my whole life i've been made to associate sex with shame, at least publicly. privately, i'm only ashamed (now that i'm old and have learned a lot) that i'm so powerless to do anything about my own oppression, or that of my whole species.
now i see that the association of shame with sex is totally artificial, a human construct, created i'm quite sure as a tool of social control.
one of the things about this that bothers me the most now is how isolated it makes me feel that i seem to be the only sherson i know who sees this. that, and the fact that so many sheeple seem to totally buy into the oppression, the shame, the whole notion that sex, outside of that which is socially approves (i.e. legal or 'moral') is shameful or sinful and ought to be illegal, ought to be punished, that those who engage in it ought to be ostracicized, as america now does, by labelling such sheeple 'sex offenders'. it's the scarlet letter of modernity.
it pains me particularly to know that many (most?) 'progressives' don't support me on this issue.
i think about moving but where would i go? i'm sure there are some places that are less repressive and hypocritical than america, but i think it's an aspect of civilization / dystopia to associate sex with shame as a means of oppression of the masses. and civilization has spread it's ugly tentacles across pretty much the whole of the inhabitable world. i've done research to find that even going out to sea doesn't legally free one from the long arm of someone's 'law'. if it was possible to do so, no doubt there would be innumerable ships out at sea that cater to various 'vices' openly, and would thrive doing so, as i'm sure they would be very profitable.
this oppression starts with the raising of children. it's considered ok to spank them, to emotionally and psychologically abuse them (which includes instilling sexual shame and fear of punishment for being sexual)... but it's definitely not ok to treat them as little sensual or erotic beings, or to engage in any kind of consensual behavior which might tend to affirm sexuality or decouple it from shame. if we could only do this i think that sex could and would take it's rightful place as the best part of being alive.
i would write like this more except for the fact that i know even sharing such thoughts in a public domain could potentially land me in trouble with some 'authority', or even some 'private' indvidual or group that finds them offensive or dangerous and might seek to harm or harass me for doing so.
am i being paranoid? perhaps. but this is dystopia, and in dystopia, paranoia might not destroy ya, it might protect ya.
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i masturbate as often as i can now, and have done so for over 30 years, ever since i overcame the shame i'd been taught and learned that besides feeling good, it was overall beneficial. able to do so since i've almost always lived alone over that time, and had very little social life, so i was usually alone, no one around to stop or inhibit me.
no partner sex. would love to have partner(s). can't. too socially awkward. too inhibited around attractive women who aren't openly sex positive or available for a price (and nice). too sensitive about being rejected, too fearful of it, too expecting it to happen. if not for this and prostitution prohibition i would be having lots of partner sex in lieu of masturbation. either way, it's something i engage in because i find it highly pleasurable and fulfilling. i don't consider it a harmful addiction. quite the contrary. and when i say i do it as often as i can, this does not imply that i indulge foolishly. only when i'm in the mood and able, which thanks to my advancing age sadly isn't that often anymore.
i'm very resentful and unhappy about having (had) my life greatly diminished. never could live fully or fulfillingly. never anything i could do about it. an absurd cruel existence, never ending angst, frustrated desire to live more authentically. frustrated even by not having anyone to share being frustrated with.
sheeple are flocked up. lots of abusive relationships. lots of women who unconsciously or consciously are attracted to abusive men, perhaps because they come across as 'bad' and 'bad boys' are more attractive than nice men, who tend to be meek and more passive.
when it comes to eros, this is truly a dystopian world. can't forget this quote, which i haven't used lately:
'it is no sign of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society' -krishnamurti