# You can read minds. How do you react to someone's sexual thoughts? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 19, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-read-minds-how-do-you-react-to-someones-sexual-thoughts/561227 "2010-11-19T15:58:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-read-minds-how-do-you-react-to-someones-sexual-thoughts/561227/21 "2010-11-23T02:58:25Z")
I don’t believe in thoughtcrime. I believe that most, if not all, people have sexual thoughts and fantasies that are great in our minds but don’t translate well (or at all) to reality. I see no reason to judge someone for what they cannot control. After all, I have similar thoughts about coworkers or random strangers that I would never consider indulging (or half the time even be able to, due to the laws of physics). I also agree, as said above, that they wouldn’t be my coworker for long, anyway. So even if I was disgusted (which is highly unlikely since my own fetishes are pretty far out there), I could easily remove myself from the situation. I’d be the first successful psychic detective, instead. Give me a police lineup and I’ll tell you whodunnit! (I’ll also tell you how best to elicit a confession!) ---
**Author:** ![Daylate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-read-minds-how-do-you-react-to-someones-sexual-thoughts/561227/22 "2010-11-23T23:32:12Z")
For an in-depth look at this mind-reading thing, rent the movie “What Women Want”, starring Mel Gibson. Now I know that Mel is a something of an a\_\_hole, but this movie is really hilarious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-read-minds-how-do-you-react-to-someones-sexual-thoughts/561227.md?page=1)