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Poll: Pornography - are you for or against it and why?
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I support it
91.38%
53 91.38%
I oppose it
8.62%
5 8.62%
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Pornography - are you for or against it and why?
RE: Pornography - are you for or against it and why?
(April 2, 2011 at 11:38 am)reverendjeremiah Wrote:



“Victims” is a strong word, but you’re misunderstanding me. I’m not talking about the viewers of legal porn being victims. I’m talking about the abused women, men and children resulting from the urges that could or could not be attributed to the use of the legal porn industry fortifying, condoning and exploiting illegal fantasies
To better define my objection. Personally, I see less usefulness in fantasies than real relationships and that is what I mean by I am better without it. If other people feel usefulness in continuing to fantasize, I may consider it a sad state, but I grant them the privilege to do what they think makes them happy. I have no objections with people who choose to view legal porn (even the faked illegal acts). I have an issue with those who can’t control their urges and act on these fantasies damaging men, women and children, often irreparably. Those are the victims I’m talking about. I think fortifying and encouraging those illegal fantasies (which the legal porn industry does) risks more victims rather than saving them by allowing sycophants to act out these fantasies in their own minds over and over.
If you want to make this about things other than porn, other mediums, my religious beliefs, or think I’m using the victimization of real people to elicit an emotional response rather than just stating my beliefs then you’re entitled to, but it distracts the conversation and compounds already big walls of text and erodes to orderliness of discussion.

(April 2, 2011 at 2:40 pm)Aerzia Saerules Arktuos Wrote:


4- The small point you’re conceding to is the only point I’m trying to make, and it’s the reason I don’t support the porn industry and voted no. Rape, child molestation, spousal abuse is illegal because they have victims. People can watch all the porn they want and never think of the repercussions of their influence on demand. I say there is a considerable increase in urges when you bombard your brain with repetitive fantasies and fortify that with chemical rewards in the brain. I think this increases, needlessly, or at the least contributes to an increase in demand and acting on those impulses. I think this does break the intent of the law which is to prevent more victimization, and is poor business ethics to bend the rules so that you’re clearly simulating illegal activity.
6- This is another point we’re just going to have to disagree on. We’re from 2 different worlds on this. I would never intentionally exploit anything I valued, and I value human life. I don’t live by the selfish principle and I don’t instill that in my children. I don’t think we can reach common ground on this either.
8-I would consider regulating anything that pretended to be illegal like: rape, incest, minor sex, abuse, snuff films, etc. Catering to these activities when they are intended to be real encourages people to fantasize about doing said activities and increases their compunction to act them out. They might not necessarily act on them, but let’s face it; Generally, people are weak willed and do whatever pleases them. The very purpose for porn is to get you involved enough emotionally so that it “feels real” which is different than a war movie telling a story. It’s meant to draw you in and it can be addictive. I see legal porn generally as having little productive value compared to real life, but people should be allowed to watch it. I specifically find the fact that there is legal porn faking illegal acts so abhorrent as to warrant regulation.
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