| User | Comment |
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| eris |
Re-reading the options a third time, I see I should have included one for fetishes or preferences involving sex in public... Oh, well - add it in the comments if you like (though you may want to do it anonymously). I also gratuitously assumed that if you don't think people should be punished, that would be covered by your thinking it was OK (which isn't strictly implied). Personally, as long as one doesn't scare the horses... |
| mandy |
You might expect to see sex on a nude beach? |
| lara |
I don't do it in the road because my bed is much more comfortable. |
SueBee  |
Does this include sex in a car that's in a public place?
I think public sex (like out in the open in a park or on the sidewalk) has been taboo in our culture for way too long to have it change abruptly. I suppose most people would consider that rather uncivilized. It's kind of a shame that humans evolved the way we did, but I think it's too late to change that now. Not that I want to see people start having sex in public, but I wonder what the world would be like if that was okay, and if it was no big deal to go around nude. |
| fooyun |
I'm ambiguous in my opinion, but I don't think anyone should be punished for it. |
| pandora |
too scary. I don't want everyone to see me in such a private moment. |
| dpolicar | | posted 3-Jun-1999 10:25pm |
Because of traffic!
Well, I'll state a few thoughts on sex:
* If it's unlikely that anyone can see, it's hardly "public," now is it?
* If a particular activity is expected somewhere, then engaging in that activity is OK there, pretty much by definition.
* I don't consider sex to be expected at a nude beach. Quite the contrary, the point of a nude beach for me is that nudity != sex.
* Public sex in inappropriate places is rude, but is in the same basic class as accosting strangers or having family squabbles or listening to loud music or producing clouds of smoke in inappropriate places. The proper response is being told to cut it out. If that doesn't work, further punishment may be necessary.
* I've had sex in inappropriate places where someone might have walked in, and it was all right. Had someone walked in and been upset, I'd have felt bad about it. Nobody did.
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| elijahblue | | posted 3-Jun-1999 11:50pm |
I guess I have had sex in public according to your definition, on several different occasions in a car parked in a secluded spot of a park after dark, and once in the middle of the night in the laundry room of my boyfriend's brother's building. I don't really see anything wrong with those instances; there was virtually no chance of being discovered. |
| elijahblue | | posted 3-Jun-1999 11:52pm |
Oh, and those occasions weren't so great, not because of fear of getting caught, but just because they weren't too comfortable. |
| hillbilly |
Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children! |
bill   | | posted 4-Jun-1999 10:37am |
I'd prefer not to see other people having sex. But feel free to give a try, fun is fun. |
| Gamera | | posted 4-Jun-1999 12:05pm |
While visiting Chile I was impressed by the ubiquitous Public Displays of Affection. It was quite common in Santiago, at least, for a couple to sit in the park in the evening, making out, with their children climbing all around and over them. In the center of the city at siesta business men were meeting with romantic partners and, again, making out. I realize this is different than the genital to genital kind of actions eris is talking about. But hillbilly's response made me think of this. Why is it more acceptable to have children watch their parents (or complete strangers), engaging in gross consumerism, for instance, than romantic or sexual affection? Since our North American society has poo-poo'ed sexual activity for so long, this is not really an issue that could be addressed by changing legislation, but I would love to imagine that in some cultures it's not "dirty" or "bad" to hear your neighbors having sex, but just "oh, how nice for them!" |
| grmbrand | | posted 4-Jun-1999 12:14pm |
One comment: nude beaches are not, generally speaking, places where I'd expect to see a lot of sex. Mostly because people who are comfortable enough to go to a nude beach have successfully managed to dissociate nudity from sex, and can accept nudity simply for it's own sake. |
| lizzie |
I personally have no desire to see other people having sex in public, so why should I have to? |
| hillbilly |
topper: I bet I know how those people in the park got all of their children. |
| Gamera |
hillbilly: ummmm- they sprung fully formed from their foreheads? |
| bill |
I think children shouldn't be allowed in public. |
| eris |
Well, perhaps I should have said "some nude beaches" - I do understand that sex is not the point of nudity per se, but there are venues were there is some association. As far as children go, if you want a survey about pederasty, please feel free to write it...LOL |
| anonymous |
If sex in public were looked upon lightly, it would be less thrilling [I'd still do it, but part of the thrill would change]. |
Wicksy   |
There has to be some sort of rule. You can't have a rule which states " You can have sex in public if there are no children around " etc. because how do you know. The only way is to totally ban it and that is what we have |
| anonymous | | posted 11-Jun-1999 9:09am |
I checked "Sex in public is OK..." but I don't completely agree with the statement. I believe it's okay if it's discreet. |
| jonas | | posted 11-Jun-1999 1:57pm |
Allowing sex in public would take all the fun out of it. |
| bill | | posted 11-Jun-1999 3:11pm |
If everyone had sex in public, there would be no more "public" and the human race would cease to exist. So, it's a bad idea.  |
| lelle | | posted 14-Jun-1999 12:55am |
Why would it be so bad for children to see people have sex? Just one of the many attitudes that many (most around here) people take for granted that I just don't understand. |
| anonymous | | posted 17-Jun-1999 3:29pm |
I think it is exciting. |
| drdt | | posted 29-Jun-1999 11:58am |
Sex is by definition a private thing, and I get offended when people discuss or perform sex in public. I understand that there are some who think it should be public, which is why there are pseudo-public places where sex can be performed and/or discussed without stigma. However, those places are actually private, in the sense that members of the general public (i.e., me) are not likely to appear unexpectedly. |
| drdt | | posted 29-Jun-1999 12:01pm |
lelle: because (as has been mentioned in other surveys), kids are that stupid. |
| mandy | | posted 29-Jun-1999 8:38pm |
most kids....but not mine :) |
| drdt |
TwM: Congratulations to you then. There are of course exceptions to every generalization. |
Kristal_Rose  |
The mountaintop option was always one of my favorites. I never expected or witnessed sex at nude beaches.
I always thought it would be a good way to challenge just how virtual reality is. I've only gone as far as totally immersive wild smooching/caressing in the midst of the public eye. |
| Mariah |
I think that there's nothing wrong with it as long as you don't put yourself in a position where others would have to see you. If there is a punishment, it should be a warning or fine.
Did you know that it's a FEDERAL offense to have sex on the Blue Ridge Parkway??? |
