The future of pedophilia, incest and bestiality

[Joe Republic]

I was thinking about this earlier.  Well okay, not like that, but the topics in general.

Until about 40 years ago, homosexuality was seen as abhorrent by a majority of people, and was of course illegal.  If a women gave birth outside of marriage, she was often classed as insane, and the child was put into care.  Abortion was illegal, and many women underwent great lengths and risks to not only break the law in order to abort, but to hide the fact from society as well.

Those were issues that were treated as taboo then, and the law reflected the popular mood.  But as we now know, all of those examples are legal, and accepted by large numbers of people as 'okay'.

But right now, the issues of pedophilia, incest and bestiality are viewed almost the same way as homosexuality, abortion and illegitimacy were 40 years ago.

Regardless of what you personally think about these issues, do you think that these 'abhorrent' activities will be seen as 'acceptable' in about 40 years from now?  Will opebo have the last laugh?

[John Dibble]

Pedophile actions won't be legal because it has been shown that there can be immense psychological harm on the child.

Incest probably not, but to a degree possibly. I find it unlikely though.

Bestiality is unlikely unless it's already legal in a state - the PETA people and the like will bitch and moan if someone tries.

[afleitch]

Paedophilia will always remain illegal (though the age of consent may change over time) Having sexual relations (often forced or agressive) with a non consenting pre-pubescent is different from two 30 year old men deciding to sleep with each other.

[opebo]

The age of consent is already about 12-15 in more enlightened countries, however I don't see much chance of improvement in the benighted USA.

A key to social control is making what everyone wants illegal, and everyone secretly wants a nubile 14 year old girl!

[TheresNoMoney]

I don't think those issues will ever be acceptable in America.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Regardless of what you personally think about these issues, do you think that these 'abhorrent' activities will be seen as 'acceptable' in about 40 years from now?  Will opebo have the last laugh?

They may very well become "acceptable", but opebo will not have the last laugh, Jesus will.

[Joe Republic]

I don't think those issues will ever be acceptable in America.

I would agree, but people said the same about the other issues I cited earlier that are now acceptable.

[A18]

I see no reason why they shouldn't be, given that the other things you mentioned are.

EDIT: Wait, pedophilia should not. But incest should... and bestiality, uh, wouldn't that have to be rape?

[CubOB]

Adult humans (whatever their sexual preference, or race for that matter) can give informed consent to sex. Children and animals can't. This is a no-brainer.

[minionofmidas]

Your view on the past position of abortion and women with illegitimate children is highly flawed.

[David S]

I think the key determinant will be "consenting adults".

So
Pedophilia -no
Incest - maybe this will be accepted to some extent, but society should maintain some restrictions on pro-creation.
Bestiality - only if the beast is a consenting adult, which of course it cannot be. BTW who in the world would want to have sex with an animal? You gotta be one sick SOB.

[opebo]

opebo will not have the last laugh, Jesus will.

You crazy nut, such things happen only in your imagination!

[Joe Republic]

BTW who in the world would want to have sex with an animal? You gotta be one sick SOB.

You would be surprised.  Bestiality is one of the blander things you can find on the Internet.  It's a strange world we live in.

[MasterJedi]

They'll all still be around and probably at the same amount that it is now.

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

I say we Shoot people who practice any of the 3 things mentioned.

[opebo]

I say we Shoot people who practice any of the 3 things mentioned.

Who's the intolerant hick now, Straha?

[Beet]

Your view on the past position of abortion and women with illegitimate children is highly flawed.

Precisely. Unless you can isolate the mechanism for the changes which you claim have happened, you can't possibly expect to predict whether different changes will happen just because they have similiar properties to changes that you claim have already have happened.

[Joe Republic]

Your view on the past position of abortion and women with illegitimate children is highly flawed.

Precisely. Unless you can isolate the mechanism for the changes which you claim have happened, you can't possibly expect to predict whether different changes will happen just because they have similiar properties to changes that you claim have already have happened.

Okay look, the details of the change in public mood are sketchy, because there was no specific changeover.  I picked that '40 years' as a very wide ballpark figure.

I am not saying that moods will continue to change over the same length of time, and for exactly the same reasons.  I am merely speculating on the possibility of the public mood ever changing at all.

[Jake]

I say we Shoot people who practice any of the 3 things mentioned.

Who's the intolerant hick now, Straha?

Intolerant spic would fit better, opebo.

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

Well at any rate at least I'm nto either a pedophile(opebo) or a Nazi(Jake)

[CheeseWhiz]

Pedophilia - No.  Most people don't trust kids to make their own decisions, and this is one of the rare occasions where I definitely agree.
Incest - Maybe.  I don't really see it happening, but they are consenting adults.
Bestiality - No.  Children can consent, even if the don't know what they're talking about, but, let's face it, we can't communicate with animals.

[Ebowed]

You forgot necrophilia.

[MaC]

Bestiality - No.  Children can consent, even if the don't know what they're talking about, but, let's face it, we can't communicate with animals.

You really are a Cheeseprude, beastiality is so hot!

[minionofmidas]

Bestiality - No.  Children can consent, even if they don't know what they're talking about, but, let's face it, we can't communicate with animals.

Ah, but that's due to our deficiency, not theirs, so maybe we should ban all sexual intercourse involving at least one human.

[CheeseWhiz]

Bestiality - No.  Children can consent, even if they don't know what they're talking about, but, let's face it, we can't communicate with animals.

Ah, but that's due to our deficiency, not theirs, so maybe we should ban all sexual intercourse involving at least one human.

Um, huh?   I don't understand.  Dogs can mate with other dogs, cats with other cats, and humans with other humans, because they can communicate with each other.  Humans can only communicate on a very basic level with cats and dogs.  So why do you think we should ban all sexual intercourse involving at least one human?