United States of Pornography

[gnomon]

I am 100% with you Peace2011. You are spot on.

Those who dismiss the words of this man are living in self-delusion.

The scourge of the West is sexual immorality in the American Porn Industry and in Hollywood.

Those who disagree and too caught up in their own self-interests and lustful ways.

I would sooner see someone make some substantially supported claims than just blunder in and say something stupid.

edit: I have a feeling no one will offer up substantial support for the OP with reasonable evidence.

 

[sojourner]

I think we're missing the boat here. Instead of engaging in censorship, which is implied as advocated by the OP, perhaps we should engage in other non-Western punitive measures, such as cutting off the offending body parts. That would surely put a quick stop to repeat offenses...

 

[xkatz]

Why are people so afraid of their own sexuality?

 

[Songbird]

Why are people so afraid of their own sexuality?

Mine threatened me with a knife.

 

[yourhopeboundheart]

Mine threatened me with a knife.

do you have any idea how hard it is to get a restraining order against your own sexuality? ugh.

 

[outhouse]

do you have any idea how hard it is to get a restraining order against your own sexuality? ugh.

thast funny stuff right there

already told that to three people at work

it went off well

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Mine threatened me with a knife.

Maybe you should give it what it wants.

 

[no-body]

"puritanism: the haunting fear that someone, somewhere is having a good time"

I'm not going to argue against probable schizophrenia that doesn't speak English, but please people why can't you keep your nose out of other peoples business? If it doesn't hurt anyone else and it involves consenting adults, go suck it.

 

[blackout]

do you have any idea how hard it is to get a restraining order against your own sexuality? ugh.

The Roman Catholic church gives them out all the time.

 

[Storm]

If it doesn't hurt anyone else and it involves consenting adults, go suck it.

I'm not convinced that the pornography industry doesn't hurt anyone, though.

 

[no-body]

I'm not convinced that the pornography industry doesn't hurt anyone, though.

I sort of agree, you have to have been exploited in the past (abuse of some kind) to want to participate in that sort of thing putting issues of money aside but the government is not here to be peoples psychologist. If that's the case we should ban other exploitative professions like strippers and exotic dancers.

And there are many other industries that have a dark side too like meat packing businesses using illegal aliens as workers etc.

 

[Storm]

I sort of agree, you have to have been exploited in the past (abuse of some kind) to want to participate in that sort of thing putting issues of money aside but the government is not here to be peoples psychologist. If that's the case we should ban other exploitative professions like strippers and exotic dancers.

And there are many other industries that have a dark side too like meat packing businesses using illegal aliens as workers etc.

Not denying any of that. Nor am I advocating a ban. I just have certain qualms.

 

[Revoltingest]

I sort of agree, you have to have been exploited in the past (abuse of some kind) to want to participate in that sort of thing putting issues of money aside.....

I don't buy it.
Evidence?

 

[Storm]

Beat ya to it.

 

[Skwim]

Beat ya to it.

Con sarn it!

 

[Storm]

I don't buy it.
Evidence?

There was a thread a long time ago that had a study on the rates of past abuse among sex workers. I'll see if I can find it.

 

[Vendetta]

Actually, watching porn does make certain individuals more apt to rape.
Though we can quickly conclude it is not the porn per se, but the porn is a powerful trigger to which underlining problems exist.

I would like to see research articles on this because most certainly answers point the other way

 

[Revoltingest]

Hey, Skwimmy...why no "Democrat" shown...only "Republican"?
Censorship of porn & disdain for sex workers appears to be on both sides of the aisle.

 

[no-body]

Not denying any of that. Nor am I advocating a ban. I just have certain qualms.

That's fair enough, there are many things I don't agree with but feel people should have the freedom to do them.

I don't buy it.
Evidence?

I didn't want to get to into this because I'm too lazy to look up stats. Maybe I'm wrong but most of the porn stars I've seen who say they are "empowered" by working in porn are usually balls of crazy when you get into their personal lives, even if they claim too not have come from abuse. I'm not convinced someone would get f'ed on camera for pure profit alone but maybe I'm naive.

 

[Skwim]

Hey, Skwimmy...why no "Democrat" shown...only "Republican"?
Censorship of porn & disdain for sex workers appears to be on both sides of the aisle.

Thanks for the head's up. The post is essentially a copy of peace2011's reply, which I took because it was such a dense wall of text. I've now changed it so it reads correctly.