ect that you would so kindly label as "taboo" but, for example, as "a self-polluting sin against nature that threatens all that is Godly....remedied only by condemning such sodomites to their deserved fate of eternal damnation." Even to the most closed-minded and modern traditionalists, those who endeavor to protect their own believed concepts of decency and decorum, this may seem to be a bit harsh. My goal in this report is to explore the subject matter of masturbation and the attitudes surrounding it throughout our history. I hope to divulge to the reader an overview of these negative connotations, hopefully forming an understanding of how nonsensical and absurd they may seem, especially to individuals like myself who endorse the "normality" of autoerotic pleasure. As an artist, I have decided to include some
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