The first porn?!
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The first porn?!
I've had this crazy theory for a while now. Call me sick-minded if you like, but....
What is all these so-called "fertility figurines", or many of them, were simply early man's way of stimulating himself visually when he couldn't find or didn't have a female counterpart? Does anyone else think like me?
Also, there's all them "phallic" things too - do I have to go there?
Call me crazy.... but knowing the popularity of porn and sex toys these days, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if what was found was for getting off, not for worshipping...!
Cant wait to hear the replies on this one
-L.P.
What is all these so-called "fertility figurines", or many of them, were simply early man's way of stimulating himself visually when he couldn't find or didn't have a female counterpart? Does anyone else think like me?
Also, there's all them "phallic" things too - do I have to go there?
Call me crazy.... but knowing the popularity of porn and sex toys these days, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if what was found was for getting off, not for worshipping...!
Cant wait to hear the replies on this one
-L.P.
Thing is Lane, ancient man didn't think sex was bad, so there was no such thing as porn.
It's like alcohol can only be sold by gangsters in a prohibition. No-one interested in buying it off them if it's sold widely, openly and legally.
Same thing with porn. Porn only works in a society that tries to banish sex, to put some sort of prohibition on it.
But we only learned to regard sex in a puritanical way in last few thousand years.
Think about it, who was it that decided that having sex five times in a day would be excessive? Who set these standards? And why?
Those objects you're referring to were used in sacred rituals, which sometimes included sexual activities - and nobody raised an eyebrow about it then.
It's like alcohol can only be sold by gangsters in a prohibition. No-one interested in buying it off them if it's sold widely, openly and legally.
Same thing with porn. Porn only works in a society that tries to banish sex, to put some sort of prohibition on it.
But we only learned to regard sex in a puritanical way in last few thousand years.
Think about it, who was it that decided that having sex five times in a day would be excessive? Who set these standards? And why?
Those objects you're referring to were used in sacred rituals, which sometimes included sexual activities - and nobody raised an eyebrow about it then.
Ishtar of Ishtar's Gate and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
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hing is Lane, ancient man didn't think sex was bad,
Neither do I.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
-- George Carlin
-- George Carlin
There you are, Lane ... I rest my case. An ancient man who doesn't think sex is bad.
Look - you know all those energy drinks you're still high on? Well, I'm sure you could put all that young energy to a more exciting use than just hanging around with a bunch of boring old fogies like us ... know what I mean?
Look - you know all those energy drinks you're still high on? Well, I'm sure you could put all that young energy to a more exciting use than just hanging around with a bunch of boring old fogies like us ... know what I mean?
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Ishtar wrote:There you are, Lane ... I rest my case. An ancient man who doesn't think sex is bad.
Look - you know all those energy drinks you're still high on? Well, I'm sure you could put all that young energy to a more exciting use than just hanging around with a bunch of boring old fogies like us ... know what I mean?
Here you go, Ish.
http://moondance.org/1997/summer97/nonf ... sacred.htm
Ishtar, the Great Whore of Babylon, was sometimes called the Goddess Har since she was the mother of the Harlots. These Harlots were not prostitutes as we know them, but priestesses, sorceresses, prophets, and healers. Sacred Whores were known sometimes as the Holy Virgins of Goddesses such as Ishtar, Asherah, or Aphrodite. The famous Vestal Virgins were thought to have practiced secret sex magical rites in honor of the Roman Goddess Vesta, the same as the Greek goddess Hestia -- Goddess of the Hearth, or "center of the world."
Now THIS kind of religion has an appeal.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
-- George Carlin
-- George Carlin
Hmmm...
[looks at watch]
Daybrown's a bit late isn't he?
Thinking about this, most societies seem to develop taboos quite early on, usually something to do with sex (particularly with regards to members of own gender or immediate family) so I guess the questions might be what is commonly the first taboo?
Do different people tend to develop different taboos?
Which comes first - the taboo or the pseudo religious edict which perpetuates it?
Is porn (ignore dictionary definition for a moment) exclusively the product of a taboo?
I must admit I can't imagine cracking one off to the Venus of Wollendorf (if that's the paleolithic stunna I'm thinking of) but, you know, whatever floats your boat* I suppose.
*: Boat reference used purely in context of figure of speech.
[looks at watch]
Daybrown's a bit late isn't he?
Thinking about this, most societies seem to develop taboos quite early on, usually something to do with sex (particularly with regards to members of own gender or immediate family) so I guess the questions might be what is commonly the first taboo?
Do different people tend to develop different taboos?
Which comes first - the taboo or the pseudo religious edict which perpetuates it?
Is porn (ignore dictionary definition for a moment) exclusively the product of a taboo?
I must admit I can't imagine cracking one off to the Venus of Wollendorf (if that's the paleolithic stunna I'm thinking of) but, you know, whatever floats your boat* I suppose.
*: Boat reference used purely in context of figure of speech.
Last edited by War Arrow on Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
War Arrow wrote:
I must admit I can't imagine cracking one off to the Venus of Wollendorf
I can't believe you said that!
Welcome to Daybrown Mark 2 folks!
Ishtar of Ishtar's Gate and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Well, it's dirty job but someone's gotta do it! The king is away but the flaming torch of ancient red hot amazon-on-amazon action must burn on!Ishtar wrote:War Arrow wrote:
I must admit I can't imagine cracking one off to the Venus of Wollendorf
I can't believe you said that!
Welcome to Daybrown Mark 2 folks!
I can't believe I just typed that.
You're only getting away with this because our American friends don't know what 'crack one off' means!
Ishtar of Ishtar's Gate and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.