The Importance of Reactions to Gay Marriage

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Jesse Jackson: People who object to gay marriage by saying it's a slippery slope. It doesn't make it, that doesn't have anything to do with this, you know, right. At the same time, it's not necessarily being a hypocrite to say that two people of the same sex should be able to, but that you shouldn't fuck your dog, right? No, you do not, but you do want to give a reason, right? You do want to have a good reason to distinguish between the two and yell it louder.

Psychologist and author Jesse Bering joins us to talk about evolutionary psychology and his forthcoming book Perv. In the relatively uncontroversial part of the episode, we ask if homophobia is an adaptation and if women have evolved rape defenses. After that, sex with animals, sex with bookshelves, foot fetishes, amputee fetishes, falling down the stairs fetishes... I don't know, just listen. Or maybe don't.

Jesse Bering [jessebering.com]

Perv (pre-order) by Jesse Bering [amazon.com]

"Darwin's Rape Whistle," by Jesse Bering [slate.com]

"Natural Homophobes?" by Jesse Bering [scientificamerican.com]

The Belief Instinct by Jesse Bering [amazon.com]

Why is the Penis Shaped Like That? by Jesse Bering [amazon.com]

"I think you're some kind of deviated prevert." [youtube.com]

Special Guest: Jesse Bering.

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