Talk:Public display of affection

message: Why is 'Latino', an ethnonym, included here? It's not a race.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.80.41.30 (talk) 00:00, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interracial PDA 

message: I didn't even expect a Wikipedia article on this, but I looked it up and was pleasantly surprised. This is really becoming a good encyclopedia transcending the limited space of paper! Nickptar 03:02, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Surprisingly good article 

message: When did this term come about?  Because I never heard it growing up ( in the USA ) but a few years ago I saw some forum about "banning PDA's in schools" and I thought they were talking about handheld computers being used to cheat on tests.  But apparently everybody in the discussion was familiar with the other usage.  Is it a regional thing? Squidfryerchef 06:09, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of term? 

message: This article, while fascinating, contains an excessive amount of homosexual activist agenda.  A "kiss in" Is not a communication of affection, exhibitionism, indifference or tolerance.  Affection is merely the pretense of a "kiss in".  The purpose of the ironically counter productive "kiss in" is to shock, disrupt and offend.  It is a public display of contempt and disaffection toward the target audience.  
I intend to research the topic of "PDA" and it taboos, and I hope to add some usefull/interesting material to the article.
Meinshad 13:31, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Homosexual Hijacking? 

message: User:Tclaw, who seems to have a history of crap and dubious edits, claims that all forms of PDA are illegal in Illinois and are punishable by prison sentences. He has yet to provide a citation for this ridiculous assertion and has accused me of vandalism for removing it. I have searched the internet and consulted a roommate who just moved from Chicago recently and this law doesn't seem to exist. Please be on the lookout for Tclaw trying to add this back w/o a cite. 24.2.50.40 (talk) 00:44, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Illegal in Illinois? 

message: Heavy petting is common in parks around Europe? Heck, I need to visit parks more often. Seriously though, things that are common in parks around Europe are joggers, old ladies and turks with bbqs. No petting, sorry. 
Come to the south man, come to the south ;). vaceituno (talk) 13:51, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heavy petting in parks?! 

message: Of course PDA is accepted and has not been banned ever. Not even in Argentina (or other countries recently under a dictatorship). It was, maybe, seen socially as a bad conduct, but not "banned". There were no sanctions or fines applied. Also, even if it can bee seen as a display of the newly gained freedom (perhaps the music video "Zoom" by Soda Stereo can be an example), it cannot be considered a "patriotic" act, particularly in Argentina were it was the Junta who used terms such as "patriotism", "nation" and even race to promote their values.That section needs revision.
In Chile, another country "recently" under a dictartorship, there has been a large amount of discussion in the mainstream media regarding "emo kids" (just teenagers i'd say) virtually "taking hold" of public parks in the capital city where they involve in drinking, smoking and many forms of PDA. Even though the practice is widely accepted, the debate shows that the subject is not so pacific. See news here http://diario.elmercurio.cl/detalle/index.asp?id={4c9be9f2-b7aa-4195-8a0c-dc9a6a07a107} http://diario.elmercurio.cl/detalle/index.asp?id={d3f27799-987f-45a8-b37c-6711e3f5e586}--190.22.46.126 (talk) 02:51, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Latin america 

message: I've removed two whole paragraphs relating to the Middle East. They were unreferenced and very much against my experience as a decade-long resident in Saudi Arabia and other parts of the region.
The rest of the article looks like the work of a 15 year old as well. And what is it with that silly three-letter acronym repeated all over the article? Anyone bothered enough may want to do a search and replace on it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.144.83.243 (talk) 23:11, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: Very important to mention that PDAs in latin america are completely different. They're simply something for the couple to enjoy, not meant to attract attention or carry a social / political message; while in the US PDAs actually occur on a much lower rate, among couples whom the mainstream society might perceive as "odd", they are meant to sexually disturb the public, attract attention and hence strengthen the bond between the couple. 
79.175.191.160 (talk) 07:30, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Latin america vs. the United states 

message: Public displays of affection can be seen as a way of marking ones territory. Just saying.
-AC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.231.239.198 (talk) 16:48, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  On a psychological level. 

message: The way this part of the article is written, it can be misleading in at least two ways: 
1. if something occurs in one isolated Latin American country, it DOES NOT mean it is a common trait to all Latin American countries. Would it not be more accurate to say Chile instead?
2. I have little knowledge of Chilean culture, but from the articles referenced it seems to me that it is one very specific group of people who has promoted sex in public, so to say. From that it is absurd to infer that it is a tolerated habit or anything like that. I doubt that sex in open, public spaces is seen as OK in ANY place in the planet, not to mention 'Latin America', a region with many nations culturally rooted in Catholic morality.
Daniel Ávila  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.194.67.100 (talk) 14:44, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Latin America, again 

message: I quite agree that the paragraph now is of low quality, but the topic is indeed relevant. Perhaps we can decide on how to reword it? --Cyclopiatalk 18:17, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: This article is basically a dictionary definition. I suspect it could be merged with something else. Having two paragraphs about the different public reactions to same-sex public displays of affection is ridiculous here and probably covered better elsewhere already. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 18:27, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Strange as it is, I didn't find anything else significant here on WP, but maybe my google-fu is rusty. --Cyclopiatalk 19:18, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Homosexual PDA paragraph 

message: The description of modern Chinese culture is entirely incorrect, based on personal experience.  In every major city I have been in, you can see couples holding hands, and couples will occasionally kiss.  The sole reference for this assertion is a blog post citing personal experience which admits in many places to be talking about traditional and not modern culture.  Marking disputed. Linuxrocks123 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 00:21, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed, random blog posts aren't credible references. --Cold Season (talk) 22:13, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section on Modern China Wrong 

message: The first part of a sentence in the "Religiosity" section makes no sense: "Seemingly religiosity may work in two different ways where religious communities are in general quite racially segregated in the around the world,".  What does that even mean?  ----64.211.224.254 (talk) 19:26, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sentence in "Religiosity" is nonsense.