Comments on: When the government shouldn’t stay out of the bedroom https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kenneth Cassar https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/#comment-19031 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:25:04 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1210#comment-19031 When freedom of speech becomes a serious risk to public health:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20081210/letters/condom-promotion-is-an-invitation-to-sin

]]> By: Sybil https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/#comment-19030 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:36:42 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1210#comment-19030 ah yes, lack of style. Kemm bqajna lura ahna il Maltim hux?

]]> By: Sybil https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/#comment-19029 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:34:37 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1210#comment-19029 Mario Debono Sunday, 7 December 0909hrs
@ anna, Daphne. – I agree. Women in Malta dress like something out of a bad Jerry Springer episode.There is no style and discretion. Just blaring exposure that is definitely NOT sexy. Its not as if we don’t read magazines or watch films, or don’t have a variety of clothes to wear. There is a marked lack of something in Maltese bedrooms or dressing-rooms. Mirrors!

Bring in the muttawa (religious police)

[Daphne – Sybil, both Mario and I were referring to lack of style.]

]]> By: Mario Debono https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/#comment-19028 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:09:02 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1210#comment-19028 @ anna, Daphne. – I agree. Women in Malta dress like something out of a bad Jerry Springer episode.There is no style and discretion. Just blaring exposure that is definitely NOT sexy. Its not as if we don’t read magazines or watch films, or don’t have a variety of clothes to wear. There is a marked lack of something in Maltese bedrooms or dressing-rooms. Mirrors!

]]> By: Anna https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/#comment-19027 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:55:23 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1210#comment-19027 “In the space of a decade and a half, we have gone from no sex before marriage – or maybe some sex with an engagement ring on – to viewing the sexual act with even more careless detachment than prostitutes do.”

Daph, whilst totally agreeing with above statement, may I also add that in the space of a decade and a half, we have also gone into thinking that wearing provocative and vulgar clothes, no matter what size and age one is, is ‘sexy’. I don’t know whether anyone notices this, but in other countries, you don’t see any women parading the streets dressed like prostitutes, unless they really are. Apparently we cannot even distinguish between sexy and vulgar/tarty!

[Daphne – I agree with you completely, and I’ve written about this a lot. The difference between the way women dress in Malta and in the rest of Europe is amazing. It’s as though there’s a rule which says that if you have a good figure you should dress like a tart (and sometimes, even if you don’t). What astonishes me most is the complete lack of style and elegance, which I suppose is all part of it.]

]]> By: NGT https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/#comment-19026 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:08:49 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1210#comment-19026 oops – “decided to marry a hetero partner”. Early bird makes many typos

]]> By: NGT https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/#comment-19025 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:49:10 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1210#comment-19025 @ DCG: How do you work things out when you have no basis for comparison and no one to talk to? Sometimes, it’s hard to remember what Malta was like in the late 1970s and early 1980s

Granted – but lets face it, even if you’ve never had any sexual experience whatsoever, you’d know (or have a strong inkling) which sex attracts you the most.
I only know of two cases where gays decided a hetero partner so I really can’t make sweeping statements, but both (now) admit that it was more of a case of living in denial and trying to conform. This is more credible than someone claiming that s/he wasn’t aware of his/her sexual orientation until the wedding night’s expectations ‘flopped’.

]]> By: Daphne Caruana Galizia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/#comment-19024 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:43:46 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1210#comment-19024 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/7762702.stm

]]> By: Holland https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/#comment-19023 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:42:46 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1210#comment-19023 Re: [Daphne – Not rare cases at all: I can think of between five and 10 people of my generation who didn’t realise it. And that’s just the people I know.]

They didnt realise they were gay, and thought they were just being good Christians? I think they are not being honest with you or more probably with themselves.

[Daphne – How do you work things out when you have no basis for comparison and no one to talk to? Sometimes, it’s hard to remember what Malta was like in the late 1970s and early 1980s.]

]]> By: Dave https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2008/12/when-the-government-shouldn%e2%80%99t-stay-out-of-the-bedroom/#comment-19022 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:27:18 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=1210#comment-19022 So 70% of patients who turn up at the genito-urinary clinic claim they do not use a condom. I would be curious to know how much this percentage is, globally.

@mat555

I think we Maltese are lucky to have people who, out of sheer love for their country of birth, are striving to give these important services to our country. Alas, with a mentality which is stuck somewhere in between the middle ages and the modern world, what these people are doing is pretty much a thankless job.

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