This is going to be a fun one.

So here are the facts:

I commented on a news article about a mother and adult son charged with incest (and adultery as well for her.) This is what I said:

Someone responded to me and I replied before I realized my original comment was removed for being inappropriate. Then I added the edit when I saw.

The next day I discovered I’d been banned from that community for “pro-incest comments” and several others I don’t think I’ve ever been in for rule 4 violations. The orignal post was removed.

You can see those here:

Site rule 4 is: Usernames or posts/comments containing transphobia, homophobia, sexism, racism, ableism, zionism, anti-veganism, or trivializing COVID. No self-described or obvious fascists, conservatives, or reactionaries.

My comments had none of those things. I’d even go so far as to say my banning was reactionary.

Now, I’m not defending incest, especially not for myself. My problem is with puritanical laws interfering with the private sex lives of people. In my original comment I stated that grooming was a separate issue and should be dealt with, but that there is nothing inherently wrong with incest. That is, enthusiastic consensual sex between capable adults.

I know someone will bring up the Hapsburgs, so yes, children of incest should be avoided.

  • Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.caEnglish
    102·
    3 days ago

    It’s only a 7 day ban.

    I’m not sure how grooming could possibly be made illegal.

    I agree that maybe siblings could consent to healthy sexual relationships as adults. It’s gross to me but doesn’t need to be illegal.

    I don’t agree that parents and children fucking eachother should be legal. Parents are the guardians and protectors of their own children. That role doesn’t end when a child transitions to being an adult. I think it would be nearly impossible to micromanage a relationship in order to determine that grooming took place, better for society to just make it illegal for parents to ever fuck their children.

    I think that it’s appropriate that you’re being muted for a week for repeatedly defending the right of a parent to fuck their child.

    • Wren@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      102·
      3 days ago

      I should have been more clear, my ban from the unrelated communities was temporary while my ban from news was permanent.

      Again, I was saying incest shouldn’t be a crime. To say I was defending a parents’ right to fuck their child is deliberately misinterpreting the argument.