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Re:What really happened at PyCon 2013 by gbog on Friday March 22, 2013 @02:54AM (#5421718)
I don't know if you are US citizen or from other American continent citizenship, but I, as a Frenchman, had the same impression, reverted, with fellow Quebequois boys. When we were casually talking between us about girls, they had a kind of transgression excitement that I did not understand. When asking, they told me they kinda weren't allowed to even think this way in their countries, let alone talking about it.

For me, it was just normal boytalk sharing personal preferences for small or big female body parts, for them it was as exciting as leaking out of school to smoke a cigarette.

I think it goes deeper than that. A remarkable well-documented(#) fact in the history of sexual life is that sexual perversions were much worse in places where sex was considered a sin (eg. the West), than in places were it was considered natural (eg. China).

I am really concerned that, after a while, the sexual PC pressure could backfire in North America. We all know how "Hell is paved", right?

(#) http://www.amazon.com/Sexual-Life-Ancient-China-Gulik/dp/B00...

Re:What really happened at PyCon 2013 by guizzy on Friday March 22, 2013 @11:28AM (#5423519)
Interesting. As a Quebecois, I can attest to the fact that we often seem castrated on sexual subjects, and europeans are seen as more casual. Quebecois girls are often seen as "easy prey" to europeans, as they are not used to be around men who are being openly seductive. Before you gloat, though, we also hear horror stories of europeans (especially mediterraneans) who are unable to respect women, so I suppose there is probably a healthy middle-ground somewhere between the two.

As for sexual perversions being worse where sex is considered a sin, that makes a lot of sense. Japan would be a great example: genitals are censored, yet they make some of the weirdest most perverse porn one can think of.

Re:What really happened at PyCon 2013 by hrktb on Friday March 22, 2013 @07:11PM (#5426372)
For me, it was just normal boytalk sharing personal preferences for small or big female body parts, for them it was as exciting as leaking out of school to smoke a cigarette.

Thinking about it I'm regularly seeing kids aged 13 or 14 smoking cigarettes in front of their schools in Paris. French people have a special ability to free themself from the rules.

Re:What really happened at PyCon 2013 by cynwoody on Friday March 22, 2013 @03:15AM (#5421761)
> I don't know if you are US citizen or from other American continent citizenship

LOL! Although the Western Hemisphere is a big place, and North and South America comprise a lot of countries, I can assure you, in standard English, and fair or not, "an American" === "a United States citizen".

Re:What really happened at PyCon 2013 by jeltz on Friday March 22, 2013 @04:22AM (#5421885)
You are correct, but there is no reason to be rude.