# Anal Sex is Unnatural **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 15, 2001, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452 "2001-05-15T00:42:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/21 "2001-05-15T03:38:10Z")
Cracking your knuckles is unnatural. earrings, makeup, short skirts, bras, cars, violin lessons, high heels, hair dye, PVC, aluminum alloy, nail polish, television, newspapers, duct tape, pipe wrenches, ballet, opera…all unnatural. I would argue that nylons and heels are a sin against Man and God far more anal sex. The first two at least hurt non consenting people. The latter is a recreational activity that you can choose not to participate in. Natural stuff? Oxygen, one of the worst corrosives known to man. Tornados, now there’s some fun natural stuff. PMS, old age, cancer, the common cold, extremes in temperature, periodic darkness. So unless you live in a field naked, you too experience daily unnatural activity. (For Shame!) And are you against guys anally penetrating girls, or just homosexual activity? (you see one is kink and the other is just sex…) And what about girls wearing strap ons? Is that prohibited in the bible? Please, educate the lost one… ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/22 "2001-05-15T03:38:45Z")
1- driving a car 2- watching TV 3- Saying hi to Opal using a computer 4- root canals 5- bypass surgery 6- airplanes… ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/23 "2001-05-15T03:45:06Z")
You guys… I think **Der Kommissar** has _got_ to be messing with us. You know, to rattle our collective cage, or jerk our collective chain, as it were. He can’t possibly be serious… can he?? I say just ignore his, er, _cheeky_ remarks and don’t rise to the bait. No ifs, ands, or butts. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/24 "2001-05-15T04:24:43Z")
{sniff} I love you guys! Esprix ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/25 "2001-05-15T04:34:22Z")
but we’re bored as hell in chat and we’ve already discussed bestiality and body modifications so far this morning. Plus, where else can you troll for someone to have anal sex with and call it fighting ignorance? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/26 "2001-05-15T04:44:49Z")
Medea’s Child wrote: > [@](#): > > I would argue that nylons and heels are a sin against Man and God far more anal sex. The first two at least hurt non consenting people. The latter is a recreational activity that you can choose not to participate in. Okay, I can understand how high heels hurt non-consenting people, especially when said non-consenting people get walked on – but how do nylons hurt non-consenting people? Are people getting parts of their bodies painfully caught in nylons? Are used nylons recycled as artillery shells, or do they simply make good blunderbus ammo as-is? Do they cause you to hit the wrong pedal when you’re driving and cause an accident? Enquiring people want to know! ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/27 "2001-05-15T04:51:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by reprise \* > \*\*Plus, where else can you troll for someone to have anal sex with and call it fighting ignorance? 😉 \*\* [Mr. Burns Voice] Excellent! Heh, heh, heh! [/Mr. Burns Voice] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/28 "2001-05-15T04:58:58Z")
Let me translate his post to what it was supposed to read. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Der Kommissar \* > **First, it is clearly condemned in the bible.** First, I really wanna do it, but don’t because it was written thousands of years ago and following dogma is better than reducing the chance of prostate cancer by internal stimulation and fabulous orgasms. > [@](#): > > \*\* > But even ignoring that, it’s clearly unnatural. > \*\* But even ignoring that, it’s clearly unnatural, no matter how much I want it, and how much it turns me on. > [@](#): > > \*\* > Let’s suppose you saw somebody putting gas in the tailpipe of a car. It’s clearly a nutty thing to do. And if the person claimed to enjoy it, you’d suspect there was something wrong with that person. Anal sex is no different. > \*\* Let’s suppose you saw me put Jeff Stryker in my tailpipe. It is clearly the thing to do. And if I claimed not to enjoy it, and wrote it off as being drunk or experimentation, you’d suspect there was something wrong with me. My denials are no different. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/29 "2001-05-15T05:35:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by minty green \* > **Wait, I just realized something! Mouths are for taking in sustenance, so I was just about to call my girlfriend and tell her that BJ’s were right out of the question.** I brought that up the last time we talked about this (there have been about a billion homosexuality threads in GD so I can’t find the one I’m talking about). I didn’t mention blow jobs, but I remember talking about kissing as being unnatural. However, it works great with anything you do with your mouth (especially sexual) besides eating and talking (the natural uses for the mouth). At any rate, the OP presents a silly argument. A big part of human culture is about finding “unnatural” uses for our bodies. Hair is there to keep our heads warm; any cutting or styling of it is unnatural. That pretty much goes for any sort of body decoration, clothes (beyond animal skins that you need to keep yourself warm), make-up, piercings, etc. are all right out. How do we manage to tolerate such unnaturalness? ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/30 "2001-05-15T05:39:49Z")
What I want to know is why so many homophobes are fixated on anal sex. Where are the threads about fingering and cunnilingus? **I demand equal time!** ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/31 "2001-05-15T05:43:40Z")
how many other posters to this thread got the impression that the OP is directed as much as heterosexuals who enjoy anal sex as it is at gay men (or for that matter, gay women who enjoy anal penetration)? Looks like we’re all going to Hell in the same handbasket guys. PS : I’m now jealous of Hastur cos he has a prostate and I don’t (and pondering the difference between orgasms of anal origin experienced by men and those experienced by women). ---
**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/32 "2001-05-15T06:54:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by reprise \* > \*\*PS : I’m now jealous of Hastur cos he has a prostate and I don’t (and pondering the difference between orgasms of anal origin experienced by men and those experienced by women). \*\* I’d loan you mine **reprise** , but, alas it would be unnatural. We can’t have anything unnatural going on in my anus. _Nothing like a little prostate orgasm to make the day go by._ -robgruver after a few to many beers one night ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/33 "2001-05-15T09:16:57Z")
What about nylon socks? they are unnatural, although the bible is myteriously silent on the subject. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/34 "2001-05-15T09:31:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Der Kommissar \* > First, it is clearly condemned in the bible. “Condem”? Ah, heck, all this time I thought it said “condom”. That’s what you get for reading pocket sized bibles while filling the old gas tank. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/35 "2001-05-15T10:34:46Z")
Natural: Sticking a penis into a near-perfectly shaped orifice for the purposes of pleasure. Seeing as how one (presumably) gets pleasure from this, it doesn’t seem unnatural in the slightest. Unnatural: The notion that somebody can rise from the dead, walk on water, or turn water into wine. You wanna talk about “unnatural”, pal… ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/36 "2001-05-15T11:48:37Z")
And, the OP has a bold implication: that anything can be “un-natural”. That is a debate in and of itself. Nothing is un-natural. Anal sex is obviously pleasurable to some. I guess that crafty littly God designed it that way so that only the strong could resist the temptation. At what point do we drop the PC crap and explain to you that citing the bible is an immediate drop kick in the testicles of credibility? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/37 "2001-05-15T12:08:55Z")
I’ve got a feeling that pink grapefruit is pretty unnatural too (it can’t be found in the wild). Not that I’m promoting anal sex, you understand (not my cup of tea at all) but I think ‘unnatural’ is just a woolly arbitrary term. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/38 "2001-05-15T13:02:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > **Unnatural: The notion that somebody can…turn water into wine.** Hell, that’s easy. You start by watering some grape vines… ---
**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/39 "2001-05-15T13:42:17Z")
\*\*Der Kommissar wrote: First, it is clearly condemned in the bible.\*\* So is wearing mixed weave fabrics, mixing meat and dairy products, eating shell fish and touching a woman during her menstrual period. And I’m sure you’ve **NEVER** done any of those. Sorry, **Der Kommissar** , if you want to play the “It’s Against the Bible” Game, you’re going to have to do **A LOT** better than that. Truly, all those things are forbidden by the Torah and (depending on your translation) some of them are condemned in the New Testament. But what about those of us who aren’t Christian? I’m not and therefore I’m not bound by those rules. For you to point out I’m not following the biblical codes is a silly as for me to point out you’re not following the 8 Noble Truths of the Buddha, the various Vedic codes and the 5 Pillars of Islam. **But even ignoring that, it’s clearly unnatural.** So are wearing clothes, any mode of transportation other than walking and just about any modern activity beyond the basics for sustenance and survival. Above and beyond all of this, I have to ask; Who Cares? Why are you so interested if I have anal sex or not? It’s none of your damn business and I’ll kindly ask you to stop poking your nose where it doesn’t belong. If you think anal sex is unnatural, then don’t do it. Otherwise, mind your own business. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452/40 "2001-05-15T13:42:40Z")
now pink grapefruit in the anus, that is just Sick!! Of course, the missionary position is the only right one, (naturally). Did you know even Mormon married couples are not allowed to have oral sex? Cause its unnatural. True. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-is-unnatural/65452.md?page=3)