Posted by Dinah on March 28, 2006, at 9:57:53
In reply to Re: Porn...what's the big deal? posible trigger, posted by verne on March 27, 2006, at 20:56:32
i never thought of it as objectifying women any more than men. Maybe girlie magazines, but there is always Playgirl. It certainly promotes expectations that are impossible for real people to measure up to, but that's as true, if not even more so, for men than women. Good grief, I remember things going on for so long that I got bored even watching it. Talk about inducing performance anxiety.
And if you think of those men as your brother or father, it would pretty much take the pleasure out of enjoying it.
I'm sad to say that my husband totally took the joy out of videos for me by reminding me of the likely realities of the porn movie industry. The health risks, etc. Once it was brought to my attention, it was kind of like trying to eat chicken soup after my ethics report on animal husbandry.
I'm not sure that Playgirl and Playboy have the same issues? For those who find static anatomical depictions stimulating. Thank heavens for the written word. No one was harmed in the creation of that fantasy. (Of course, I can see where written depictions of violent fantasies could be harmful just as other violent games, literature, songs, etc. could be harmful in that they desensitize people to violence or inspire desires in people that might result in violence. Even while in other people they may be a relatively harmless way to discharge those urges.)
I rather suspect this may belong on Politics though.
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