sexual culture

Everyone giggles over the "hypocrisy" of conservative porn use, but I fail to see how it's really that hypocritical. The allergy towards sex that defines cultural conservatism is about constructing women as pure and moral or sexual and bad.

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True moral bankruptcy as a nation lies in our legislating against other sexual and gender minorities while winking at the more disturbing goings on in our neighbors' marital homes. It's time we stand up for sexual health education, services and civil rights so everyone can pleasure with dignity.