Comments on: Keeping it in the Family http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-it-in-the-family Not Facebook Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-12357 John Mon, 25 May 2009 23:43:11 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/#comment-12357 Agree Ostin. Thanks for the comment. Agree Ostin. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Ostin P. Stryjak http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-12340 Ostin P. Stryjak Mon, 25 May 2009 16:51:51 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/#comment-12340 My take on it is simply - if they are consenting adults it is no one elses business - the government or otherwise. As far as I am concerned if we can let Gays and Lesbians marry then so should a man and a women be they brother and sister or not. The incident of siblings actually wanting to marry is incredibly low and really - like WHO cares ?. All you Ewwwwwwers , bigots out there ? Get a life. It should be none of anyones business but their own. My take on it is simply – if they are consenting adults it is no one elses business – the government or otherwise. As far as I am concerned if we can let Gays and Lesbians marry then so should a man and a women be they brother and sister or not. The incident of siblings actually wanting to marry is incredibly low and really – like WHO cares ?. All you Ewwwwwwers , bigots out there ? Get a life. It should be none of anyones business but their own.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2334 Stephen Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:46:21 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/#comment-2334 Diane: Thanks for sharing. I agree with you that there are cases of incest which aren't rape - and this programme was about those types of cases. I won't lie to you that I find the practice a little bit sick, as I think I said in my article, but I agree with your freedom to negotiate your own relationships and sleep with whatever consenting adults you wish. S. Diane:

Thanks for sharing. I agree with you that there are cases of incest which aren’t rape – and this programme was about those types of cases. I won’t lie to you that I find the practice a little bit sick, as I think I said in my article, but I agree with your freedom to negotiate your own relationships and sleep with whatever consenting adults you wish.

S.

]]> By: Diane http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 Diane Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:02:50 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/#comment-2333 I was involved with my two brothers when I was young for nearly five years. Our elder brother didn't know that I was sleeping with our younger brother too neither the rest of the family. I just want to let you know that there are consensual incest going on but not necessarily rape. In my case it all started with curiosity and little knowledge about sex. I'm married for the past 11 years with no children & my brothers have their families too. I don't advocate on incest but I just want to share my experience without people judging me and my brothers. I was involved with my two brothers when I was young for nearly five years. Our elder brother didn’t know that I was sleeping with our younger brother too neither the rest of the family. I just want to let you know that there are consensual incest going on but not necessarily rape. In my case it all started with curiosity and little knowledge about sex. I’m married for the past 11 years with no children & my brothers have their families too. I don’t advocate on incest but I just want to share my experience without people judging me and my brothers.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 Stephen Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:12:34 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/#comment-2120 Ewwwww indeed...it certainly has what I call the Yuck Factor. S. Ewwwww indeed…it certainly has what I call the Yuck Factor.

S.

]]> By: Quinney http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2089 Quinney Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:29:57 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/#comment-2089 Ewwwwww! Ewwwwww!

]]> By: Stephen http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2086 Stephen Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:30:13 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/#comment-2086 Hi Graham, Thanks for the response and for the link and comments pertaining to GSA. I have no particular beef with GSA being a valid theory. The first I had heard of it was when I saw this documentary but it wasn't explained terribly well and sounded like a psychiatrists invention. In any event, valid or not GSA isn't properly thought of as a disorder that renders someone powerless to avoid having incestuous sex. All GSA does is explain the attraction. I agree with you in your last sentence, and it is quite typical in social discourse to hear arguments like "if this becomes illegal it'll rage out of control." It won't of course, but such scaremongering is typical these days. Thanks again for the reply. S. Hi Graham,

Thanks for the response and for the link and comments pertaining to GSA. I have no particular beef with GSA being a valid theory. The first I had heard of it was when I saw this documentary but it wasn’t explained terribly well and sounded like a psychiatrists invention. In any event, valid or not GSA isn’t properly thought of as a disorder that renders someone powerless to avoid having incestuous sex. All GSA does is explain the attraction.

I agree with you in your last sentence, and it is quite typical in social discourse to hear arguments like “if this becomes illegal it’ll rage out of control.” It won’t of course, but such scaremongering is typical these days.

Thanks again for the reply.

S.

]]> By: Graham Gloucester http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2084 Graham Gloucester Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:04:49 +0000 http://www.john-wright.net/2008/03/28/keeping-it-in-the-family/#comment-2084 Stephen, The default norm is that humans find people who look like themselves attractive (which is why so many spouses tend to look similar). Only the Westermarck Effect (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprinting_%28psychology%29#Westermarck_effect" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprinting_%28psychology%29#Westermarck_effect"</a>) prevents this from manifesting in incest more often, and in the cases you mention the Westermarck Effect is absent due to the separation of the siblings. So GSA is actually a valid way of explaining this, and these cases fit the theories perfectly. I agree with your overall point and don't think incest should be illegal. I suspect that the reasons behind keeping the laws against it are because people have the absurd idea that incest will run rampant if it's legalised. Regards, Graham Stephen,

The default norm is that humans find people who look like themselves attractive (which is why so many spouses tend to look similar).

Only the Westermarck Effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprinting_%28psychology%29#Westermarck_effect“) prevents this from manifesting in incest more often, and in the cases you mention the Westermarck Effect is absent due to the separation of the siblings. So GSA is actually a valid way of explaining this, and these cases fit the theories perfectly.

I agree with your overall point and don’t think incest should be illegal. I suspect that the reasons behind keeping the laws against it are because people have the absurd idea that incest will run rampant if it’s legalised.

Regards,

Graham

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