[lbo-talk] lbo-talk] Re: light of my life, maybe not the fire of my loins

[Marvin Gandall]

People become obsessed by any number of personally gratifying activities to
escape from an unhappy social reality -- religion, sex, drugs, shopping,
etc. Kovel makes the point in relation to sadomasochism. The cultural
revolution in sexual mores, probably the most enduring legacy of the 60s,
was a liberating impulse, which is probably why it is largely taboo on the
left to criticize taboo sexual practices in the same way it is acceptable to
be critical of religious fervour, consumerism, and drug abuse.

MG

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Winslow" <egwinslow at rogers.com>
To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] lbo-talk] Re: light of my life,maybe not the fire of
my loins


> Chris Doss wrote:
>
> > Why is sex the holy of
> > holies where everything goes?
>
> There;s the Freudian answer that unconscious complexes make certain
> subjects intolerable to discuss critically.  Perhaps that's why the
> thoughtful piece by Joel Kovel on sadomasochism posted by Pugliese has
> been ignored.
>
> Ted
>
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