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How about a book explaining the benefits of people accepting the following? -- we all have bodies with bodily functions --- bodies are not "dirty" and "nasty" -- touching is not only natural, it is essential to good emotional health --- but touching should be/is best when engaged in voluntarily ---- forced touching upsets people, whether it is "sexual" or "non-sexual" touching -- all humans are sexual beings --- with the capacity for any and every kind of sexual behavior ---- including with younger (and older) people ----- including with other males/females -- children are sexual beings --- they experiment with "sex play" as rehearsal for adult sexual activity -- children are "a work in progress"/"budding adults" --- to become a well-rounded adult, children need experiences of all kinds -- the distinctions between heterosexual and homosexual are artificial categories/constructs --- people cannot be put into nice little "boxes" -- people can (and usually do) overcome adverse experiences --- this includes adverse sexual experiences ---- we have evolved to "forget" things, and memories fade with time ----- dwelling on certain adverse memories causes additional/unnecessary harms -- making "mistakes" is a normal part of maturing --- children should be allowed (even encouraged) to make mistakes, so as to enrich their learning experiences -- "protecting" people from making mistakes stunts growth --- people should be "protected" only when harms are severe and clearly demonstrated ---- but even then, personal agency should be respected -- combating small harms does not justify creating larger harms --- destroying an otherwise healthy family is not justified in order to "save" a child from occasional "unwanted" touching ---- don't throw the baby out with the bath water -- laws should reflect what is actually empirically established about harms --- if harms are not supported by well-done empirical research, then no law should be passed prohibiting behaviors -- religion should be divorced from politics as much as possible --- cultures are diverse, and allowing religion into politics will deny many people their potential for happiness -- we have evolved to behave in certain ways --- barring extreme harms we should not deny the expression of our natural instincts -- we must accept our "animal nature" --- we must learn to understand our "animal nature" ---- and adapt our cultures to accept that nature -- nothing can ever be perfect --- to minimize suffering we must accept our imperfect nature ---- laws are instituted to minimize harms, not to eliminate harms Anyway, I think a book covering the above (which is not a complete/inclusive chapter list) would go far to opening people's minds to accepting themselves -- and us! What do you think? M. This post was done on the spur of the moment, and needs much more work/expansion... |