I do not understand the fear fundamentalist Christians republicans have about sex and the nude human body. They are terrified by both those things. But why? There god clearly meant for it to be fun and we are created in his image, hell they even call their god father. So does god have a penis? If so he must have used it. Many religions have embraced sex. Sadly too many belittle women to benefit men. But there was a time when nudity, especially male nudity, was not only accepted, it was expected. Boys swam nude even with girls present. Kids in school showered together. No one thought a kid seeing a penis would destroy their lives, but parents have so traumatized young people now that I knew a boy who would only shower with his underpants or shorts on. He dressed in as low a light possible. His parents were hyper religious. I have read stories from others that also had religious parents that made the topic of sex and any form of nudity forbidden leading to unpleasant consequences as they were growing up. From being less when informed on sexual things / how it all worked, to not being able to talk with their parents and family when they need to tell them about being abused or hurt. Hugs. Scottie
The May 2023 post states, “Conservatives have to lead the way in restoring sex to its true purpose, & ending recreational sex & senseless use of birth control pills.”
The original post included a C-SPAN clip from a Heritage Foundation panel, in which author Mary Harrington promotes what she calls “a feminist movement against the pill” in order to help return “consequentiality” to sex.
The Heritage Foundation has been scouting personnel for a potential upcoming Republican administration. The group’s resurfaced post sparked outcry from critics and support from conservatives.
Earlier this month, FSC Director of Public Affairs Mike Stabile flagged the 2023 post, replying, “It’s not just abortion, trans healthcare or porn. One of the most influential conservative groups in the country is now calling for the government to ‘end recreational sex.’”
Leading conservative culture-war crusader Christopher Rufo defended the 2023 statement, posting, “‘Recreational sex’ is a large part of the reason we have so many single-mother households, which drives poverty, crime, and dysfunction. The point of sex is to create children — this is natural, normal, and good.”
The term “recreational sex” originates in religious — particularly Catholic — discourse that considers the sole purpose of sex to be procreation. The mainstreaming among conservatives of a war on “recreational sex” parallels a current effort to revive enforcement of the infamous 19th-century censorship Comstock Act in order to restrict access to abortion medication, birth control and contraception, as Rolling Stone reported.
As XBIZ reported, the Heritage Foundation leads “Project 2025,” a coalition of conservative organizations whose road map for the next Republican presidential administration includes a call to immediately outlaw all pornography and imprison people who produce and distribute it.
Project 2025’s “Mandate for Leadership” blueprint, including the call to criminalize all adult content, was first reported on by Brynn Tannehill in an August 2023 feature for Dame magazine.
In the piece, Tannehill quotes the introduction to the conservative policy road map, which declares that pornography “has no claim to First Amendment protection” and states, “Pornography should be outlawed. The people who produce and distribute it should be imprisoned. Educators and public librarians who purvey it should be classed as registered sex offenders. And telecommunications and technology firms that facilitate its spread should be shuttered.”
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