My theory is that Anglos, Americans especially, are still (on average) more puritanical about things like nudity and sexuality than even other European Westerners.
Since English speaking online spaces are dominated by Anglos, and especially Americans, engaging in them gives the impressing that expressing "thirst" is more taboo than it really is in most places.
Like yeah, obviously don't cat call people or sexually harass them, but a short compliment is pretty harmless in most cases.
Lots of human urges are pretty aimless when you think about it. What purpose does the urge to step on that crunchy autumn leaf serve? Nothing. Do people still do it? Of course.
I'm not criticizing you specifically, but it seems to me that the idea of self-denial for the sake of self-denial is in itself a pretty puritan trait.
Yeah I agree with this as well. Like for most Anglos sex and nudity are inseparably intertwined, as if there's no reason to be nude except as a prelude to sex.
Again, it's like a strain of puritanism or other hyper hard core religious conservatism. A milder version of Islamic fundamentalists forcing women to wear Burkhas lest men be tempted by their faces or some shit.
And yeah, a few people in this thread jumping to the conclusion of "harrasment" when talking about compliments, which is just absurd. At least where I am, most people enjoy giving and receiving compliments based on their appearance as long as it's not overtly sexual. Like, yeah don't go up to people and tell them they have nice tits or anything.
Anglos showing up and telling other people that they're sexual deviants for not conforming to repressed Victorian values is how homophobia got started in many colonial countries.
My theory is that Anglos, Americans especially, are still (on average) more puritanical about things like nudity and sexuality than even other European Westerners.
Since English speaking online spaces are dominated by Anglos, and especially Americans, engaging in them gives the impressing that expressing "thirst" is more taboo than it really is in most places.
Like yeah, obviously don't cat call people or sexually harass them, but a short compliment is pretty harmless in most cases.
I am erring on the side of caution. atm, the urge seems kinda aimless.
Lots of human urges are pretty aimless when you think about it. What purpose does the urge to step on that crunchy autumn leaf serve? Nothing. Do people still do it? Of course.
I'm not criticizing you specifically, but it seems to me that the idea of self-denial for the sake of self-denial is in itself a pretty puritan trait.
I don't want to be annoying to any of these people.
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Who said anything about harassing anyone?
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Yeah I agree with this as well. Like for most Anglos sex and nudity are inseparably intertwined, as if there's no reason to be nude except as a prelude to sex.
Again, it's like a strain of puritanism or other hyper hard core religious conservatism. A milder version of Islamic fundamentalists forcing women to wear Burkhas lest men be tempted by their faces or some shit.
And yeah, a few people in this thread jumping to the conclusion of "harrasment" when talking about compliments, which is just absurd. At least where I am, most people enjoy giving and receiving compliments based on their appearance as long as it's not overtly sexual. Like, yeah don't go up to people and tell them they have nice tits or anything.
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Anglos showing up and telling other people that they're sexual deviants for not conforming to repressed Victorian values is how homophobia got started in many colonial countries.