Could you enjoy having sex with someone you politically despise?

Right up to the point she starts moaning “Oh Ronnie…make it morning in America for me”.

Yes. I love the idea of corrupting a nice conservative boy.

‘‘Say it, bitch! Say it!’’
‘‘Ohhhhh God…has no place in the governmental affairs of U.S. citizens!’’

But I agree with as_u_wish. I don’t despise people I disagree with.

It depends. I’m fairly liberal, but not start-raving-mad Green and Pacifica Radio AmeriKKKa is EVIL! liberal. For a year, I dated a quite loyal Republican; her parents awere Republican, her grandparents were Republican, and so on. She was pro-choice and fairly liberal when it came to gays, so politics were really secondary. She’s now an elected official - yup, Republican. There’s photos of her with prominent 'Pubbies on her mantle. We still keep in touch, and debate politics along with catching up on each others lives.

An Ann Coulter or Sarah Palin-type? Nope.

Same here. My boyfriend has very different political and religious views than I do, but happily we can talk about our differences without getting hostile or disrespectful.
I feel that there is a place for even people I disagree with in the political system.

I guess the only people whose political views I actually would despise would be someone who was a genocidal totalitarian dictator or something like that. If you want to take it to that extreme, no, I don’t see it working out. :slight_smile: But a garden variety person who just has really strong feelings in the opposite directions is no problem at all.

No. But then I’m not into “just sex”. If there were an attractive man spouting right wing nonsense, my attraction-o-meter does not go off. My irritant-o-meter does. This goes double if he’s in a nice suit, good tie and has just bought me a drink.

So many people are incredibly hot until they open their mouths…

Could I? I have.

In addition, I think all but maybe 2 girls I’ve had sex with have been Christian, and I’m an atheist (I believe one was buddhist, one might be atheist, some I know are Christian, and some I’m guessing but statistically they are probably Christians.)

Now if we’re talking celebrities, hell yes I would give Michelle Malkin the high hard one in a second. Sarah Palin and Ann Coulter I’d have to be drunk but I would definitely do it.

I think my wife is generally wrong politically. But so what? It’s not written anywhere that she has to agree with me, and frankly I’d rather she asserted herself in such areas rather than slavishly follow my lead. It’s not like she favors solving famines by cooking babies into pies.

(And yes, I know Swift was writing ironically.)

I agree with CairoCarol. I can have crazy sex with someone no matter what their beliefs. A long term, devoted relationship would not be possible though. Some differences are good but someone on the far end of the political scale is someone I couldn’t date.

There’s the thing that would be a huge problem with me. If I was your wife. Which would be a problem in that I’m not a woman. But I digress.

I find it wholly attractive to find a woman who disagrees with me politically and is willing to discuss it with me.

I love the debate.

However, I will never think someone is wrong simply because we disagree on something politically.

I also don’t go into a discussion absolutely certain that I’m not about to change my mind. Sometimes I learn a thing or two that causes me to rethink my position.

So well-dressed nonsense-spouters irritate you more than random yutzes in grubby sweatshirts spewing the same drivel? Explain that…:dubious:

Oh yes, I could enjoy the sex I’m sure. I don’t fuck without being in a relationship though, at least I haven’t yet, so I don’t know if I’d get into that situation with somebody I despise. Disagree with, dislike sure… but despise? That’s a strong word.

I’m going to dread this post in the morning but Susan Estrich. I don’t despise her but she is politically left of me. Somehow I think she would be fun in the sack. And Bill O’Reilly likes her :wink:

In my younger days, yeah. Now, I don’t think so, the political climate has gotten so toxic and angry that I don’t think I’d be “up” for it, if ya know what I mean. Having said that, I also hafta admit that an old fashioned Rockefeller Republican might be doable. But there aren’t many like that around anymore.

So I was watching CNN one day a few years ago, and some guy was reporting from outdoors somewhere. He was wearing a windbreaker and a regular button-down shirt with an open neck. The wind was blowing his hair around. I said to myself, “oh, CNN has a new guy. And he’s hella cute!” And then the caption came up. It was Tucker Carlson. :eek:

I ran to the closet to get my bottle of brain bleach. But I couldn’t go through with it. :: sniff :: I’m so ashamed.*

Anyway, I totally could have sex with someone who not only had politics that were different than my own, but was actively working to advance that agenda. I’d probably get off on it. But I’m weird like that.

And let’s not forget the famous cross-aisle political marriage of Mary Matalin and James Carville. Of course, the question is not how they managed their relationship given their differing views. The question is how she managed to voluntarily have sex with James Carville.

  • Love ya, Tucker! Call me! kthxbye.

Carville? That’d be easy; he might not be young, but he still appears to have the body of the Marine he once was (I’ve heard he’s still a regular gymgoer). Matalin, though…that stringy old broad doesn’t look like much of a ride. You first.

Carville and Matalin have more in common than they have differences - they are both partisan hacks. That I agree with one of them doesn’t make it less true. But I always thought that either they have a BDSM relationship or every time they have sex it’s a “grudge fuck”.

I find the concept of politically despising someone to be incredibly myopic and pointless. I’ve had many a conversation with someone who thinks they are completely opposite my position. It doesn’t take much in the form of reasoned dialogue to point out how close people are on issues.

Carville and Maitlin have been together forever. They were probably both a lot cuter when they first became an item. Hell, I was a lot cuter when they first became an item.

I agree with the observations about not “despising” someone. In fact, I misread the OP’s questions as relating to someone “whose views you despise” because I just assumed that was the intent.

Gladly. It’s bait and switch. The grubby sweatshirt wearers are truth in advertising. The sleek $600 suit guys fool me into thinking that here is this attractive man who wants to buy me a drink. I no sooner get it to my mouth and BAM! neo-con drivel starts to spew. It’s enough to put a girl off her alcohol, I tell ya…
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Thing is, I’ve never had a conversation with a Bushie or similar that didn’t end up with them displaying either contempt for a differing opinion or pity that I’m so “misguided”. Baleful irritation is not an aphrodisiac for me. YMMV.

Body shmody! What about that terrifying hideous head?

Well, I guess that’s why they invented doggy style.