[Kobi]

Originally Posted by Semantics

Here's a link to the article:

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/When+c...s.-a0238095380


I personally don't find the article offensive, because it's not using incest as rationale against same-sex marriage. It's looking at the biological vs. sociological reasons against incestuous couplings. The main arguments against same sex marriages tend to be sociological (although you do get the people who throw in the idea that same sex couples can't procreate, which is used as a biological argument against it). The author is trying to take this idea and apply to incestuous marriages.

I can see why KCBUTCH found it annoying and triggering. It gets old to always see the comparison made. However, I think if it's being used in its appropriate academic context (which isn't an argument against same-sex marriage), it doesn't offend me. Although as Kobi said, the context of its use could easily change my opinion on it.

Thank you for tracking down the article. The opening sentence is misleading given the gist of the overall article.

It makes sense to use such an article in certain situations i.e. helping people to think outside of their own values, beliefs, cultures, histories, and paradigms.

Again, it would be helpful to know the type of course this was required reading for. I can easily see it as acceptable for any number of cultural appreciation, critical thinking, women's studies, sociological, and anthropological type courses.

Personally, I found the article to be quite educational, and thought provoking.