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[aepps20]

This reminds me of that thread years ago on NT with that brother and sister that made that gross dancing video. Dudes friended them on Facebook and roasted them into Bolivw [emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji]

 

[sooperhooper]

I can see this becoming acceptable in the future bc the counter argument would probably be 'straight couples can produce special children and there's absolutely nothing wrong sun a special child'.

 

[ninjahood]

Wasn't incest rampant back in the day? Especially in Royal ruling families? Let them cook b.

Still is among muslims. Watch the Joe Rogan vid. 

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[keko jones]

If you look at people that breed animals ... They are likely to do line breeding if they are looking for certain characteristics the siblings produce ... If they need to improve on something they outbreed...

 

[ahat]

"I dont think other cultures are different, theyre worse"



Stopped watching after that. Whos this bozo? Figures its a white christian saying this

 

[FThe45th]

And as far as Adam and Eve I don't really care for theatrics of the Bible, I'm just saying related, with out a doubt seems wrong, I don't care if you're looking at is the final frontier. Gay use to be bad cause it was misunderstood or seen as bad/wrong. Incest is because you're related bro. It's simple.

I don't think that's how it works. 

Obviously people have their opinion and are raised a certain way .. The majority of the world live life according to religious text, according to the text we all derive from Adam and Eve - in essence insects - and homosexuality is not permitted. How do we as a society say is ok for two males or females to go at it ... but hey you to heterosexuals siblings cant because ??? I think that's what the dude was arguing about .....
This is incorrect - of they have some genetic defect then it amplifies the chances for the offspring but it does not mean they are having ******s of the rip .... In theory Gay relationships cant reproduce unless they use a surrogate - obviously a male and female can .. so wouldn't that be normal? 

Thank you! My ***** I'm glad you said this (Michael wilbon voice)

 

[deleted]

These type of threads always lead to a few people exposing themselves

 

[Master Zik]

@ there even being a wiki entry on that.

 

[deleted]

"I dont think other cultures are different, theyre worse"



Stopped watching after that. Whos this bozo? Figures its a white christian saying this

Gavin McInnes

He is a TOTAL piece of ****

 

[brightonbilly]

"I dont think other cultures are different, theyre worse"



Stopped watching after that. Whos this bozo? Figures its a white christian saying this

Ya don't care for him. I do watch Rogans show though. 

 

[keko jones]

And as far as Adam and Eve I don't really care for theatrics of the Bible, I'm just saying related, with out a doubt seems wrong, I don't care if you're looking at is the final frontier. Gay use to be bad cause it was misunderstood or seen as bad/wrong. Incest is because you're related bro. It's simple.


Thank you! My ***** I'm glad you said this (Michael wilbon voice)

so what you are saying is that homosexuals that can't reproduce are ok now because it was misunderstood, but two people that can procreate is bad because they are related?

Seems like genetics and nature is saying other wise ...

BTW I'm not saying either or is bad ...nor that I agree or disagree .. This is just for the sake of argument.

 

[ahat]

Gavin McInnes

He is a TOTAL piece of ****

Just googled him...he from canada Ottawa tho so that explains a lot.

"I don't want our culture diluted. We need to close the borders now and let everyone assimilate to a Western, English-speaking way of life."


POS indeed.




Edit: interesting that hes the cofounder of Vice magazine along with a Pakistani-Canadian dude.

 

[Nawzlew]

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[Sir San Diego]

Vice is garbage. Always showing non-whites in the WORST light. It's their mission. So if nothing else comes from this thread, I'm glad someone questioned Vice.

 

[Master Zik]

They've shown white ppl in a horrible light as well. From the klan members, the alt-right, to fundamental Christians.

Vice news has turned in to spotlighting the dumb white ppl in the gov. for months now.

With that said, yall continue shedding light on these apparently arrogant racist Vice co-founders.

 

[ahat]

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He still a bozo

 

[robtoofresco]

 

Here's my thoughts:

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“I believe that marriage isn’t between a man and woman but between love and love” was one of the societal stances harmonized by Frank Ocean in his song “We All Try.” This concept is the foundation not only for same-sex marriage but also for gay rights in general. For a long time, this concept was criminalized in the United States in the form of sodomy laws that punished same-sex intercourse until 2003, when the issue was tackled by the Supreme Court in the landmark case of Lawrence v. Texas. The court declared and established the precedent that sex between consenting adults in the privacy of their own home, regardless of their shared reproductive anatomy, was a constitutional right that could not be infringed upon by the state. In spite of this ruling, the very same judicial system continues to hypocritically and wrongfully criminalize the taboo practice of incest that adheres to the same fundamental principles as that of the LBGT community. Therefore, incest between consenting adults should not be criminalized based upon societal beliefs that the act is repugnant, cannot truly be consensual due to power dynamics that occur within a family and has a high risk of causing deformity amongst potential offspring.

            When it comes to the taboo topic of incest, most people’s initial reactions are ones filled with disgust. However, as The Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby stated in regards to these sentiments, “But personal repugnance is no replacement for moral standards” (264). To further expand on the reasoning of this statement, the perspective of philosophy professor John Corvino explains it best in his essay defending homosexuality when he said:

But plenty of morally neutral activities—handling snakes, eating snails, performing autopsies, cleaning toilets, and so on—disgust people. Indeed, for centuries, most people found interracial relationships disgusting, yet that feeling… hardly proves that such relationships are wrong (226).

Every scenario mentioned by Corvino can be regarded as something people find repulsive yet none of them are punishable by law based off of these sentiments.

            Another argument against the decriminalization of incest is that there can be no true consent between two adult family members due to the possibility that a power differential that already exists in their relationship has caused the manipulation of one of the participants into their feelings towards their partner. Although a difference of power can occur between siblings, this argument is generally directed towards the parent-sibling branch of incest and the concept of “grooming.” Aside from the point that a law preventing consensual sexual relationships between these two adults doesn’t deter this abuse of power but only keeps it hidden, if the unlawfulness of incest rests in the notion of “grooming,” then what of parents who groom their children to be racist, homophobic and even criminals? Furthermore, this unfair leverage of power can (and does) occur in “normal” relationships as well; there is no judicial law banning a relationship between a boss and employee, it’s only discouraged.

            Lastly, the strongest case made for the continued illegality of incest is the high risk of a birth defect being present in a child spawned from this type of relationship. However, according to the CDC website, women over the age of 34 also have a higher risk of birthing a child with birth defects as do expecting mothers who smoke or drink yet neither of these instances are criminalized (“Birth Defects”). While these situations are all different, the end result between all three is the same: a heightened risk of birthing a disabled child. Furthermore, this opposition to disabled children born of incest stems from the idea that the child will “suffer” due to this handicap that they had no control over yet research proves otherwise. According to a two-year study presented by Clare Conners and Kirsten Stalker, “Twenty-three of the 26 children involved in the study were asked how often they felt happy… Most children declared themselves to be happy most of the time, with some feeling happy ‘all of the time’ (3.          

            In today’s culture, incest and its unjust criminalization are justified by society’s long held belief that the practice is taboo. When one searches for the meaning of “taboo” on Google, the definition the search engine displays states it is “prohibited or restricted by social custom.” There was a time when homosexual and interracial relationships were deemed so repulsive that they were prohibited by social custom. There was a time when two star-crossed lovers from different societal classes were prohibited by social custom to be together because the existence of a power differential. There was a time in ancient Sparta when disabled babies were tossed off a cliff because the act of keeping a deformed child was prohibited by social custom. All convictions that when examined through the modern lens of the law, are viewed as archaic ideologies that hold no merit.  As a wise man once said, “The mark of a civilized human is their willingness to re-examine their most cherished beliefs.” Well, with all things considered, it seems humanity must prove its civility once more.
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[41239]

Cause the two men & two women aint related.

It's the fact that the bloodline, it don't add up. All the people on earth and you wanna be with your sibling. It's the fact that gay is a sexuality, incest isn't anything but wrong. Like it literally has proof, the abnormal children.

you could argue gay isn't anything but wrong

the literal proof being no reproduction taking place at all

 

[Master Zik]

Cause the two men & two women aint related.

It's the fact that the bloodline, it don't add up. All the people on earth and you wanna be with your sibling. It's the fact that gay is a sexuality, incest isn't anything but wrong. Like it literally has proof, the abnormal children.

you could argue gay isn't anything but wrong

the literal proof being no reproduction taking place at all

With this thinking wouldn't sex with men and women who can not reproduce also be wrong? If we're looking at sex as solely a means of procreation.

 

[keko jones]

With this thinking wouldn't sex with men and women who can not reproduce also be wrong? If we're looking at sex as solely a means of procreation.

depends who you ask ... There are still people and cultures that believe it you can't reproduce you are in fact defective and can be outcast.

However, from what you are saying ... Homosexuality and Insects both are acceptable ... Correct?

I mean that's the argument ... If homosexuality is accepted, why not siblings relationships - especially if that is acceptable by nature (reproductive) ...


End state is that if you can accept one why can't you accept the other?

 

[HEATHEN]

I over hear a couple arguing about gay couples and how it was acceptable. The counter argument was, "if two men or two woman can engage in sexual activities and be normal / acceptable, why not siblings?"

Want to hear thoughts on this ....

The premise of the argument is faulty from the outset.

If people don't understand that being gay isn't a choice, much like being straight isn't, then they need to just find something else to discuss.

I ain't wake up one day and decide I like women, I just always have, so why do people think it's any different for gay folks??

Incest is wholly a choice.

 

[Master Zik]

With this thinking wouldn't sex with men and women who can not reproduce also be wrong? If we're looking at sex as solely a means of procreation.

depends who you ask ... There are still people and cultures that believe it you can't reproduce you are in fact defective and can be outcast.

I know. That's the point I was getting to.

Sex simply isn't just a means to procreate. At least not in our society.

If it was we could take it a step further and make all offspring a product of in vitro fertilization and eliminate the act of sex altogether.

However, from what you are saying ... Homosexuality and Insects both are acceptable ... Correct?

I mean that's the argument ... If homosexuality is accepted, why not siblings relationships - especially if that is acceptable by nature (reproductive) ...


End state is that if you can accept one why can't you accept the other?

My first post:

If siblings want to bang go ahead. Its their choice.

As for it becoming normal and/or acceptable well that's based on the society as a whole.

What's deemed acceptable is whatever society currently says it is. What is or is not acceptable is arbitrary. History supports this; killing women for being witches, killing ppl who were left handed and the extreme discrimination towards them, and owning slaves we're all acceptable at some point in human history.

Also the statement that nature deems heterosexual sex acceptable is silly.

There's plenty homosexual activity within nature. To deny that is to make the whole nature argument disingenuous.

 

[keko jones]

There's plenty homosexual activity within nature. To deny that is to make the whole nature argument disingenuous.

you are right ... That's where you go back to the other argument about reproduction. Just a circle...

I didn't read your first response...

The premise of the argument is faulty from the outset.

If people don't understand that being gay isn't a choice, much like being straight isn't, then they need to just find something else to discuss.

I ain't wake up one day and decide I like women, I just always have, so why do people think it's any different for gay folks??

Incest is wholly a choice.

Now you sound a little ignorant ... The fact that liking the same sex or opposite sex is a feeling ... Why can't you understand that insects is a feeling.

If a man and a woman like each other why does it has to exclude siblings.

BTW I don't believe that every single homosexual was born that way.

I know a few people that loved sex however found comfort and love in the same sex partner ... Not even a sexual connection but rather emotional connection.

 

[htg designs]

You can't accept one and not the other. I think both are no bueno, but can't focus energy on no one's life but my own.

 

[dipsetgeneral]

If siblings want to bang go ahead. Its their choice.

As for it becoming normal and/or acceptable well that's based on the society as a whole.

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