Poll: Is incest wrong if it's consensual?

[mikespoff]

Yes.

If it's non-consensual, the big problem is the rape.

If it is consensual, the big problem is the whole incest part.

So, assuming that you're not a supporter of rape, your question is reducible to "Is incest wrong?" Yes, it is.

 

[otakon17]

Meh. People should be able to do whatever the hell they want without being judged as long as nobody is hurt in the process. Just my opinion :/

I feel that way to, but I have to ask this. What if a child is conceived from this with horrible birth defects. The mother refuses to abort and this kid is born into the world a barely functioning mass of flesh that will need to be taken care of the rest of their life. Now, I'm using an extreme one-sided example but I thought it might be something to take into consideration. Once again I do share that as long as no harm is done to anyone else physically, mentally or emotionally as well as others personal property people should be able to do whatever they want. I'm not trying to start a debate, just bringing up a point if possible.

 

[Loop Stricken]

Hm, physical disfigurement over a night of awkward sex.
Yeah, you sound healthy and worthy of immolation emulation.

For the love of....

Do I have to type "i'm not being serious" everytime I make a post thats pretty damn obviously not serious?

Do I have to type "I'm not being serious" every time I make a post that's pretty damn obviously not serious but just questions your mindset??

 

[retyopy]

It's not morally wrong. Legally, it's probably ok if you live in Arkansas. However, when you have a seven-toed, one-eyed child with the I.Q. of an avacado then you migth be forced to deal with the consequence of your actions.

On a side note, how the hell did Incest become a topic of discussion at your family meal? Seriously? Could you not just talk about the weather or current events? Even if incest is not occuring, you may want to seek help for your family.

Picture a family so far beyond help that they haven't seen it in years. Now multiply that over 9000 times. And you might have an inkling of how disturbed my family is.

 

[martin's a madman]

It's not wrong, if you're prepared to deal with the potential consequences and they are both consenting, then go 'head.

Wrap it up.


The only thing wrong with incest is the occurrence of deadly recessive genes which would be more likely to occur with mating between family.

However, with enough inbreeding, the genetic recessives would filter themselves out after loads and loads of death eventually cleaning them out of that genepool.

 

[Loop Stricken]

It's not morally wrong. Legally, it's probably ok if you live in Arkansas. However, when you have a seven-toed, one-eyed child with the I.Q. of an avacado then you migth be forced to deal with the consequence of your actions.

On a side note, how the hell did Incest become a topic of discussion at your family meal? Seriously? Could you not just talk about the weather or current events? Even if incest is not occuring, you may want to seek help for your family.

Or that of your great great grandparents as mutations like that won't normally occur after one or two rounds, 'less they had weird anatomy to begin with.

Also my family talks about zombie apocalypses and to make sure everyone knows that if one of us gets bitten one of the others WILL kill them before they turn.
Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.

 

[Loop Stricken]

your question is reducible to "Is incest wrong?" Yes, it is.

Why?

No really, why do you think this?

Meh. People should be able to do whatever the hell they want without being judged as long as nobody is hurt in the process. Just my opinion :/

What if a child is conceived from this with horrible birth defects. The mother refuses to abort and this kid is born into the world a barely functioning mass of flesh that will need to be taken care of the rest of their life.

Then the mother is a selfish excuse for a human.

 

[zedel]

There's nothing wrong with it at all. I would personally suggest the couple not have children, but I'd probably suggest that of any other couple anyway. :/

 

[Windthor]

Personally, I'm all for fictional incest. Like fan-fiction or the occasional hints at it in official works. (Like in Psycho. Mr. Bates is a little bit too fond of his mother, don't you think?)

Real-life incest? Ehh... Grey area. Like several posts have said before me, if the two adults are consenting, and aren't going, "Oh, hey, I fucked my sister/brother!" then really, what goes on behind closed doors really isn't anyone's concern.

 

[FirstPersonWinner]

EDIT: A lot of people think that something like that is going on in my family. No. Just... No. The thought is just... *vomits*

Your statement shows the exactness of the wrongness.

 

[Filiecs]

No, I don't think it's wrong. Strange, yes, but not wrong. The only plausible argument for it being wrong is the higher chance of a defective baby.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Well the morality of it is up to you. Personally, I would say YES! With "yes" being in big bright flashing neon capital letters. The real danger of course has to do with birth defects in any potential offspring that may be produced.

 

[Venereus]

Anthropologists have found that incest is almost universally forbidden by cultures around the world. It's widely considered unnatural since it goes against the principle of exogamy, wich ensures gene diversity and evolution. Sure it's a debatable socially imposed moral norm, but the thing is you'd still have to be a fucked up person to go against it. So you see, it's not so much about right or wrong, is more about being weird enough to defy the most basic of human rules.

 

[Nieroshai]

It's taboo not because it's rape but because it contaminates the population with harmful mutations. The gene pool doesn't need to be diluted any faster than it already is, thank you very much.

 

[sage42]

*snip*

Also my family talks about zombie apocalypses and to make sure everyone knows that if one of us gets bitten one of the others WILL kill them before they turn.
Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.

I think I can top that, one night our nightly conversation turned to cannibalism, discussing who would be eaten first if the need arises. Oddly enough I'm right in the middle.

 

[Hyrulian Hero]

It's not morally wrong. Legally, it's probably ok if you live in Arkansas. However, when you have a seven-toed, one-eyed child with the I.Q. of an avacado then you migth be forced to deal with the consequence of your actions.

On a side note, how the hell did Incest become a topic of discussion at your family meal? Seriously? Could you not just talk about the weather or current events? Even if incest is not occuring, you may want to seek help for your family.

Or that of your great great grandparents as mutations like that won't normally occur after one or two rounds, 'less they had weird anatomy to begin with.

Also my family talks about zombie apocalypses and to make sure everyone knows that if one of us gets bitten one of the others WILL kill them before they turn.
Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.

Hey, agreeing to kill your mum if she turns into a zombie is one thing, agreeing to have sex with her just because she thinks it's a good idea is entirely something else. And fine, the consequence of your inbreeding may not be apparent in the first generation of your offspring, but down the line it probably son't affect them well. And more importantly, are people on here really defending incest? Even if it doesn't cause defects and isn't illegal, do you really want to say it's acceptable to have sex with your own parents or siblings?

All other reasons aside, it's a bad idea because that's just creepy. If you can't find anyone outside of your family to agree to sleep with you, hire a hooker!

 

[Loop Stricken]

EDIT: A lot of people think that something like that is going on in my family. No. Just... No. The thought is just... *vomits*

Your statement shows the exactness of the wrongness.

No, only that he doesn't find his family attractive.
I don't find my family attractive and don't enjoy the image of relations between us being planted in my head. But if I had a sister I found sexually attractive and reciprocated, I'd be all up in that. Because hey, a girl.

 

[Fugitive Panda]

No, it's not wrong, so long as they're aware of the risks and prepared for the possible consequences.

 

[DaNick667]

incest and same sex - okay. Just not both.
kidding of course. Incest is morally wrong, it's got a high potential of creating birth defects, which is why that has come to be. That and the fact that anyone who is sane will have a gag reflex at the idea.

 

[Laser Priest]

I can't say it's objectively "Wrong".

I can say I don't support it though.

I'm fairly sure it does a number on your offspring's genetics as well.