The Struggle to do Good

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Why do you think there aren't societal pressures to make you feel ashamed for your masturbation? Because society is full of Christian censors who affect people even if they are not Christians. I mean just take movies which are under MPAA which was preceded by the Catholic League of Decency and they can implant in you various Christian taboos like that female body is shameful and not to mention masturbation. For instance, in the documentary "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" Kevin Smith says how in the movie "Jersey Girl" there was a scene where Liv Tyler' Character mentions how she masturbates two times a day and that MPAA slapped R rating on the movie so he had to remove that scene from a movie because they want to send the message to the public how "decent people don't do that."

So there are stigmas in the society that flow from religions.

First, I never mentioned masturbation in my original post, so I'm not sure where that came from.

Second, after careful introspection, I can honestly say that this urge to not look at pornographic material isn't from society. In fact, society seems to be trying to influence me to ignore this urge that I have. The media is full of sexual content, innuendo, and people telling others that there's nothing wrong with pornography or masturbation (since you guys brought that up).

Let me add however that this is my own experience. I'm sure there are others who have been brought up in very religious households or who were raised during a time when sexual promiscuity, porn, and masturbation were considered morally wrong.

If you’re watching porn and not masturbating, you’re doing it wrong.

Boru