She's from Ireland, and you two are pretty much alone in the wilderness on this. I've sent the photo by itself to many people without the added humor and just like on the thread here 90% say "not appropriate" in American culture. And we all know what that means. The grown daughter is in what would be a position of sexual tension. In Ireland that may not be the case. Hey, some cultures see no problem with two hetero men holding hands and kissing on the lips as a greeting. But that's them.
When a politician puts out images to tell a story about his loving sexiness and screws it up, he should be prepared for jokes. Same with Angelina Jolie and her "innocent" brotherly love in the public eye. Everything may be completely on the up and up with all involved, but we have every right to comment on the sexual messages that are being sent relative to our cultural norms. If you don't understand it, that's OK with me. Just understand that you may not be as perceptive of the appropriateness of sexual messages as others. And once again, nobody is alleging anything sexual is actually in fact going on with the Jolies or the Gores...it's probably just french kissing ;) Sorry, I know you don't laugh -- that joke was for others.
You were attacked pretty vehemently by her and another poster on the first thread and pretty quickly. You didn't respond much. The reason you're not here is because you labeled it a caption thread. However this thread is not a caption thread since more posts are serious than are captions. All I did was say I think everyone is over-reacting since the thread turned so serious. Ireland is about the most conservative nation in Europe, by the way. I don't think that something like relaxing with a father would be a cultural difference between us.
I've sent the photo by itself to many people without the added humor and just like on the thread here 90% say "not appropriate" in American culture. And we all know what that means. The grown daughter is in what would be a position of sexual tension.
[sigh] Oh boy. Well, like I said, I disagree and I said so and I think it's important to show more than one point of view on things like this so that lurkers and independants can get a better view of conservative thought. I don't see anything wrong with that picture.
In Ireland that may not be the case. Hey, some cultures see no problem with two hetero men holding hands and kissing on the lips as a greeting. But that's them.
Like in San Fran? Ireland isn't Greece.
When a politician puts out images to tell a story about his loving sexiness and screws it up, he should be prepared for jokes.
Jokes on it's fakery maybe. Falsely implying incest is something I'd never do to a particular person.
Same with Angelina Jolie and her "innocent" brotherly love in the public eye. Everything may be completely on the up and up with all involved, but we have every right to comment on the sexual messages that are being sent relative to our cultural norms.
I don't know about that, morally. The bible speaks against gossip. It's a judgment call and I don't even know who Jolie is so I don't know the details. I would guess that this picture doesn't rise to the degree of that situation.
If you don't understand it, that's OK with me. Just understand that you may not be as perceptive of the appropriateness of sexual messages as others.
And you can be aware that you may be seeing things that don't exist.
And once again, nobody is alleging anything sexual is actually in fact going on with the Jolies or the Gores...it's probably just french kissing ;) Sorry, I know you don't laugh -- that joke was for others.
I laugh all the time at real humor.