forms of consensual sex: the state has no business in them.
I've added the website to my list of bookmarks because I need to be more aware of what's going on in the real world. I need to understand how different people think. Only then can one substantiate the claim that the world is a tragedy for those who feel, a comedy for those who think.
1 Comments:
u should have gone to the AWARE EGM that time lah. then you wouldn't be too surprised now. haha and did I pester you to sign on the notorape.com petition last time ah? hmm.
http://www.notorape.com/
anyway, very sad. only 3000 people signed.....a lot of S'poreans are either indifferent or hold similar views to Mr Bear. even my friend responded to my appeal by coming up with this very idealized literary passage about how sex is the ultimate act of love between husband and wife...rawr felt like hitting my head against the wall.
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