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My suggestion: change "most societies" to "all countries and ethnic groups", and think (hard ;-) ) for something in place of "cultural default." Not sure what. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 18:08, 4 September 2008 (CDT) | My suggestion: change "most societies" to "all countries and ethnic groups", and think (hard ;-) ) for something in place of "cultural default." Not sure what. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 18:08, 4 September 2008 (CDT) | ||
:I'd say it's a fairly uncontroversial idea to say that sexual orientations do have cultural attitudes attached. There's a reason, for instance, why [[Matthew Shepherd]] was murdered in [[Wyoming]] but probably wouldn't have been in [[Massachusetts]]. Given that, ''as a cultural'' idea heterosexuality is not controversial in the way that almost every other sexual orientation is. And because it's not controversial, it's not often a topic of discussion or controversy in the way other sexualities are. Tried to clean it up a little, but the synapses may not be clicking right. --[[User:Tom Morris|Tom Morris]] 18:26, 4 September 2008 (CDT) | |||
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"As heterosexuality is a 'cultural default' in most societies"...
So sexual orientation is a matter of culture? And...most? Is there any "society," whether a whole country or even a small tribe, where it is not the norm?
My suggestion: change "most societies" to "all countries and ethnic groups", and think (hard ;-) ) for something in place of "cultural default." Not sure what. --Larry Sanger 18:08, 4 September 2008 (CDT)
- I'd say it's a fairly uncontroversial idea to say that sexual orientations do have cultural attitudes attached. There's a reason, for instance, why Matthew Shepherd was murdered in Wyoming but probably wouldn't have been in Massachusetts. Given that, as a cultural idea heterosexuality is not controversial in the way that almost every other sexual orientation is. And because it's not controversial, it's not often a topic of discussion or controversy in the way other sexualities are. Tried to clean it up a little, but the synapses may not be clicking right. --Tom Morris 18:26, 4 September 2008 (CDT)