This is going to be a fun one.

So here are the facts:

I commented on a news article about a mother and adult son charged with incest (and adultery as well for her.) This is what I said:

Someone responded to me and I replied before I realized my original comment was removed for being inappropriate. Then I added the edit when I saw.

The next day I discovered I’d been banned from that community for “pro-incest comments” and several others I don’t think I’ve ever been in for rule 4 violations. The orignal post was removed.

You can see those here:

Site rule 4 is: Usernames or posts/comments containing transphobia, homophobia, sexism, racism, ableism, zionism, anti-veganism, or trivializing COVID. No self-described or obvious fascists, conservatives, or reactionaries.

My comments had none of those things. I’d even go so far as to say my banning was reactionary.

Now, I’m not defending incest, especially not for myself. My problem is with puritanical laws interfering with the private sex lives of people. In my original comment I stated that grooming was a separate issue and should be dealt with, but that there is nothing inherently wrong with incest. That is, enthusiastic consensual sex between capable adults.

I know someone will bring up the Hapsburgs, so yes, children of incest should be avoided.

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldBanned from community
    144·
    2 个月前

    What a deeply weird post and thread. It seems like a lot of people somehow think the idea that incest is bad is only related to religious beliefs. I don’t really care if it is even considered bad by religions (I’m not even certain it is), because it’s bad for obvious reasons that have not a damn thing to do with religion. I had no idea so many people would argue in favor of incest.

    • cosmos8188@leminal.space
      62·
      2 个月前

      …Which is extremely problematic - but not because OP did X or y, but because this community is about power tripping bastard mods not OPs morality.

      That is the weird bit, and it proves that this community isn’t what’s promised.

        • cosmos8188@leminal.space
          62·
          2 个月前

          That is true, but in the context of this community the stimuli should be focused on the mod not whatever moral ideas op has.

    • Wren@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      87·
      2 个月前

      To be fair I’m not arguing for incest, I’m arguig against it being criminally punishable.

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldBanned from community
        102·
        2 个月前

        Which would be a distinction that mattered if incest weren’t very harmful in a variety of ways. But it is and it doesn’t.

        • Wren@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
          46·
          2 个月前

          The varieties of ways incest can be harmful are already, or should be illegal. Incest in itself isn’t harmful unless they’re producing children with each other.

          • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldBanned from community
            97·
            2 个月前

            As everyone who isn’t also in favor of this practice has pointed out. This is a beyond bizarre hill to die on

            • Wren@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
              46·
              2 个月前

              Again, I’m not dying on it and I’m not in favor of incest. I thought it would be an interesting post for this community.

              • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldBanned from community
                84·
                2 个月前

                The existence of this post and the repeated defenses are what people mean by dying on a hill. I don’t know what else to tell you

                • Wren@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
                  46·
                  2 个月前

                  Engaging in debate is fun and a great way to test your knowledge and biases, I don’t know what else to tell you.

                  • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldBanned from community
                    611·
                    2 个月前

                    Considering the number of responses accurately pointing out that this topic is pedophilia adjacent, it’s interesting that it interests you