Do you think pornography is acceptable?

[DPS]

I love porn, if you got it banned i'd have to kill you.

Im being serious...

[Ardemax]

i think the word yr looking for is degrading and it isn't degrading to women. i find it empowering, but that's a whole different argument.

Yeah sorry wrong word haha.

But I would disagree 100%, how are woman who get abused by men "empowered"?

They are setting the example to young girls and women that they should grow up to please men, that academics gets you nowhere and that it's all about what you look on the outside, rather than what you stand for and your personality.

[Ostinato]

I don't really have much to add here :L

1. I don't think the point about 'experimenting' is still valid. Right, so I understand that some teenagers genuinely are interested in finding out about sex but the majority are just doing it as a hobby/for fun. I don't think you'd learn much - jacking off to the same thing every day X_x Also, in regards to pregnancy - well they shouldn't experiment until they're in a proper relationship... or if they want to be promiscuous, then they need to try and be as safe as possible if they don't want to become pregnant (for women).

2. My issue is with all porn in general - Including children who watch porn. I don't see why people find it socially acceptable for anyone to watch porn (inc. children) not just specifically kids.



I've sort of explained everything you mentioned already, so just take a look at everything below the other quotes ^_^.



Well, in that situation - you should have said; "It can make people more confident in regards to sex". I've already argued about that btw.

Ok, that's most of the quotes - the rest.. didn't really need a reply :L

Sorry but you need to get real.

If you seriously think kids "shouldn't experiment until they are in a loving relationship" you seriously need to re-evaluate the type of society you are living in and emigrate to a morman land or something. I think it is extremely naive that you think kids shouldn't experiment until they are in a relationship - it's simply not natural, never going to happen and the idea of the concept is ridiculous.

Or will this be another mass ban you think should happen in regards to banning all pornography?

[AgnesIO]

I know it's not all women. The majority of it is though - and I was only discussing how degrading it is for women, I didn't mention males.

For someone who is so against it, you appear to have a very good understanding and knowledge of it.

[MKR&*42]

Sorry but you need to get real.

If you seriously think kids "shouldn't experiment until they are in a loving relationship" you seriously need to re-evaluate the type of society you are living in and emigrate to a morman land or something. I think it is extremely naive that you think kids shouldn't experiment until they are in a relationship - it's simply not natural, never going to happen and the idea of the concept is ridiculous.

Or will this be another mass ban you think should happen in regards to banning all pornography?

If you read what I said after that "or if they want to be promiscuous, then they need to try and be as safe as possible if they don't want to become pregnant (for women)." I'm not slating teens who want to have sex there - I'm advising them to be as safe as possible if they feel the need to go around "experimenting" . I don't want to ban teens from having sex >.<

[Ostinato]

If you read what I said after that "or if they want to be promiscuous, then they need to try and be as safe as possible if they don't want to become pregnant (for women)." I'm not slating teens who want to have sex there - I'm advising them to be as safe as possible if they feel the need to go around "experimenting" . I don't want to ban teens from having sex >.<

So you would rather teens expriment and do go out and have sex with each other to satisfy any urges they get during adolescence - as long as their safe. Surely being in the comfort of their own house browsing some porn is going to be much safer and then there is 0 risk of getting pregnant also?

Your logic is flawed.

[beth]

Yeah sorry wrong word haha.

But I would disagree 100%, how are woman who get abused by men "empowered"?

They are setting the example to young girls and women that they should grow up to please men, that academics gets you nowhere and that it's all about what you look on the outside, rather than what you stand for and your personality.

this is a very sexist attitude. women being abused by men? where's the abuse? the women involved in pornography are not forced to make the porn, and if they were the porn wouldn't be available. because that's rape. these women choose to get into the porn industry. i'm not very good at expressing my opinions none-verbally so i found a quote which pretty sums up my opinion from another forum with the same debate.

Personally, I think if you don't have a problem with it and it's a good [COLOR=#990000 !important]way to make money[/COLOR], more power to you. I'd have thought it's degrading men for being dumb enough to hand over [COLOR=#990000 !important]cash[/COLOR] to see some skin. Surely this puts the woman in the position of power over the men...

porn in no way breeds these ideologies to those that watch it. what about lesbian porn then? does that mean women grow up thinking they should please women? the only women who feel that they should take some kind of guidance from porn movies are very insecure individuals, who probably should sort themselves out really.

[The Don]

Yeah sorry wrong word haha.

But I would disagree 100%, how are woman who get abused by men "empowered"?

They are setting the example to young girls and women that they should grow up to please men, that academics gets you nowhere and that it's all about what you look on the outside, rather than what you stand for and your personality.

I don't want to know what porn you've been watching

Edited by Infectious (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not make pointless posts!

[Ardemax]

this is a very sexist attitude. women being abused by men? where's the abuse? the women involved in pornography are not forced to make the porn, and if they were the porn wouldn't be available. because that's rape. these women choose to get into the porn industry. i'm not very good at expressing my opinions none-verbally so i found a quote which pretty sums up my opinion from another forum with the same debate.



porn in no way breeds these ideologies to those that watch it. what about lesbian porn then? does that mean women grow up thinking they should please women? the only women who feel that they should take some kind of guidance from porn movies are very insecure individuals, who probably should sort themselves out really.

So you're saying that women who reveal themselves to men for money for cash, are better than them? Yeah, nice job there.

I honestly don't see how I have a sexist attitude. Lots of teenage boys are being brought up with the image in their heads that women are there as part of the furniture, an object. As someone who will do anything for a bit of dosh.

Have you seen the producers of lesbian porn? Who are the people that pay them to get saucy in front of a camera?

Would you not agree that women should be running for bigger and better academic roles in society than taking an "easy" route in life and bowing down to what many would call male supremacy?

[GommeInc]

Hmm, mixed feelings from me. I've had (notice, HAD) a few friends who have unfotunately turned to pornography when they were in debt and need a bit of money, and I'm not sure what happens on set but they're never the same again. They become arrogant, selfish, emotionless drones who need to be chucked onto the scrap heap. Pornography isn't unacceptable as it can be artistic and beautiful in the art sense, from paintings to erotic photography, but the film version is so dodgy I'm amazed the industry is still going when the imagination is far more powerful than the cack the film studios churn out

I don't mind porn or discussing porn socially as sex is perfectly natural. Obviously going into the gory details is best left in the privacy of your homes rather than shouted across a table in a restaurant, but to silence people of it backward and unnecessary. I don't think porn is necessary, but it is unavoidable and if people want to watch it then so be it, but it should be left to those who know what sex is and what the consequences of porn are.

If it pleases people, then fine. But I worry about the well-being and mental stability of the porn stars involved.