Has bestiality always been historically so taboo? Why? It doesn't result in pregnancy; did it result in diseases? Why did humans evolve to get so repulsed from touching genitals with other species?
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Hi! I know Berkeley has a stereotype but I'm pretty far from the SJW crowd; a few weeks ago I got brigaded by the radical trans crowd who thought I was an alt-right/TERF so idfk what people want from me anymore.
I conduct research on sexual taboos:
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So “research” to you is asking random people on Twitter? Because a simple google search would have told you the disease risks. And there’s undoubtedly a ton of scholarly research to be had. TBH it just seems a lot more likely you were attention-seeking.
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Disease != taboo; for example gay people were primary contributors to the aids crisis, but this occurred right at the time that society underwent a significant shift in acceptance (which, for the record, was good, and the AIDS crisis was really terrible).
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Did you really just bring up bestiality and and compare it to the taboos that were placed on the gay community? Are you drunk?
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No, I'm not drunk. I'm saying that the use of 'disease' as a reason for the taboo is good, but it makes sense to question it, given the existence of other scenarios where disease occurred at the same time as a *reduction* in taboos.
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So wtf is your point exactly? What is the benefit of this “research” to the rest of humanity?
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Answering questions? Getting a better look into how our brain orients around fetishes, both personally and socially? Exploring the ways culture shapes the boundaries of sexual taboos? All of those things are really interesting to me.
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But what is the point though? It’s not like you muddling this truly weird and gross topic is going to improve anyone’s mental health. In fact you might be giving some sicko out there the justification they are looking for to abuse Fido. No one healthy is into animals. The end.
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Understanding a fetish is the best way to handle it and reduce its harm.