tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post6598128369608208064..comments2024-03-28T09:56:06.298-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: What's Up With That Incest Taboo?Grimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-42142007261953990182015-01-20T23:25:47.950-05:002015-01-20T23:25:47.950-05:00I can think of a good reason for it to be taboo- i...I can think of a good reason for it to be taboo- it subverts and abuses the institution of parental authority. But the fact that it's gross works for me, too. Also, just because 'some' don't find it so, doesn't mean it isn't to the vast majority. This is one problem with the internet is that no matter how deranged or perverted you are, you'll be able to find a record of someone who is similar and who then justifies and 'normalizes' your issues.douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241790925053112959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-79812284999613733402015-01-19T21:40:42.231-05:002015-01-19T21:40:42.231-05:00That's got to be right, somehow, but a one-off...That's got to be right, somehow, but a one-off pairing is no more likely to lead to physical danger to the family than when we line-breed horses or dogs. We need the taboo to suppress the practice in general, even though it isn't dangerous in specific cases.<br /><br />It's an interesting problem in several ways. We're talking about overriding their autonomy and will (to use Tex's terms) even though they probably can't harm anyone -- and indeed, if it only happens once, can probably increase the incidence of desirable traits. <br /><br />It's just because the rate hits 50% that we need the taboo, in other words. It's too normal. Without the taboo it wouldn't happen just once.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-50170778133872756182015-01-19T21:23:13.743-05:002015-01-19T21:23:13.743-05:00The taboo about incest doesn't have anything t...The taboo about incest doesn't have anything to do with being gross: it is a threat to the physical health of the family. Inbreeding results in defective babies. <br /><br />Valerie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-13145659064348134222015-01-19T09:26:00.155-05:002015-01-19T09:26:00.155-05:00Ah. Experts. And then reporters writing about wh...Ah. Experts. And then reporters writing about what the experts wrote. And it fits a transgressive narrative so nicely... We've seen this movie before.<br />jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com