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You will die : the burden of modern taboos / Robert Arthur.

by Arthur, Robert R.

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Port Townsend, WA : Feral House, c2012.

Taboo -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

Drug abuse -- Social aspects -- United States.

Sex -- Social aspects -- United States.

9781936239436 (pbk.) :

1936239434 (pbk.)

xvi, 397 p. ; 23 cm.

Introduction: The burden -- Nasal mucus: Still picking -- Excrement: America doesn't know shit -- Sex I: What it is: sex is good -- Sex II: The taboo: sex is bad -- Sex III: Its origins: distorting Jesus -- Sex IV: Its origin: distorting science -- Sex V: Its end?: the revolutions -- Sex VI: Repercussions: the government wants your sex -- Drugs I: What they are: underrated -- Drugs II: The taboo: you just don't know, you asshole! -- Drugs III: Its origin: racism, lies, and cruel selfish bureaucrats -- Drugs IV: Repercussions: maybe when it's your daughter you'll give a shit -- The end: death.

Argues that taboos are not the remnants of primitive societies, revealing the history and misconceptions behind contemporary beliefs about bodily functions, sex, drugs, and death.

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