Hmm. How do y'all feel about advertising trying to use sex and sexual appeal to sell stuff. Yay, or nay?

@Angle Related, do you think our societies sexual ethics and the like are healthy? If not, is there anything you'd point out in particular? :/

@Angle @Angle Sexual desire is a tyrannical passion -- the more you feed it, the more it consumes you. We see the results in the ever-increasing desire for more extreme pornography; in the break-up of marriages in search of novelty; in sex without even the hint of love.

Consent is not enough; people often consent to things that are contrary to their happiness and health. Chastity is a virtue that Western society has forgotten.

#meaculpa

@mpjgregoire Does it though? In my experience, it's actually fairly limited, in and of itself. The problem comes when it starts to serve as a stand in for intimacy, affection, and the like.

Though perhaps it varies from person to person? Like how some people can handle alcohol just fine, while others get their lives destroyed by it. :/