This is an interesting thread. I agree with with Nikka on the 'sex and violence on the boob tube' thing and with woodsman'sgame on 'sex as seen by the woman'. I've often thought I'd like to be a woman -- the pay cut wouldn't bother me, but every time I think about the sex, I have to wonder "How can they DO that?" There, but for the grace of God...

Alex, I was fascinated to read what you had to say about "...around one in eight people have a strong tendency towards bdsm, about the same ratio as homosexuality." Maybe we should be living in Oz! Here in the U.S., it's about 6% for bdsm and 3% for homosexuality. Of course it largely depends upon how the survey is phrased.