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Sex Since 9/11, A report from the field
SF Chronicle ^ | 11-25-01 | Carol Queen

Posted on 11/25/2001 4:24:25 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:39:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

It took four plane crashes, two tumbling towers, and a gaping crater in the Pentagon to blast sex out of the news -- at least for a while.

American culture is funny. First, we isolate sex from everyday life -- although the two are inextricably intertwined -- and then we repackage it and show it to the world, often with a prurient twist, for a profit.


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1 posted on 11/25/2001 4:24:25 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I had heard of reports of marrage increase after 9-11, and now this article. Has anyone seen an article or report on the number of divorces since 9-11?
2 posted on 11/25/2001 4:41:26 AM PST by chemicalman
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To: chemicalman
I've gotten laid more often than usual post 9-11...seems true to me :)
3 posted on 11/25/2001 4:44:17 AM PST by College Repub
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Interesting post; thanks. Same thing happens on the battlefield. As soon as the battle's over, your body takes over and you only want one thing. I've heard it suggested this is a very Darwinian survival thing; when you feel threatened, your body wants to make sure you reproduce. I believe it.
4 posted on 11/25/2001 4:49:24 AM PST by Viet Vet in Augusta GA
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
This article implies that homosexuality is a "constitutional right"...and she believes that objecting to Clinton having sex in the oval office..is sexual Mcarthyism...Grrrr..as a redneck Texan and Christian...it raises my hackles..I will never be able to go to any place in California-where gays walk around freely and protected by the law.I just don't understand how anyone can put up with it on a daily basis-I feel sorry for all y'all freepers out there in California.
5 posted on 11/25/2001 4:57:13 AM PST by TongRat
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To: TongRat
It's easy if you are a liberal that has no appreciation of traditional values and interest of responsibility for following generations.
6 posted on 11/25/2001 5:07:02 AM PST by meenie
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To: TongRat
I take the Bill Orielly stance on this one. I have no problem with it, as long as they keep it in thier own bedrooms. When they start trying to influence policy, indoctrinate children, etc...thats where I have issues.
7 posted on 11/25/2001 5:12:41 AM PST by College Repub
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To: College Repub
OH yeah, report from the campus on this one: More girls seem eager to carry out their instinctal urges to..well..procreate. Of course they have no interest in having a kid, nor do I. But the instinctal urges are there, and higher than normal, so I'd say the author of this post is on to something...
8 posted on 11/25/2001 5:15:39 AM PST by College Repub
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To: College Repub
But the instinctal urges are there, and higher than normal, so I'd say the author of this post is on to something...

Yep, sounds like everything has returned to the former state of "normalacy" - behaving like unthinking animals who have no ability to hold to a higher standard.

9 posted on 11/25/2001 5:20:55 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: anniegetyourgun
You are right, nothing like " gettin' laid" and bragging about it online. Class act.
10 posted on 11/25/2001 5:28:07 AM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
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To: anniegetyourgun
'twas normal when I was in college 1968-72. Nothing changes.
12 posted on 11/25/2001 5:29:37 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: innocentbystander
Good for you, ibs - strength of character is so much more appealing than a man who lacks self-control. (Examples of the latter - Clinton, Condit, etc.)
13 posted on 11/25/2001 5:33:43 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Agree. Nothing's changed except perhaps the media, who are looking for a new angle on an old subject.
14 posted on 11/25/2001 5:36:10 AM PST by pt17
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To: chemicalman
Sex, did someone say SEX.....OMG, I might have to read up on the subject....ROTFLOL
15 posted on 11/25/2001 5:37:07 AM PST by KLT
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To: College Repub
Howdy--that's a big 10-4 on that...when it leaves the bedroom-it's time to draw the line. It seems like America is pre-occupied with sex at times...but I try to console myself that maybe it's a minority...and the majority is actually good folks.
16 posted on 11/25/2001 5:39:08 AM PST by TongRat
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To: innocentbystander
Maybe not too old....just too married!
18 posted on 11/25/2001 5:44:39 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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