Incest is ethical, between siblings or otherwise

Let’s break down the primary arguments against incest.

  1. Incest is gross/disturbing. -This is subjective. Finding something gross does not necessarily mean it is immoral. And what one person or one culture thinks is disturbing/gross might not be what another person or culture considers to be disturbing/gross.

  2. If incest results in pregnancy, there could be birth defects. -What if they’re using birth control? Or what if they’re of the same sex? Then there would be little to no risk of pregnancy, and thus little to no possibility of birth defects. Also, the birth defect argument is based on eugenics. The same argument can be used to say that people who could pass on inheritable illnesses/disabilities to offspring should not be allowed to have sex, which would obviously be ridiculous.

Another argument against incest is that incest would ruin family dynamics. However, if someone is sexually/romantically attracted to a family member, even before actually β€œcommitting incest” they have already altered their familial relationship.

It is also possibly worth mentioning that many people consider relations between step-siblings or an adoptee and their non-biological relatives to be incest despite the obvious lack of blood relations. The fact that many people think that is wrong is proof that the negative feelings towards incest do not have a very solid, logical argument behind them. The negative opinions on incest are mostly cultural.

Like any other forms of sex, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults who use protection.

EDIT: The power imbalance between parent/child, grandparent/grandchild, uncle/niece or nephew, etc. could of course result in the older one in the relationship coercing the younger person to perform sexual acts, resulting in rape. As I stated above, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults. Due to the inherent power imbalance in certain relationships like parent/child ones, it would probably be best if incest only occurs between people of similar age, like siblings.

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Riot really said Porcelain Ezreal and Lux could love each other like β€œsiblings” or like β€œlovers”... incest era here we come πŸ’©
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If I have a half sibling of a half sibling (no shared parents but shared sibling), is it incest to be in a romantic relationship with them?

Throwaway account. I (17m) have no full siblings, 3 half siblings (21m, 16m, and 2f), and idk how many half siblings of half siblings (hsohs abbreviated). One of those hsohs (16f) obviously has romantic interest in me, and I'm interested too, but I don't want to start anything because I'm confused if this is technically incest or not. Genetically and maritally we are not related, but we share a little sister. Absolutely no one else knows, just me and her.

I think it's important to mention that because of complicated family circumstances, we had only just met a few days ago. If we weren't hsohs, we would be taking the time to get to know each other and stuff by now, but then again, we share a little sister. She's confused, I'm confused, and you may be confused, too.

Is it wrong and should we stop now before it gets too deep, or is it perfectly fine? I don't want to be Alabamian.

EDIT: Okay, so family mapping isn't really my forte, because I got everything mixed up. She's NOT my hsohs. My little sister isn't her little sister. Fuck me, this is confusing.

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About close siblings genre (no incest)

I dont know if it was me, but nowadays I keep seeing wattpad stories from anime fanfiction to sibling genre where they have guaranteed close relationships with the anime MC or celebrities(especially Brother X Sister, no incest), especially twins without a single feud. Even if there is misunderstandings between them, it sounds like a overnight 'sorry' can fix everything from there, as if the problem never happen. Are they no sibling stories nowadays with proper angst of what they think of the other nowadays?

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Disengaging emotional incest with my sibling

My little sister (17) and I (22) grew up in an incredibly unstable household. I have CPTSD from it. From birth her and I have been close, but particularly after I was about 14. I have been her surrogate mother since our mother left in 2008.

Recently I’ve realized the amount we are emotionally dependent on each other is too much. It’s becoming toxic. I simply can’t imagine a partner giving me as stable a love as she has and my sanity is dependent on it. We are also way, way too comfortable (chastely) kissing and holding each other, to the point I’m starting to feel grossed out by it. She’s almost an adult and I can’t see this going anywhere good. The idea of her having a partner terrifies me too because I’d lose her attention. Red flag!!!

I have a therapist I’ll mention this to but I need help. I refuse to keep this going and hurt both of us more in the long run. I also just feel icky and incredibly ashamed for letting this happen. I don’t like this at all.

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Please recommend any incest or sibling romance anime

I am looking for any incest or sibling love romance anime. They can be blood related, step, adopted. Even cousin will be fine. It can be old or new anime and art style doesn't matter. No Yuri or yoai. Please don't judge.

Shows i have watched

Love them

*Kissxsis (my first ecchi anime) *Yosugo no Sora (masterpiece) *Aki Sora (real stuff) *Koi kaze *Domestic girlfriend *Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru *Myself yourself *Canvas 2 *Angel sanctuary *Elfen lied *Da capo *Sakura diaries (hidden gem) *Onegai twins

Like them

*Oreimo *Onee Chan ga kita *Saikin, Imouto no Yousu ga Chotto Okashiinda ga *Gift eternal rainbow *Selector infected wixoss *Kuro to Kin no Akanai Kagi *Baby princess 3d paradise love *Vampire knight *Ane log *Cyclops shoujo saipu *Oniichan no Koto nanka Zenzen Suki ja Nai n da kara ne!!

It was Ok

*Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! *Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka *Sister princess *Photo kano *Eromanga sensei *My sister my writer *Hitsuji no uta

Only watch them because I don't leave any series incomplete

*Chivalry of a failed knight *The Testament of sister new devil

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Sibling incest that started from a young age into later teen years

Before I begin, I would like to state that this isn't some fictional fantasy that I'm looking for people to perpetuate. This isn't something I want to talk about, but its been eating me alive after all these years and its something that I dont know how to address. So, this has been a huge struggle for me (m31). And I know its still in the back of my brothers (m38) mind after all these years too. Growing up, me and him would sneak into my parents room when they werent around, and to be frank, my parents were hippies from the 70's. They were certified freaks. Me and my brother discovered my dads adult film stash. We would literally just sit and watch porn. At first it was just watching. Then after a few occasions of this, my brother would start masturbating. I would try too but I was too young to be aroused by what i was seeing. This ended up being a regular thing. Like multiple times a week. Eventually my brother convinced me to let him rub his penis between my thighs with my legs tightly closed to mimic penetration. Then eventually he bribed me to start giving him oral sex. I enjoyed none of this. I was being molested and this went on for years. Now fast fowarding to my teen years, me and my brother didnt talk a whole lot. He was in and out of jail for burglaries and just being stupid. He eventually got his life sort of together by the time i was 16 or 17. He had a girlfriend and an apartment with her. We started to talk and hang out and we started to develop a brotherly type of relationship. Then one night we get really drunk. His girlfriend passed out and we're just alone listening to music. Next thing i remember, we're in the bathroom and im giving him oral. Then i voluntary stand up, bend over and tell him to penetrate me. We have sex and clean up and axt like it never happened. This ended up being kind of routine. I enjoyed it. So did he. But it felt absolutely disgusting and wrong at the same time. We did this one too many times and afterwards me and him sat in the bathroomand he looked at me and said "We cant keep doing this. Its disgusting and wrong and I'm soon to have a kid". So we stopped. I was 17 then and he was 24. Now I'm in my 30s and sadly, because of this past, it feels like things cant be normal between me and him. We try and we love eachother. But i know when we're at family gatherings me and him both just have this uncomfortable feeling around eachother. We wont talk about it. We wont address it. We act like it never happened. And in a

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Sibling Emotional Incest

I just need to rant. I just had a conversation with one of my older brothers about why I don’t like him. I talked about his continuous plowing of physical boundaries. Him getting overly touchy and handsy for all my life. Him being high for all of my childhood or going through with drawl that really messed him up. And his obsession with boys interacting with me and being so possessive if I so much as hinted to a guy being in my life. This is just the tip of the iceberg of my issues with him but its messed me up on such a heavy degree I don’t even know where to begin. It didn’t help that he told me I don’t know what real abuse is and that I’m just making things up for attention. I know he suffered in his childhood and we were raised different (he’s my half brother 20ish years old than me) but he has turned into a worse version of our narc father. I finally blocked him a few minutes ago and feel better but I just want to scream and can’t stop crying right now.

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"Eren and Mikasa are siblings, that's incest fetish".
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I just don’t get the siblings/incest argument.
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If two siblings got trapped on an island for 30 years would incest happen?
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Do people with step/siblings watch the 'incest' porn?
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Consensual Incest Among Siblings

I am of Japanese decent. For those of you who don't know, consensual incest among those of legal age is legal. My mother did have a sexual relationship with her brother prior to her meeting our father and moving to the USA. Mom said her sleeping with her brother was a loving relatinship, and it did bring them closer together.

I have a brother two years younger than me. We are seriously considering giving incest a try

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Why is sleeping with your step sibling considered incest?

And what if you and your step sibling started dating before your parents met.

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Say you have dated someone for 5 years and you are thinking about marrying that person, but then your mom/dad introduces you to the person they've been dating for a couple month and it turns out to be the parent of the person your dating. Who breaks up, as many see step siblings as incest?
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Disney inserted incest into the Cruella movie making the dogs of the original movie siblings
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Incest is OK because they didn't know they were siblings beforehand guys v.redd.it/ro37nu4joea71
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Would it be incest to date a sibling who was related to you by marriage?

Like a guys mom is marrying the dad of the girl he likes making them legally brother and sister would it be wrong for them to date?

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I believe incest between siblings to be morally acceptable so long as no children are created.

I know, I know, bad opinion, but here's why:

I believe in personal freedom until it starts harming others. Do I find incest horribly weird? Yes. Would I never, ever, in my god-forsaken life participate in it? Absolutely. Do I think other's freedoms should be limited by my opinions on it? No.

It doesn't really harm anyone else, so long as no procreation occurs. I get that you can't prevent that necessarily because of bodily autonomy, but if it does happen you could always fine / jail the idiots who do procreate. Who's to be harmed by it?

Also, RIP my post history.

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Sibling incest Update #1: They finally got caught! reddit.com/gallery/pppgo7
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So religious people always say stuff like just make incest legal then since you want to make gay marriage a thing. Well let them know they think the children of Adam and Eve mated with their siblings. So they’re in no position to condemn or talk about this.

Seriously tired of the slippery slope fallacy of saying incest should be okay then if you want lgbt rights.

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I really hate this trend because it’s some quirky incest shit that is mad weird (yes the ppl kissing r siblings)
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Is non-sibling love between adopted siblings incest?
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Apparently having two siblings on the same character reference sheet is incest now??
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Deluded man thinks incest ( not adopted/step siblings not that thats better) should be legal and considered a sexuality?!
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Incest between same-sex or minor siblings is not punishable in Germany
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When you had a complex legal system, the Divine Right of Kings, over seas trade, and metal working despite no naturally occurring metals in your land but all you’re remembered for is royal sibling incest. *Sad Calusa Noises*
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Any good manhwa (or anything really) with good sibling relationships that doesn't end up in incest or have any incest vibes (rare I know)

Sometimes, a good loving family hits harder than a typical romance. And also Jesus christ, why, oh why do they keep going the vampire knight route? Pls help.

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I'm marking this as insensitive because this is just nasty. Noah and Emma are goddamn step-siblings. So while biologically, that's not as bad, but legally it's still incest. That's disgusting. And in the beginning, noah is straight up abusing Emma on the daily and all of sudden she just forgives him reddit.com/gallery/mbd69q
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German Ethics Council in favor of lifting ban on incest with siblings dw.com/en/german-ethics-c…
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Religious org claims consensual BDSM and β€œstep sibling” porn is evidence of abuse and incest.
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Sans and papyrus are siblings meaning this is incest reddit.com/gallery/nala39
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"Other than Incest being a permanent negative relation with other pawns, there are no problems of doing that on Rim. Infact, the marriage tends to be more stable as they have a perma relation bonus between themselves due to blood relations (for example sibling is +20 so you need only 80 more for 100 reddit.com/r/RimWorld/com…
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Don't Ship Siblings That Is Called Incest That Is ILLEGAL πŸ”ͺ
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Roman Empire and sibling incest

So i recently watched HBO Rome and it shown Augustus having sex with his sister. But from what i read about them, while they were very close with Augustus bestowing many honors and privilieges to his sister (previously unthinkable to woman) i didn't find anywhere it mentions incest. Was that just show invention?

Also of course rumors of incest between Caligula and his sister Julia Drusilia. It seems he was obessed with her and her death devastated him completely.

Also rumors about Nero and his mother.

Was incest in ancient Rome (among powerful) just political weapon to be used against political opponents or is any truth there?

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If 2 people are born through incest and siblings, have a baby, will the baby be super incest?
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Incest is ethical, between siblings or otherwise

Let’s break down the primary arguments against incest.

  1. Incest is gross/disturbing. -This is subjective. Finding something gross does not necessarily mean it is immoral. And what one person or one culture thinks is disturbing/gross might not be what another person or culture considers to be disturbing/gross.
  2. If incest results in pregnancy, there could be birth defects. -What if they’re using birth control? Or what if they’re of the same sex? Then there would be little to no risk of pregnancy, and thus little to no possibility of birth defects. Also, the birth defect argument is based on eugenics. The same argument can be used to say that people who could pass on inheritable illnesses/disabilities to offspring should not be allowed to have sex, which would obviously be ridiculous.

Another argument against incest is that incest would ruin family dynamics. However, if someone is sexually/romantically attracted to a family member, even before actually β€œcommitting incest” they have already altered their familial relationship.

It is also possibly worth mentioning that many people consider relations between step-siblings or an adoptee and their non-biological relatives to be incest despite the obvious lack of blood relations. The fact that many people think that is wrong is proof that the negative feelings towards incest do not have a very solid, logical argument behind them. The negative opinions on incest are mostly cultural.

Like any other forms of sex, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults who use protection.

EDIT: The power imbalance between parent/child, grandparent/grandchild, uncle/niece or nephew, etc. could of course result in the older one in the relationship coercing the younger person to perform sexual acts, resulting in rape. As I stated above, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults. Due to the inherent power imbalance in certain relationships like parent/child ones, it would probably be best if incest only occurs between people of similar age, like siblings.

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Incest is ethical, between siblings or otherwise

Incest is ethical, between siblings or otherwise

Let’s break down the primary arguments against incest.

  1. Incest is gross/disturbing. -This is subjective. Finding something gross does not necessarily mean it is immoral. And what one person or one culture thinks is disturbing/gross might not be what another person or culture considers to be disturbing/gross.

  2. If incest results in pregnancy, there could be birth defects. -What if they’re using birth control? Or what if they’re of the same sex? Then there would be little to no risk of pregnancy, and thus little to no possibility of birth defects. Also, the birth defect argument is based on eugenics. The same argument can be used to say that people who could pass on inheritable illnesses/disabilities to offspring should not be allowed to have sex, which would obviously be ridiculous.

Another argument against incest is that incest would ruin family dynamics. However, if someone is sexually/romantically attracted to a family member, even before actually β€œcommitting incest” they have already altered their familial relationship.

It is also possibly worth mentioning that many people consider relations between step-siblings or an adoptee and their non-biological relatives to be incest despite the obvious lack of blood relations. The fact that many people think that is wrong is proof that the negative feelings towards incest do not have a very solid, logical argument behind them. The negative opinions on incest are mostly cultural.

Like any other forms of sex, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults who use protection.

EDIT: The power imbalance between parent/child, grandparent/grandchild, uncle/niece or nephew, etc. could of course result in the older one in the relationship coercing the younger person to perform sexual acts, resulting in rape. As I stated above, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults. Due to the inherent power imbalance in certain relationships like parent/child ones, it would probably be best if incest only occurs between people of similar age, like siblings.

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Incest is ethical, between siblings or otherwise

Let’s break down the primary arguments against incest.

  1. Incest is gross/disturbing. -This is subjective. Finding something gross does not necessarily mean it is immoral. And what one person or one culture thinks is disturbing/gross might not be what another person or culture considers to be disturbing/gross.

  2. If incest results in pregnancy, there could be birth defects. -What if they’re using birth control? Or what if they’re of the same sex? Then there would be little to no risk of pregnancy, and thus little to no possibility of birth defects. Also, the birth defect argument is based on eugenics. The same argument can be used to say that people who could pass on inheritable illnesses/disabilities to offspring should not be allowed to have sex, which would obviously be ridiculous.

Another argument against incest is that incest would ruin family dynamics. However, if someone is sexually/romantically attracted to a family member, even before actually β€œcommitting incest” they have already altered their familial relationship.

It is also possibly worth mentioning that many people consider relations between step-siblings or an adoptee and their non-biological relatives to be incest despite the obvious lack of blood relations. The fact that many people think that is wrong is proof that the negative feelings towards incest do not have a very solid, logical argument behind them. The negative opinions on incest are mostly cultural.

Like any other forms of sex, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults who use protection.

EDIT: The power imbalance between parent/child, grandparent/grandchild, uncle/niece or nephew, etc. could of course result in the older one in the relationship coercing the younger person to perform sexual acts, resulting in rape. As I stated above, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults. Due to the inherent power imbalance in certain relationships like parent/child ones, it would probably be best if incest only occurs between people of similar age, like siblings.

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Incest is ethical, between siblings or otherwise (from r/the10thdentist)

Let’s break down the primary arguments against incest.

  1. Incest is gross/disturbing. -This is subjective. Finding something gross does not necessarily mean it is immoral. And what one person or one culture thinks is disturbing/gross might not be what another person or culture considers to be disturbing/gross.
  2. If incest results in pregnancy, there could be birth defects. -What if they’re using birth control? Or what if they’re of the same sex? Then there would be little to no risk of pregnancy, and thus little to no possibility of birth defects. Also, the birth defect argument is based on eugenics. The same argument can be used to say that people who could pass on inheritable illnesses/disabilities to offspring should not be allowed to have sex, which would obviously be ridiculous.

Another argument against incest is that incest would ruin family dynamics. However, if someone is sexually/romantically attracted to a family member, even before actually β€œcommitting incest” they have already altered their familial relationship.

It is also possibly worth mentioning that many people consider relations between step-siblings or an adoptee and their non-biological relatives to be incest despite the obvious lack of blood relations. The fact that many people think that is wrong is proof that the negative feelings towards incest do not have a very solid, logical argument behind them. The negative opinions on incest are mostly cultural.

Like any other forms of sex, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults who use protection.

EDIT: The power imbalance between parent/child, grandparent/grandchild, uncle/niece or nephew, etc. could of course result in the older one in the relationship coercing the younger person to perform sexual acts, resulting in rape. As I stated above, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults. Due to the inherent power imbalance in certain relationships like parent/child ones, it would probably be best if incest only occurs between people of similar age, like siblings.

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Incest is ethical, between siblings or otherwise

Let’s break down the primary arguments against incest.

  1. Incest is gross/disturbing. -This is subjective. Finding something gross does not necessarily mean it is immoral. And what one person or one culture thinks is disturbing/gross might not be what another person or culture considers to be disturbing/gross.
  2. If incest results in pregnancy, there could be birth defects. -What if they’re using birth control? Or what if they’re of the same sex? Then there would be little to no risk of pregnancy, and thus little to no possibility of birth defects. Also, the birth defect argument is based on eugenics. The same argument can be used to say that people who could pass on inheritable illnesses/disabilities to offspring should not be allowed to have sex, which would obviously be ridiculous.

Another argument against incest is that incest would ruin family dynamics. However, if someone is sexually/romantically attracted to a family member, even before actually β€œcommitting incest” they have already altered their familial relationship.

It is also possibly worth mentioning that many people consider relations between step-siblings or an adoptee and their non-biological relatives to be incest despite the obvious lack of blood relations. The fact that many people think that is wrong is proof that the negative feelings towards incest do not have a very solid, logical argument behind them. The negative opinions on incest are mostly cultural.

Like any other forms of sex, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults who use protection.

EDIT: The power imbalance between parent/child, grandparent/grandchild, uncle/niece or nephew, etc. could of course result in the older one in the relationship coercing the younger person to perform sexual acts, resulting in rape. As I stated above, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults. Due to the inherent power imbalance in certain relationships like parent/child ones, it would probably be best if incest only occurs between people of similar age, like siblings.

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Incest is ethical, between siblings or otherwise

Let’s break down the primary arguments against incest.

  1. Incest is gross/disturbing. -This is subjective. Finding something gross does not necessarily mean it is immoral. And what one person or one culture thinks is disturbing/gross might not be what another person or culture considers to be disturbing/gross.

  2. If incest results in pregnancy, there could be birth defects. -What if they’re using birth control? Or what if they’re of the same sex? Then there would be little to no risk of pregnancy, and thus little to no possibility of birth defects. Also, the birth defect argument is based on eugenics. The same argument can be used to say that people who could pass on inheritable illnesses/disabilities to offspring should not be allowed to have sex, which would obviously be ridiculous.

Another argument against incest is that incest would ruin family dynamics. However, if someone is sexually/romantically attracted to a family member, even before actually β€œcommitting incest” they have already altered their familial relationship.

It is also possibly worth mentioning that many people consider relations between step-siblings or an adoptee and their non-biological relatives to be incest despite the obvious lack of blood relations. The fact that many people think that is wrong is proof that the negative feelings towards incest do not have a very solid, logical argument behind them. The negative opinions on incest are mostly cultural.

Like any other forms of sex, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults who use protection.

EDIT: The power imbalance between parent/child, grandparent/grandchild, uncle/niece or nephew, etc. could of course result in the older one in the relationship coercing the younger person to perform sexual acts, resulting in rape. As I stated above, I believe that incest should only be practiced by consenting adults. Due to the inherent power imbalance in certain relationships like parent/child ones, it would probably be best if incest only occurs between people of similar age, like siblings.

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