Im just wondering because of course we hear about the crimes of some churches that were sexually based.
Compared to other countries the US is extremely opressed (I know many will argue, but I assure you it is true when you look at other countries) yet despite this we have a much higher sex crimes rate then these countries.
Some of your largest serial rapist/murderers stated that growing up they were in very conservative households where sex was considered sin and not discussed.
Just wondering if this sexual opression may in some way distort people's view on sex.
Any thoughts?
2007-07-16 18:51:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
George...come one people dont post this over and over do they?
2007-07-16 18:55:21 · update #1
I think oppression of any kind causes twisted views on the thing which they were oppressed over..oppression is a form of abuse and abusive people will often repeat the offence (of course, not all)..I think there is a delicate balance of the mind as to how it is formed...what makes a person who they are...
I will have to take issue with commenting on what other countries do or don't. I don't presume what other countries do unless I have lived or been there among the people because otherwise it's hearsay.
2007-07-16 18:58:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
I don't have an answer that would apply to the population as a whole, but I have 2 thoughts that might support this argument.
Firstly, consider the Catholic priesthood. They are sexually repressed because a pope misconstrued a sentence in the bible. They do not marry (wrongly in my opinion). We have seen in the media how a disproportionate percentage of these people commit rather heinous sexually based crimes - often against children. Just consider the suit being settled by the church in LA right now. Hell, they even have sexual misconduct insurance - who would have thought of that.
My second examples are the two sons of different preachers. Both were brought up to be model citizens, with a strong dose of spirituality (from two different mainstream religions, and neither Catholic). Both kids, when teens and into early adulthood were criminals of the first magnitude. One described a method of shoplifting he did which to this day remains the cleverest and most deviously undetectable method I could have imagined. The other was a burglar and when I last heard of him, he was in prison.
These are two diverse examples and could statistically be an anomly. However I think there is a causal link between strict denial of ordinary human behaviours, and the development of abnormal (possibly criminal) behaviour. Or deviancy.
I'm unprepared to draw deeper conclusions except to say that in my experience there IS that link or relationship you proposed.
EDIT: Please don't email me asking about the shoplifting method. I will not tell you. If you pester me any more, I will become very rude to you. It works today as it did 25 years ago, and I'm not going to propagate it!
2007-07-17 02:08:19 · answer #2 · answered by Brett2010 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. I think that is a very accurately based thought / view on the this. Of course there are serial rapist/murderers that grew up in an enviornment that was a little too open about the subject and they were tramatized and now they lash out.
2007-07-17 01:58:37 · answer #3 · answered by mari_aset 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I do think it does to some extent, don't use other countries for comparison. In many countries rape is not even considered a crime, and murder is condoned under circumstances we would find barbaric.
OTOH, a general promotion of the concept that men are meant to be the masters of women leads some males to believe they are justified in punishing those they perceive as not properly respectful.
2007-07-17 01:57:16 · answer #4 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm skeptical. Henry Lee Lucas had an extremely sexually UN-oppressed upbringing. Japan, which is usually held up as an example of 'openness=low crime', has such a problem with women being groped that trains have been segregated.
2007-07-17 02:12:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd be inclined to say yes. But contradictorily a society that oppresses or discourages thinking doesn't necessarily demonstrate a burgeoning of heresy or original thought, does it. Perhaps the real trouble is that sex is so much fun it cannot be suppressed, but thinking is hard work, and heresy alarms the shock-horror jocks.
2007-07-17 02:06:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think perverts seek the position of priest to hide in it.
No one will question why they don't date and the can appear to be holy.
I don't know if sexual repression has any effect on ppl or not, I suppose it's possible.
2007-07-17 01:56:08 · answer #7 · answered by lilith 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say no, because in the final instance, a person has the power to choose their actions. A person's background is something someone can either allow themselves to be stalled by, or choose to rise above.
Ultimately, we are all responsible for our own actions.
2007-07-17 02:00:43 · answer #8 · answered by Jack B, sinistral 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does have something to do with it. When you look at something that is hard to avoid and look at it as taboo, something is gonna go wrong. Thats why sometimes the most innocent looking people happen to be the biggest freaks.
2007-07-17 01:56:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, take a strong biological urge, and make it a bad nasty and people are gonna wonder about it. Keep it repressed and it starts to fester.
2007-07-17 01:55:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋