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I have to disagree.  Mind you, I am talking about public policy here, not social peer pressure.  And I'm not suggesting it is easy or simple or even common.  But it's also not limited to a neat consumer category.  People of all socio-economic strata, wether they shop at WalMart, the farmer's market, or Tiffany's are talking about sex and sex roles and figuring things out for themselves, and legally, without the mayor getting involved.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
by poemless on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 01:52:50 PM EST
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Er, may be different in Ireland.  

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
by poemless on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 02:17:10 PM EST
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Oh, absolutely. Over here you have to be married for ten years before they even explain how sex works. I'm waiting anxiously.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 02:25:50 PM EST
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That's funny.  Everyone always assumed us Catholic School girls knew more about the subject than our public school counterparts.  Or that's the reputation we had.  Or that was the projection of males who fantasized about girls in school uniforms...  

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
by poemless on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 02:54:29 PM EST
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There may be a fairly significant cultural difference crossing the Atlantic on this one.  I've heard it described like this:  In the USA, you can talk about absolutely anything, sexual or otherwise, and can do it on network TV, but you can't use the words that most vividly describe what you're talking about.  In Britain, you can use all those words as freely as you like, but you can't actually talk about what they describe.

</semi-snarky stereotype>

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 02:22:52 PM EST
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By "do it on network TV" I assume you mean "talk about it on network TV"?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 02:27:31 PM EST
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Oh, absolutely.  You certainly can't actually do it on network TV, or even show the parts of the body with which it is sometimes done.
by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 02:30:43 PM EST
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It sometimes occurs to me that those who would campaign for banning headscarfs in the Muslim world should consider a plan to ban breast coverings in the US.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 02:37:11 PM EST
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