[BC] How Far is OK and Common Decency...

[Phil Alexander]

On 18 Jun 2006 at 18:50, Sid Schweiger wrote:

> >>IMHO, we need to go a step further and ask why indecency works as an
> attention and ratings grabber. Why is porn the biggest thing on the
> internet? What is it about our culture that makes that which is
> essentially indecent attractive to so many?<<
> 
> Easy.
> 
> 1) It shocks.

But the question is WHY does it shock?
> 
> 2) It is viewed as unattainable, even if only subliminally.  Humans tend
> to covet what they think they can't have.

Same question - WHY?

To me, it seems symptomatic of a cultural illness.


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