So, the other day, Wowzer and I were discussing sexual privacy. The idea of sex in a public place is a hot one. But, isn't part of what makes it so hot the fact that it's forbidden? The thrill of getting caught?
If that's the case, then, my question becomes why it's forbidden. Why is privacy with sex important? And, why, at the same time that privacy matters, is group sex also so hot?
It's a sexy conundrum.
It's pretty clear that at least part of the taboo is cultural. In our own past, families often shared one bedroom. Did the parents ask the kids to hum loudly to themselves? Or did they just trust that the kids could absorb and handle the fact that their parents had sex?
What about so-called primitive cultures? I'm pretty sure they don't kick the kids out of their huts to have sex.
Where did this idea that sex is reserved for the private sphere come from? And, why, in a world of oversharing and reduced personal privacy, is it still taboo?
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