Hyper-Partisans and their little hangups

[Sidestreamer]

What I said about conservatives liking missionary while liberals might go for reverse cowgirl, was strictly an example, not an assumption. I'm not sure if you were assuming liberals would focus on their own sexual gratification before that of their partners, and without a study, I find no basis in what you're saying. Even the study you posted doesn't really show much of a pattern in the programming. Other than the expected favoritism between Beck and Olbierman, I can't readily see why Law and Order: SVU and Mad Men would pull lefties over righties while American Idol would be a conservative favorite. And I find it as random an observation as my idea. But it is still interesting, and even amusing.

That said, I do believe sexual behaviors are culturally influenced. Certain acts are outright frowned upon, and in socially conservative societies, those acts would be a rarity. I would hypothesize that sexual behaviors, positions, acts, etc. are as influenced, if not more influenced, by external culture than by the ideology of the partners.

[Midnight Marauder]

Originally Posted by Sidestreamer

Heh. Well, what I said about conservatives liking missionary while liberals might go for reverse cowgirl, was strictly an example

Ya really wanna go there? Examples?

[KittenKoder]

Originally Posted by Sidestreamer

That said, I do believe sexual behaviors are culturally influenced. Certain acts are outright frowned upon, and in socially conservative societies, those acts would be a rarity. I would hypothesize that sexual behaviors, positions, acts, etc. are as influenced, if not more influenced, by external culture than by the ideology of the partners.

Wrong .... note: Conservative Republicans in Britain are the ones working to legalize gay marriage, while the liberals there are like Westboro ... your idea of what political parties are, is wrong.

[Sidestreamer]

Originally Posted by KittenKoder

Wrong .... note: Conservative Republicans in Britain are the ones working to legalize gay marriage, while the liberals there are like Westboro ... your idea of what political parties are, is wrong.

I'm sorry, I thought we were talking about Americans. You can't translate conservative/liberal balances up in our hat, let alone across the pond, to what's going on here.

[Sidestreamer]

Originally Posted by Midnight Marauder

Ya really wanna go there? Examples?

What are you getting to?

[KittenKoder]

Originally Posted by Sidestreamer

I'm sorry, I thought we were talking about Americans. You can't translate conservative/liberal balances up in our hat, let alone across the pond, to what's going on here.

Actually, you can. Liberal and conservative are not labels for political parties, they are methods, how one gets to the goal. Republican and Democrat are parties that have little to do with such things, they are just names. Anyone who thinks all of one is a particular "type" or looks down on those who do not fit their preconceived notions is an idiot, a fool, and a blind follower incapable of making decisions based on their own ideals. In other words, you are a parrot and nothing more.

[Toro]

Originally Posted by Midnight Marauder

Commercials = culture?

Generally, anything with the word "Cannes" in the title requires a critical scale of Art-House type people. Surprisingly, in this most liberal town in north Florida, it's lacking.

[American Horse]

Originally Posted by masquerade

*snicker* I love the little noise Flo makes at the end.

I like both of your choices Masq. The little noise at the end, to me, means she knew what he was thinking. The guy in the interview is another that I pause to listen to, it sounds so much like the way I feed back to my wife since I don't hear so well.

Actually I watch little TV, but have a couple of headsets that I feed all the sound from the TV tuners to, one for FNC, and the other of whatever the wife is watching. I have to make it a point to go into the TV room now and then to see what's actually on the screen.

On many commercials there is the original, long version, and later an abbreviated version. In the abbreviated version only the key words are left into the skeleton of the add, and extraneous material is clipped. That way, the advertiser can spend less for airtime, but the main gist of the commercial is preserved.

[Sidestreamer]

Originally Posted by KittenKoder

Actually, you can. Liberal and conservative are not labels for political parties, they are methods, how one gets to the goal. Republican and Democrat are parties that have little to do with such things, they are just names. Anyone who thinks all of one is a particular "type" or looks down on those who do not fit their preconceived notions is an idiot, a fool, and a blind follower incapable of making decisions based on their own ideals. In other words, you are a parrot and nothing more.

I'm not sure what kind of tangent you're trying to create here, I just wanted to make some conjectures on sexual behavior and politics here, but, to answer this jumbled attempt to stick a butter knife into my gut and attempt to act like I even understand what you're talking about...

No, there's no "liberal" or "conservative" method, only a capitalist, socialist, fascist, Christian, Liberal Democrat, Conservative Party, British Nationalist Party, etc.

Liberalism and conservatism are are simply relative ideological measurements according to where you are, and, if used in the literal sense, describe one's favoritism or opposition to the status quo. Going back to your example in the U.K., though I'm not going to pretend that I am that well versed in the political climate there, it can be argued that the liberal position there would be to ban gay unions if the country had been used to them for the longest while. Liberal, in that it's a change from the status quo and the cultural norm of that country, though it's clearly not socially libertarian.

[Midnight Marauder]

Originally Posted by Sidestreamer

describe one's favoritism or opposition to the status quo.

How can such nonsense ever spew from one who is educated?

You never cease to provide comic relief, I'll give you that.