{"id":664,"date":"2008-08-10T12:44:35","date_gmt":"2008-08-10T17:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=664"},"modified":"2008-08-10T14:24:39","modified_gmt":"2008-08-10T19:24:39","slug":"postscript-to-edwards-astrology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/postscript-to-edwards-astrology\/","title":{"rendered":"Postscript to Edwards Astrology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Friend and Reader:<\/p>\n

When a sex scandal story breaks, that’s usually an opportunity to forget we’re all the same. I don’t necessarily mean we all cheat (though the majority of people have, or do). The real issue is whether we can talk about sex in public. For example, I think that most people feel that the real issue is that Edwards presented himself as the pristine example of integrity, just like the receptionist in your office who may spend her weekends at s\/m clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Eric<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Just how exactly would a Senator Edwards go about admitting he was something other than a “pure” family man? Would he go on C-Span and give the famous pussy sniffing speech? Would he have his wife and mistress on Oprah and air out the whole conversation?<\/p>\n

Would you? If you’re wondering how difficult it might be for a political figure to admit his or her sexual reality, consider doing so yourself. Go out to your favorite bar or restaurant with your friends, and start disclosing the content of your sexual relationship, your sexual secrets, your deepest fantasies. For good measure, keep a couple of digital recorders and a television camera rolling, and make peace with the fact that you’re going to see yourself on CNN for the next three days explaining who you had sex with, when and why.<\/p>\n

Part of the reason a sex scandal is possible is the presumption of monogamy. I admit that there are some monogamous people, but I don’t know many. Of those who are monogamous, most of the ones I know would much rather have the opportunity to experiment.<\/p>\n

One reader commented below about our collective shadow material. I would say that it begins with the denial of the honest desire we feel, and all we have not told the people with whom we claim to be intimate.<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear Friend and Reader: When a sex scandal story breaks, that’s usually an opportunity to forget we’re all the same. I don’t necessarily mean we all cheat (though the majority of people have, or do). The real issue is whether we can talk about sex in public. For example, I think that most people feel … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}