Classes : Taboo

The neuro-social-psycho elements of the taboo from gender bias and diversity, sexuality, fetishes to how we culturally are indoctrinated into what foods, habits, even what and how we think are shaped not only by our genetics but how were raised and in what culture, faith, ect.
I find it really amazing that in some cultures where taught that sometimes are wrong when we have genetically evolved for that exact thing. When what foods we ear, our gender preference, our sexuality, our beliefs including what happens after we die can be taught as fact when the reality much of that is cultural architecture or the material of faith. While other things are genetic and inescapable such as body identity or sexual orientation while things like food are clearly cultural or religious.
Yet some of this architecture has existed so long it has effected our genetics, to the point where certain amish lack the gene to break down alcohol, and many eastern cultures can not produce the enzyme to digest milk products
In India where western trends have become the norm there has been a huge rise in diabetes and other food based health issues because they have
evolved not eating the rich fatty sweet foods common to the west, leading to a epidemic of health issues.
As I look forward to studying both sides of this I admit a certain western prudishness when looking at some of the sexual fetishes, I do look forward to trying to understand what would make a person fall in love with thier car, ie objectumphilia, forgive my spelling on that I need to check my notes, what makes a person desire to dress as a plush costume, or be an adult baby.
As part of this course we've been watching certain episodes of a series called taboo, one of which featured a "wannabe" paraplegia, being disabled I admit this really made me struggle. Having a person use B. I. I. D. a tragic condition as an excuse to play dress up and use a wheelchair while taking day hikes out in the mountains was really frustrating. Disabled people don't have the luxury of stoping when it's inconvenient for themselves or thier families. We can't hop out of the car and get the wheel chair out of the trunk. That's not to say we don't find ways to get on with life, we just don't get to turn it on and off and to have her being validated by BIID isn't right in my book. From what I saw from a limited perspective she needed counseling far more than a wheel chair.
Just in case your unfamiliar with BIID, basically it's when the minds map
of the body is incomplete so those parts of the body not on the map feel alien. To the point where those suffering from this have done whatever it took to self amputate the limb. I know a little about this disorder as a wrote a treatment on it a few years ago looking at possible means of help, possibly linking it to the inverse of phantom limb syndrome which entails feeling sensory input or pain from an amputated limb, because it's still part of your bodies neurological body integrity map.
Anyway I've babbled on, I hope I haven't offended anyone these are just my thoughts I hope you have some and would feel free to share.