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Do you think it's time to start a sexuality shaming topic?

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HotSauceCommittee · 17/05/2014 18:47

For all those who want us to shut up and not to help and laugh with others about sex?

Maybe we could keep the censorious ness and the comments of "what is wrong with people?"

"This is pathetic"

"Why do you need/want to talk about this?"

I've seen no "twats", either metaphorical, or literal, on the sex threads, just coherent, strong argument in favour of discussion and some great humour at times.

I notice that the anti-sex brigade didn't answer some of the rebuttals and counter questions to their protests on the sex threads. Perhaps they'd care to elaborate on a special "Sexuality shaming" thread? Then they can get together some really good insults going and hopefully make the "sex positive" posters among us shut up and creep back into the woodwork.

Has it got legs, do you think?

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Sparklingbrook · 18/05/2014 15:21

Just a question. What do the partners/husbands of posters that overshare about their sex life either in public or on an internet forum think?
I would imagine people that don't do it out of respect for their husbands/partners IYKWIM. Because you are talking about them too remember.

Sparklingbrook · 18/05/2014 15:22

Shock Hot i would have had a face like a beacon. Grin

TequilaMockingbirdy · 18/05/2014 15:22

My DP isn't bothered, I wouldn't mention anything if he was.

Oo a Liverpool meet up?

Sparklingbrook · 18/05/2014 15:24

I guess all husbands/partners feel differently too. If they know that is. Some might be a bit 'What?' Grin

HotSauceCommittee · 18/05/2014 15:24

YY Garlic, I'm "rude" in RL too and a lot harder.

I always remember an old friend saying to me; "that's what I like about you, Hot, you're so crude. You pick your friends and your friends pick you.

I do have my FB under a pseudonym. Obviously my friends and family know it's me, but I wouldn't want anyone to google my really name and take my comments out of context.

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Sparklingbrook · 18/05/2014 15:25

Maybe i need a rude night out?

TequilaMockingbirdy · 18/05/2014 15:26

Me and my friends discuss everything. Everything. Nothing is taboo. We have some right laughs, but I understand how it to everyone's taste.

TequilaMockingbirdy · 18/05/2014 15:27

how it's not*

GarlicMayHaveNamechanged · 18/05/2014 15:28

Eh? Sparkling, saying "That happened to me, too, and then I bled all over him, poor man, hahahaah!" is completely different from "I woke up to find Geoff wanking over me, this is weird, isn't it?" I would certainly have the second conversation, online or face-to-face, but the second wouldn't be a topic for raucous group hilarity.

Considering several posts on the deleted thread ended with "... and that's why I married him", I don't think they portrayed partners in a negative light at all. As to whether such comments 'should' be made: that's another censorship question, isn't it? No-one has the right to censor another's conversation.

Sparklingbrook · 18/05/2014 15:29

I don't have a 'group' of friends. All my friendships are one to one if that makes sense. I can see how if you were out in a big group of mates who have known each other forever you would probably have discussions of a more open nature, especially if you had always done it.

HotSauceCommittee · 18/05/2014 15:29

I try to tone it down DH wise. Not always successfully, but I try and I suspect him of being from the school of, "there's only one thing worse than being talked about and that's not being talked about".

I know I just told you about the meets ups for your reaction, but thank you, it made me laugh.

Not sure if my MN friend has worked out who I am yet, or if indeed she'd still be so keen to be mates with me.

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HotSauceCommittee · 18/05/2014 15:30

Ha ha, come to a meet up with me and Garlic, Sparkling, you'd be alternately Blush, Shock and cackling like a fish wife, I hope.

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TequilaMockingbirdy · 18/05/2014 15:31

Ah yeah I suppose it would be a bit different on a one to one basis sparkling.

My friend group ranges from people as young as 18, to women 3 times my age so it's great to hear all variations and actually quite a learning curve at some points Grin

GarlicMayHaveNamechanged · 18/05/2014 15:31

Maybe i need a rude night out?

Maybe not, Sparkling Grin

Sparklingbrook · 18/05/2014 15:32

Grin I would have to wear a balaclava or something.

FunnyFoot · 18/05/2014 15:32

Has Mrs confused me with you the HotSauce?

Sparklingbrook · 18/05/2014 15:32

Aww Garlic why not?

HotSauceCommittee · 18/05/2014 15:33

Perhaps. I just said that it was me on a recent post, so I hopefully won't have besmirched your reputation permanently Grin

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FunnyFoot · 18/05/2014 15:34

Well if your in to that kind of thing Sparklin Wink

Sparklingbrook · 18/05/2014 15:34
Shock
HotSauceCommittee · 18/05/2014 15:34

Don't knock it until you've tried it...

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Sparklingbrook · 18/05/2014 15:35
Blush
FunnyFoot · 18/05/2014 15:35

My rep is none existent Hot and I'm too old to care what people think of me Grin

GarlicMayHaveNamechanged · 18/05/2014 15:36

SparklingBalaclava Wink

Sparklingbrook · 18/05/2014 15:37

That's me.

Do you think it's time to start a sexuality shaming topic?