Dude, you're not trying hard enough. :)
Most unspeakable thoughts today deal with isms and phobias: sexism, racism, agism, Islamophobia, homophobia.
There are others of course. For example, I am not a climate-change denier, but if I was I certainly wouldn't say so on HN!
I'm gay so I'll pick on my own group: HIV is ridiculously high amongst urban gay men. To me, it's obvious why this is the case. Evolutionarily, men have had no reason not to try and be as successful with as many partners as possible. Women, who may be saddled with a pregnancy and baby for years, had evolutionary pressure to be more choosy with sexual partners. This created fertile ground for HIV to spread amongst gay men.
Now, could a straight person say that without being ostracized from polite society? Probably not!
The question I would throw back to pg though is this: are we better or worse off for avoiding these topics entirely? The truth sometimes comes at a cost. Let's say that we found out that white people are less smart than East Asians. What good could come from knowing that? I don't know the answer...
Most unspeakable thoughts today deal with isms and phobias: sexism, racism, agism, Islamophobia, homophobia.
There are others of course. For example, I am not a climate-change denier, but if I was I certainly wouldn't say so on HN!
I'm gay so I'll pick on my own group: HIV is ridiculously high amongst urban gay men. To me, it's obvious why this is the case. Evolutionarily, men have had no reason not to try and be as successful with as many partners as possible. Women, who may be saddled with a pregnancy and baby for years, had evolutionary pressure to be more choosy with sexual partners. This created fertile ground for HIV to spread amongst gay men.
Now, could a straight person say that without being ostracized from polite society? Probably not!
The question I would throw back to pg though is this: are we better or worse off for avoiding these topics entirely? The truth sometimes comes at a cost. Let's say that we found out that white people are less smart than East Asians. What good could come from knowing that? I don't know the answer...