Sex and cruelty

30. August 2010 by admin.

Most Americans don’t consider themselves to be sexually cruel people, preferring to describe themselves both sexually liberated and sexually non-discriminatory.  But this highly-esteemed self-assessment falls short when we consider that we would otherwise ban many sexual behaviors, if not for their association with sexuality.  For instance, consider that in each pair of the following equally-offensive scenarios, one behavior is legally permitted and the other prohibited.

1) Breaching a business contract you made with a neighbor, or 2) leaving a woman to whom you legally promised eternal fidelity

1) Accepting money in exchange for a car, taking parts out of it, and then holding the other person to the agreement; or 2) promising sexual faithfulness to a man, and then sleeping with a hundred men around the town Read the rest of this entry »

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