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Talking about sex

Post by DHodges » Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:38 am

I have one humble request, no more in depth descriptions of your body please. I’m trying to be an asexual being here, and you’re making it awfully hard girl… no I’m serious, you’re literally making it awfully hard…
Although I have to take quite a bit of the responsibilty for the sexual talk in the Brothel, I really think it has gone too far. I apologize for having encouraged it.

There's been too much of it, it's a distraction, and it too easily degenerates into flirting. I think it's already reached to point where it is detrimental to the purposes of the Genius forums.

I may be over-reacting (or just stating the obvious), but I think it's time to chill out.

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Post by Leyla Shen » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:56 am

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Although I have to take quite a bit of the responsibilty for the sexual talk in the Brothel, I really think it has gone too far. I apologize for having encouraged it.
What? Now The Brothel's not allowed to be the brothel?

If you were one of those Danish cartoonists, would you apologise?

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Post by Kelly Jones » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:02 am

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Post by MKFaizi » Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:38 pm

I agree with Dave Hodges. I definitely am not offended by discussion of sex. I could not care less. I am not offended by flirtation. I think people should be free to flirt as much as they want to flirt.

The Danish cartoons were political and religious in nature and, therefore, offensive to some Muslims. I suspect that Dave Hodges is not offended by discussion of sex.

Naturally, there is a big butt coming.

Well, a big but. Here it comes.

BUT

Flirting can be distracting to serious discussion. How do I know? Been there, done that. I am not sure that flirting is something that can be banned from the writing here. I think it is something that has to be outgrown. That takes time. Some encouragement to do so is not out of order and does not have to be directed at particular people or a particular person.

I reckon part of the problem of a free-wheeling forum is that these things will occur. Since anything goes, anything goes. It can be hoped that posters will monitor themselves but it is true that people can only monitor conscionable things. If one is not conscious of one's aimlessness and frivolity, then, one will post that unconsciousness.

Freedom is a wonderful thing. But freedom, in the purest sense, is also responsibility.

Hardest thing in the world to learn. I have spent eight years learning it and I am fifty three years old.

It is unfortunate that there is not a Flirtation Board here but there is not and, really, I think such a forum would be detrimental.

Here is what was said to me in the past when I engaged in distracting flirtation or private conversations on list or forum: Go private.

There is that option.

Flirtation is an exchange exclusively between two people or, I reckon, there could be group flirt but I have not seen that. When that sexual dynamic occurs, it definitely distracts from the discussion.

Flirtation is an unconscious conversation that goes on between the lines. It starts as inuendo or implication. Little things but it can destroy a discussion -- because it becomes an exclusive exchange.

This is the Brothel so anything goes.

I think a free forum can monitor itself and, in the process, become more conscious.

In the Brothel, we cannot dump down. We cannot dump up either. The Brothel is the Brothel. We get dumped on from above. Why dump on ourselves?

Faizi

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Post by DHodges » Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:58 pm

MKFaizi wrote: I suspect that Dave Hodges is not offended by discussion of sex.
That is correct. Not that it is offensive, but it is a distraction from the purpose of this forum.
I was not trying to make a rule, and I am not in a position to make one in any case; just trying to point out what I see, before it gets entirely out of hand.
Flirtation is an unconscious conversation that goes on between the lines. It starts as inuendo or implication.
Yes, it is not entirely conscious, and therefore not entirely rational, and distracts from rational discussion. Since it's not entirely conscious, it can take over without one really being aware of it.

If you were one of those Danish cartoonists, would you apologise?

Hell no. I'd keep right on drawing cartoons of danishes - maybe even a cartoon of Mohammed eating a danish!

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Post by Leyla Shen » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:50 pm

Hell no. I'd keep right on drawing cartoons of danishes - maybe even a cartoon of Mohammed eating a danish!
Hm. I'm not sure that'd work.

Reminds me of a "porn" cartoon I saw some years ago -- some title similar to George of the Jungle. I remember this scene of marching penises slipping into their combat gear: condoms and helmets.

You think it'd work?

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Post by Leyla Shen » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:28 am

I just remembered what it was called: Shame of the Jungle.

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Post by Kelly Jones » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:51 pm

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I apologise. The slightest error turns to mash here. I am not strong enough for it, not strong enough to speak without corruption.

I will NOT come back, not until I am alone and love nothing.

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Poetry Sucks

Post by DHodges » Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:41 pm

But, you know what's way worse than talking about sex, and getting distracted and flirting?

Poetry. Man, that's some bad shit.

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Post by Tomas » Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:58 pm

Super plastic fragilelastic silicone psychosis
Come here my little ladybug
Crawling up the candycane
It's all in vain
Princess in a mini-dress

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Post by MKFaizi » Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:01 pm

Well, this place is getting pelted by poetry at the moment -- hurricane force. Don't know what anyone can do about it but hunker down. Coming at us from all sides.

Faizi

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Post by MKFaizi » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:55 am

Kelly wrote:
not strong enough to speak without corruption.
I honestly do not intend this to be mean-hearted or sniping in the least.

Get over it.

And David Quinn said I am a drama queen. I don't hold a candle.

Faizi

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