Kissing: why is it still a social taboo?

[No_Remainders]

Kissing itself is fine by me, but I would rather not watch other people do it; it makes me uncomfortable, and their actions are conflicting with my right to be in a public space and conduct my business.

Wait, what?

So you're saying "It's fine, as long as it's not other people doing it"?

That's basically what I gathered from that post. And how are their actions "conflicting with your right to be in a public space and conduct your business"? I mean, that's just ridiculous!

 

[XT inc]

They are probably just jealous or something. If they are so busy watching you make out they obviously aren't getting their own. Lets be realistic here we live in a society where the graphic images of death, pain, and violence are rated as less disruptive as graphic sexual acts. Saw movies good, people doing it baaad.

 

[dementis]

It's not so much a taboo as annoying, especially when you're trying to just hang out with friends who are going out and feel the need to start making out right next to you, it makes it very awkward for me I know that much :S

 

[SturmDolch]

No tongues and no longer than a second or two. Otherwise, go ahead. I know I do.

 

[Syntax Man]

I'll tell ya why, it's because people are still fucking stupid.

 

[esperandote]

The only time that i wasn't ok with it was when a couple was all over each other in the bus on the seat in front of me, it looked like the guy was eating the girls face :/

 

[C117]

Perhaps people don't see kissing as a tender display of affection, and instead see it as an unclean mixing of oral bodyfluids.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

I don't know about anybody else, but I see no affection in it. All I see is people trading spit, which I find to be quite nasty.
And I see no "love" in bacteria trading.

 

[Weslebear]

I have done a fair amount of full on making out sessions in public, but not like right up in public areas, secluded and romantic areas mostly. Still a lot of kissing in public too, so I am absolutely fine with it. I have born witness to much worse in public, and am guilty of that myself but that is a WHOLE other story ;P.

 

[Red Hood]

My ex thought it was "disrespectful" to kiss in public because she knew that she didn't to see things like that. I told her that "You shouldn't care about what people think, you're here for me." Why should it be a taboo? Just because you don't have someone to kiss means that I shouldn't kiss my girl?

 

[VanityGirl]

Kissing is not bad.

When you start sucking face to the point of becoming a distraction to others, then you're just being a douche.

I've seen people share a passionate kiss at the airport and its sweet. Nothing wrong with a little love, just don't go nuts and start to "show off" with it, so to speak.

 

[William Dickbringer]

kissing is alright I mean I do it (not like making out just simple passionate kiss) I save the making out when we get home alone and plus I never really ran into some people making out in public

 

[Danpascooch]

SNIP

I thought PDA's were only frowned upon in the workplace or at school, which is annoying but understandable

 

[josh797]

some things are private? i mean, its not a big deal for other people, but i wouldnt kiss my gf in public. emotions that prompt kissing are personal, and not for other people.

 

[Danpascooch]

I don't know about anybody else, but I see no affection in it. All I see is people trading spit, which I find to be quite nasty.
And I see no "love" in bacteria trading.

What do you see love in? Because there are a whole lot of diseases specifically transmitted through sex, and you trade bacteria just holding hands.

A polite wave?

 

[Kurokami]

Recently it's struck me as odd the number of people who find other people kissing in public, so called PDA (public displays of affection), inappropriate or even so much as offensive.

The reason I find it odd is the amount of sexualisation that we're exposed to everyday people no longer bat an eyelid at half naked pictures on the cover of magazines, but genuine expression of love is still frowned upon. (Not that I?m condoning the sexualisation of society by any means!).

I personally used to have a problem with public kissing, that is when I was younger, but these days I think that kissing is an innocent, if sometimes passionate, expression of love and people can kiss if they want to.

So I ask you, fellow Escapists, do you think it's ok to kiss in public places and would you kiss someone you liked/loved publicly?

Discuss!

P.S. sorry moderators, I've not clue why this has posted twice and made two threads!

Sex an intimacy are too very different things. Kissing is just unpleasant to look at for me, it's hardly Taboo.

 

[SinisterGehe]

People don't like to see the things others have but they don't???

Nah... I don't mind people kissing, it seems more of a cultural thing, in Southern-Europe it is common way to greet, even between males... I don't mind it all, and frankly I don't know people who do...
But something that really gets me angry is girls/women who flash their breasts and almost push them in to your face. OR guys who walk around showing their six-packs and Alfa-muscles, basically any type of visual behavior that is used to motivate sexual interest. Now thats annoying... (Note: I am not envying them, I am well built and tall person myself, But I cover all of my body behind black heavy cloths, even during summer...)
But kissing? It is a way to show trust, comfort and caring...

 

[ShenCS]

It's fine. Unless they decide to do it in the middle of a tiny corridor, or in a door, or directly round a corner, or in the alleyway you're trying to stuff a dead hooker. Which they do an alarming amount.
The people who complaing about kissing in public, single or non-single? 'Cos if the former then you really have your answer there.