My point?
The film portrays someone masturbating as dirty and evil, u know it;s true.
Is America really that conservative to be offended by jerking or rubbing off?
HYPOCRITES!!!!!
DISGUSTING SELF DESTRUCTING ACT.
shareThe film doesn't portray masturbation as dirty and evil. It suggests that this character would be embarrassed if she realized her roommate was observing her in the act of masturbating shortly after she talked with the roommate's boyfriend. I think that's reasonable.
Was Masturbation taboo in 1992? I don't think so. Maybe your trying to start a mass debate on the subject.
shareIt'd be worse after the masturbator's done and then starts preparing a dish, lets say a salad. . . . . . . .
share"It'd be worse after the masturbator's done and then starts preparing a dish, lets say a salad. . . . . . . ."
i noticed she was always cooking and sticking her fingers in her mouth. i hope she bloody washed her hands!
"i hope she bloody washed her hands!"
You mean you 'hope she washed her bloody hands'. Major menstrual hygeine issue there.
"And no regrets?"
As long as America considers itself a "Christian nation"... Yes.
Which is pretty ironic, because America is probably one of the most sexually deviant countries while at the same time being one of the most sexually repressed/frustrated.
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And that's all I have to say about that
- Forrest Gump
I didn't think much of anything that just involved one person was considered taboo after the sexual revolution, except in strict and quiet families.
share"As long as America considers itself a "Christian nation"... Yes."
I hate people who think America is a Christian nation. It was not in any way meant to be a Christian nation. Besides, it's really the South east that makes a big deal of religion. Any country with Las Vegas is not a true Christian nation. (Thankfully, the Bible's teachings are that of obey, don't ask questions and if it feels good it's bad.)
Your argument has been destroyed so many times.
The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. No less than Jefferson began attending Christian church services held in the House of Representatives. Church services were held in the U.S. Capitol Building before Congress moved in. The services continued until after the Civil War. Both houses of Congress approved the move, and again Jefferson signed off on his approval while he was still Vice President, just after he was elected to the presidency.
And, by the way, Mr. Jefferson attended services there within a couple of days after writing his letter containing the famous statement--not a doctrine--of the separation of Church and state. He was an ardent and enthusiastic church goer at the Capitol, attending even in inclement weather.
One of the reasons that Congress and the incoming president approved the use of the building for church services is because, at the time, there were no church buildings in the District of Columbia. Note that the president and the Congress addressed this matter as one of urgency.
The United States Marine Band--God bless them--played in the early days of the church services, an endorsement of the activity by the Congress and the Marine Commandant.
The services were interdenominational, overseen by the chaplains of the respective chambers of the Congress.
Furthermore, the President of the United States provided funds for the purpose of sending Christian missionaries to the Kaskaskia Indian people. The funding was ratified by the U.S. Senate and provided for the salary of a Catholic priest to pastor the Indian people.
Christian faith and activity dominated the early national government.
It is a little-known fact that Jefferson took the time and care to splooge all over his books before he donated them to the Library of Congress.
No stranger to various bodily functions, he also made sure to sh!t himself when the British neared Virginia's capital during the Revolutionary War, while he was governor.
And who can ever forget Jefferson's predilection for sexual harassment. During his Presidency, he enacted the Embargo of 1807. Embargo backwards, of course, is O GRAB ME, which he would force his unwilling harassees to call out as he groped and fondled them.
Ah, Jefferson! A model for us all!
I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.
That's not ironic. That's par for the course. Religion - sexual deviancy - hello?
"And no regrets?"
Perhaps she was raised Roman Catholic as the Church teaches masturbation is wrong and sinful! The pleasures of sex are for married couples only! Sorry, don't condemn me I am only the messenger!!
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shareI remember Masterbation in the 90's to be something that everyone did, but no one would admit to. I'm sorry but if you're not getting laid on a daily basis, then you're rubbing one out. I guess people are more willing to acknowledge it after watching movies like American pie and There's something about Mary. Also, this was brought up before, but whoever claimed this was not a christian nation is a *beep* moron. We were founded by christian colonists who wanted to practice their religion without British control. The 1st amendment may not have christianity as an established religion, but it doesn't restrict it from being practiced as well. And most people back then and today in this nation are christian. Therefore we are a christian nation. And we are not the most deviant nation on earth, most nations in Europe has us beat. Go to places like Germany or Holland and you'll see the most deviant *beep* alive.
As far as the movie goes, That chick masterbating alone in her own room was the only sane thing she did in the entire movie. Obviously, she hadn't been laid in a long time (if ever), and had her roommate going at it with her boyfriend in the next room. What would you expect her to do? If you ask me she needed to pleasure herself more, and then maybe she wouldn't have been such a psychotic bitch.
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Ok harlemsushi, you wanna talk about the psycho chick from the movie masterbating? I just touched on this being a christian nation as part of my last comment. I at least wrote about the topic of the blog. The main topic of discussion was our countries's view of masterbating in the 90's and how this movie reflected this viewpoint.
However, let me respond to your last comment even if its off the subject. You are correct that God is not mentioned in the Constitution, but he's mentioned in every major document leading up to the final wording of the Constitution.
Your mention that most of the founding fathers weren't christian is incorrect. Most of the fifty-five Founding Fathers who worked on the Constitution were members of orthodox Christian churches and many were even evangelical Christians. The first official act in the First Continental Congress was to open in prayer, which ended in "the merits of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Savior. Amen".
The 1st Amendment was not to keep religion out of government. It was to keep Government from establishing a national denomination like the Church of England. As early as 1799 a court declared: "By our form of government the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed on the same equal footing."
Also, when Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Baptists of Danbury Connecticut he made it quite clear that the wall of separation was to insure that Government would never interfere with religious activities because religious freedom came from God, not from Government.
Even the supreme court has acknowledged that this is a Christian Nation. In 1892 the Court stated No purpose of action against religion can be imputed to any legislation, state or national, because this is a religious people...This is a Christian nation. The Supreme court went on to cite 87 precedents (prior actions, words, and rulings) to conclude that this was a Christian nation.
So anyways harlemsushi, before you respond to my argument (and unlike you I'm not afraid to admit that I'm trying to argue this point). I just gotta know you're view on the chick masterbating in the movie. I thought it was hot, but when I saw it when I was a kid everyone I know who saw the movie (even guys) were like "ooh thats gross, she's nasty." I guarantee everyone who were quick to judge masterbated as well.
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That chick masterbating alone in her own room was the only sane thing she did in the entire movie. Obviously, she hadn't been laid in a long time (if ever), and had her roommate going at it with her boyfriend in the next room. What would you expect her to do?Close her door. share
Shown on UK Channel 'Five' last night, the scene was cut completely! It's not a channel known to avoid adult themes, and JJL was shown full frontal in the shower still. I wanted to see the scene again because JJL made it such a sensual and erotic scene, but I swear it was gone, and the scene was not gratuitous, it was such an important part of the film. Anyway there you are, lol.
To answer the original question, masturbation was more of a taboo in 1992 than it is today.
Interesting that happened, but I seem to remember Channel Five getting a lot of stick for being the mucky channel of the five big ones, so maybe they are spring cleaning.
I think it has more to do with the way she did it that made look negative, I mean she was the baddie, and she was doing it. Also she was visiting sex clubs, impersonating her flatmate, what getting happies from peeping etc, so this was also put in a negative light. But not when wassername did it in In The Cut, they seemed to make it artistic with floaty music, like 'that's what you do if you're single and good for you'... Anyhoo..
I think in Europe, it is probably seen as negative if you're not doing it.
It's on Five right now, and the scene was still there in all it's glory.
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Well she didn't look at her masturbating as being a taboo she was just shocked and probably embarrassed seeing her friend jerk off like that, I have no problem with masturbating but If I accidentally caught my friend I would be embarrassed not because I think it's taboo but because It's not everyday I see my friends jerking off.
Lonely Chicago pie
Less so now.
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