| Description |
1 online resource (417 pages) |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: The Burden; I. Give Me Some Skin ; II. Aztec Sacrifice: Food for Thought ; III. Definition of Taboo: Shut Up ; IV. Spitting: Days of Phlegm ; V. The Point: Taboos = Bad; 2. Nasal Mucus: Still Picking ; I. The Mucus in Me ; II. What It Is: Booger M.D. ; III. The Taboo: Grow Up ; IV. Its Origin: Hanky Panky ; V. Repercussions: Where Did My Septum Go? ; 3. Excrement: America Doesn't Know Shit; I. Doing It Wrong ; II. What It Is: Good Shit; III. The Taboo: Potty Humor; IV. Its Origin: Filthy Forefathers; A. Ancient Times: Gods of Poo |
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B. The Middle Ages: Mountains of Poo C. 1700-1900: Don't Look at My Poo ; D. Twentieth Century: Don't Even Say Poo ; V. Repurcussions: Anal Retentive; A. Facilities: Lazy Shits; B. Technique: Spread and Lift; C. Cleansing: Poo Butt; D. Holding It: Learn to Love Again ; E. The Environment: Crapping on the Fish ; F. Abroad: Crapping on Third-World Children""; G. History: Hidden Turds; 4. SEX I What It Is: Sex Is Good; I.A Sex Drive to Nowhere; II. Definition: Vagina Meets Penis; III. A Basic Human Need: Purity is Misery |
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IV. Women and Men Have Different Sex Drives: Fucking to Love and Loving to FuckA. The Differences: Fake Boobs and Fake Rolexes; B. The Evidence: Slutty Men are Everywhere; V. Homosexuality is Biological: Going Gay in the Uterus; A. The Evidence: Manatee Man Love; B. The Religious Argument: Stop Being Gay ; VI. Children are Sexual: Hello, Puberty Starts Before 18 ; 5. SEX II The Taboo: Sex is Bad; I. Educational System: Premarital Sex Makes You Crazy ; A. Arguments for Ignorance: Keep 'Em Dumb ; B. The Curriculum: Be Prepared to Die ; II. Censorship: Be Quiet So They Don't Figure It Out |
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III. Criminalization of Sex: Happy Hookers, Happy Johns, and Mad Moralists6 SEX III Its Origin: Distorting Jesus; I. American Prude; II. Our Genetic Relatives: Sex Was Fun ; III. Evolution: Help Me Raise This Thing; IV. Agriculture: Wives for Sale; V. Ancient Rome: Here a Penis, There a Penis ; VI. Christianity: Turning Jesus Into a Prude; VII. The Middle Ages: Sex is a Sin? Who Cares? ; A. Penitentials: Did You Come My Son? ; B. Medieval Names: Starring John Fillecunt ; C. The Priests: Stupid and Horny ; VIII. The Inquisition: Sex is a Sin. Meet the Rack |
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A. The Process: Torture is Not LitigiousB. The Punishment: Burn or Go to Hell ; C. The Effect: Wretched Slavery ; IX. The Protestant Reformation: A Monk Wants Sex; A. Catholic Hypocrisy: Hot Papal Orgies; B. Martin Luther: A Piece of Shit Says Jesus Screwed; C. John Calvin: Sourpuss; X. Puritan America: God Hates You. Don't Have Sex. ; 7. SEX IV It's Origin: Distorting Science; I. Humanism: Happiness (Sex) on Earth ; A. The Philosophy: Mind Your Business; B. Science: How Come This Wasn't in the Bible? ; II. Victorianism: Sex is Low-Class; A. The New Middle Class: Rich and Lame |
| Summary |
Taboos are a burden on society. By protecting irrational views they hinder progress towards greater happiness |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Taboo -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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Drug abuse -- Social aspects -- United States
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Sex -- Social aspects -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
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Drug abuse -- Social aspects
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Sex -- Social aspects
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Taboo
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781936239467 |
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1936239469 |
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