tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341245983407915795.post3038999188315092054..comments2024-03-27T00:18:39.174-07:00Comments on Encounters of an Everyday Kind: Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Month -Parents Should Open Communication Channels with KidsAbha Iyengarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804103917796069764noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341245983407915795.post-62802487909031528012011-04-21T12:43:49.986-07:002011-04-21T12:43:49.986-07:00Hi Subbu,
Rape/incest/paedophelia/sodomy/molestati...Hi Subbu,<br />Rape/incest/paedophelia/sodomy/molestation are abhorrent. All of these are very different from<br />consensual sex between two adults (of any gender preference).<br /> I think this clarifies your confusion.<br />AbhaAbha Iyengarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804103917796069764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341245983407915795.post-27460269781986217492011-04-21T09:52:05.125-07:002011-04-21T09:52:05.125-07:00A couple of nights ago, Barkha Dutt had a host of ...A couple of nights ago, Barkha Dutt had a host of homsexuals with their parents on NDTV 24x7. The burden of the song was respect for different sexual preferences and orientations, especially in a 'liberal democracy' that India projects itself to be. What was puzzling was the concurrent incrimination of repe/incest/paedophilia. If homosexuality is 'different sexual prefernce' then do the others I mentioned involving violation /disregard of will amount to 'further variant sexual preferences' or criminally pervert behaviour? This is not a theoretical question, nor an attempt to buttress orthodox ,'legitimate' sexual behaviour via a devious logic. Gay men prefer young tender boys (isn't that a borderline case of paedophilia?) to sodomize. How does a society respect diffrenet sexual preference while sensitizing children to 'criminal' sexual behaviour? An 18 year old initiates a 11 year old ... is that experimentation and exploration or is it criminal? Are there socially/morally supportable answers?--G.K.SubbarayuduDr. Subbarayudu G.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11332111129470884136noreply@blogger.com