and will they still be taboos in the late 21st century?

i think the real taboos was rockstars & politicians & film stars & sportspersons sex lives.. but everyone's over that now. i think religious banners r today's new taboo.
then some emperor - maybe pope benedict vii, if he's crazy enough (he doesnt seem panic-y *AT ALL* about playing with fire with islam, i swear its just an attempt to convert & bring islam under his fold) or the pope after, will start up some ancient gladiator games & bloodsport. thats an idea, thatd b real taboo.. like that hasnt happened in centuries.


"thoughts from above hit the people down below / people in this world, we have no place to go." ~ new order.

Any religion other than Christianity

Racism... in a comic context - what you can/can't laugh at

Bisexuality

Taboos are born out of ignorance - get educated people ;-) xx

What exactly do you think a taboo is?

"Of course I know w-it's a kind of cake?"

The taboos, as in the actual taboos, rather than "ooh, it's a bit naughty because the tabloids told me so", are going to stay the same: cannibalism, rape, paedophilia, necrophilia, extreme body manipulation... anything that reminds people that they're just a sack of mutable meat and bones, basically.

Nah, some taboos are entirely legitimate and very healthy. It's a good thing for societies to have some kind of moral code that doesn't just depend on cold rationality. It brings people together. The idea that something is "just wrong" sucks in some ways, but the alternative is probably worse. Taboos mean I don't have to prove beyond question that children will be adversely affected by being buggered in order for people to know that it's wrong.