adsandiego's Comments (14)

“thread attribution correction:

the 'most distressed' comment is directed at Tallulah Morehead, not Geewhittakers. My bad.”

“Agreed. If a case is determined abusive, even castration is too lenient, imo.

Nevertheless, abuse is not ALWAYS the case for incest. This is the point that you, personally, seem to be most distressed about.”

“newTheory I'm a Fan of newTheory I'm a fan of this user 4 fans permalink

Insisting that there must ALWAYS be an element of abuse involved with incest is
tunneled-vision thinking skewed by one's overwhelming repulsion to the act, an
unwillingness to accept incest as a 'natural act', a belief that no 'normal'
person would do this unless it was forced upon them.

tb92 I'm a Fan of tb92 I'm a fan of this user 45 fans permalink

Do you really believe that a nineteen-year-old man could not manipulate his mother into an incestuous relationship? Certainly that must be possible in some cultural situations.
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I think this sums up very well the mindsets of the 'MUST BE ABUSE' commentaries in this thread.
I can see their genuine repulsion for incest--a feeling that I share. Unfortunately, they let this repulsion
cloud their judgment.

This is not unlike behavior displayed with religious fanaticism. There is NO WAY to reason with their view despite facts or scientific evidence.”

“Correction:

I think newTheory is not satisfied that there is >> ONLY”

“" By her own account, she frequently didn't consent but awoke to realize what had happened."

Like many of you, my whole day has been ruined having learned of this terrible account.

In recounting her story, I believe it was only that 1 occasion when she woke up to find him in bed with her. She didn't share any other similar incident during the interview.

Alex's article is a discussion about whether there is such a thing as 'consensual incest'
Phillips leaves no doubt that she was abused as a child. No one in their right mind would view her childhood as anything but abusive.

I think newTheory is not satisfied that there is more than one 'abnormal' psychosexual behavior action leading to incest: abuse.

I would imagine that for most of us, "normal" psychosexual development involves acquiring a natural repulsion to incest, whether abusive or consensual.”

“26 ?? This has to be a typo, right? or it's the wrong mugshot . if i''m wrong on both, then this lady needs to stop drinking !!”

“So, you're driving a Ferrari .... but we dont think you/re good enough for our Pinto. Tell you what, we'll give you a brochure instead.”

“re Chuck Todd. Yeah, i saw that exchange and thought it was weird. The question, itself, was stupid--the fact that he went on and on like it was some sort of watergate issue was embarrassing.

I suppose it was his way of getting back at NBC for sending him to the White house steno pool, instead of MTP.”

“Interesting article.

I'm not a psychologist, but it's so obvious from their body language that this genuine affection means only one thing----and I honestly can't express what I'm about to say about the Bushes (nor do I want to picture it---the Obamas have Sex! Yes, they do. And here's why I think it's a good thing.

The mental and emotional health balance is clearly tuned by sex. People who are involuntarily celibate or abstinent and often exhibit depressive feelings (like anger, frustration, self-doubt, paranoia and even depression) are driven into this by "missed opportunities", due to living without having sex.

That's why the last 8 years were the way they were.
I can't believe I'm saying this .. I hope the Obamas get it on every night :)
Of course, there's no need for "transparency" when it comes to that :)”

“I think Jill Biden's red number was more of a knock-out ...
The First Lady's day number was better although i gotta give props to mrs biden for braving the cold with that short dress--loved the boots.

Both ladies looked beautiful day and night.”

“Duke1225,

Really. True volunteerism and philantrophic acts need no advertisement.
It's not "Punk'd"
Just do it.”

“which ladies here would not want to have that body and hair at 39-going on 40?”

“correction:

that should have read

"Makes me wonder if they are from the same stream of thoughts"”

“In a recent Fox News interview, McCain stated that from a "cold political calculation" he is extremely happy with Palin's pick.

Remarkable. Way to put "Country First"”