Very true.

I see what you mean, but I find it extremely difficult to be accepting towards anyone from any culture, religion, or country who holds such cruel and misogynist attitudes towards women.

You do realize we all have the right to express our opinions, well-informed or not, right? You don't really support a dictatorship, in which people who express an opposing opinion are jailed, right?

An example of why we need a separation between church and state.

Actually, DismayBot has made some very good observations, and there is nothing solipsist about DismayBot's observations. Do you really think all people are supposed to share the same opinions about everything? That would be very unrealistic.

Yeah, the line between cultural relativism and human rights is pretty clear for me. This story is a big fat human rights violation and NOPE.

This is not the act of a culture entire—it is the act of a small group that has held power for way the damned hell too long. We can't blame every individual who belongs to the Iranian nationality for the actions of those who hold the reins of power.

You know, I want to respect other cultures and their practices. I really do. But seriously? What the fuck?!

OH MY GOD SHUT UP AFGHANISTAN.

It's easy. Just poke at the story for like, five minutes. Don't accept what people say because you want it to be true so hard. It comes undone if you put any effort into it at all.

I understand what you mean. Certainly, not all little girls who'd been sexually molested get involved in the sex business. And on another note, promulgating the fantasy of the "party girl" or "very erotic person" is how the prosperous business entrepreneurs make their money.

Perfect! I agreed.

People who become prostitutes or porn stars are either survivors of sexual abuse, abandoned kids, or drug addicts. The difference is that this is the only kind of "sex worker" and it's the reason they do it. It doesn't compare to the fact that some people in regular jobs were also abused.

After working the streets as a hooker for three years, I was completely burned out; even the notion of becoming a call girl or working in a brothel just exhausted me. Although I initially found the life to be exciting, after three years of having sex over and over with guys who seemed to regard me as a non-entity,…

Generally it's hard to talk to people still involved in prostitution or pornography because, as I've said, keeping up the persona where they just "are very sexual people, tee hee" is part of the game—it's like interviewing a pro wrestler on a late-night talk show, their job is on the line if they let the cloud of…

My father who is a doctor insists that mouths are the most disgusting part of the human body.

It's one thing to not be turned on visually, it's another to tell someone their body parts are repulsive. "Repulsive" is a good word to never use with respect to another person's body.

#Corrections

"If Your Boyfriend Tells You Your Vagina is Repulsive (He is Probably in Want of a Boyfriend of His Own)."