Agreement... I agree because it is a bad thing for people to do. And even if it legal, it is against the Law so that if they do watch pornography, the are breaking the Law. I also think it should be illegal because in the Bible it says, PORN IS BAD!
Disagree... I disagree because sometimes pornography is good. For example, when you are at a Sperm Bank, where do you think the sperm came from? You probably would suggest that the male used pornography to masturbate causing the sperm to come out. So, pornography could be used for a good thing.
I made a typo. Should be *porn* (not spamming, just fixing while I'm at it).
I agree, Somers. I see porn without even trying (I even try to avoid it and is DOESN'T work), so I can't imagine how much someone who uses porn actually depends on it...
Its a drug im telling you...causes hefty problems...And it really is everywhere. Movies, radio, internet popups, etc. Where does it draw the line? If their is even a line...sometimes I wish the world wold slow down and take a chance to glance at things
Well.. before you see a movie, you can look up the parental guidance ratings to see if there is any nudity in a film, in which case, you don't have to go see it. Radio? How do you have porn on the radio? As for internet pop-ups... what sites are *you* visiting? Any sites that I would consider legit/wholesome that I visit every single day don't have *any* of this kind of content on them.
@ BigP08
Sex forms a bond between those having the sex, so masturbating it likely to make someone only happy when they're alone. That's not a good habit to get into.
There isn't always a bond between people having sex. And... it's not a good habit to be happy when you're alone? Not every person has the same hormones or sex drive or desire for sex. So, if you have one person in a relationship who is really into sex, and their partner isn't into sex all that much, masturbation can help relieve sexual tension & desire instead of bottling it all up and have that frustration manifest as something destructive in the relationship.
And if you're masturbating to porn, guess how much more dependent you will become on that pron?
That's like saying 'if you like driving cars, how dependant are you on gasoline?'
I see porn without even trying (I even try to avoid it and is DOESN'T work)
Where? I never run into adult material if I'm not looking for it.
A very interesting topic, one that I have seen time and time again! Here goes.... Pornography is more a of a way to make money in our very capitalistic society. Men and women make a lot of "hard" earned money off of porn. I generally view it in two ways: It is (or can be) an escape from a world that requires a good amount of education and skill.It can also be a chosen way of life, perhaps to satisfy ones addiction to sex and exploit it at the same time for profit. So based on these reasons, it would not be practicable to outlaw porn. For if you outlaw porn, you'll get more criminals because people will always be making porn, especially since it's one of the most popular things on the internet.
And... it's not a good habit to be happy when you're alone?
ONLY when you're alone, I mean. It isn't an immediate effect, but still...
That's like saying 'if you like driving cars, how dependant are you on gasoline?'
But porn doesn't help you accomplish anything. Cars are not addicting (cool, but not something we can't stop if we had to). Porn deals with our emotions, which is a bit trickier.
Where? I never run into adult material if I'm not looking for it.
Pop-ups, ABC family commercials (very family oriented), stuff like that.
Banning pornography would just lead to the further use of strippers and prostitutes. It would accomplish nothing except put the porn industry out of business and then the porn stars would just go to stripping or prostitution or stripping anyway so your basically doing nothing at all.
It could be good. Get people off their fat asses to go look at porn down the street.
It can cause problems. Examples: Marriage problems, you can get addicted and make it more important than anything else.
So, everything should be illegal if it 'can' cause problems, or if you can be addicted to it?
Car accidents.. fetal alcohol syndrome, lung cancer from cigarettes? World of Warcraft?
As for definitively causing problems for couples - I know couples that watch porn together because they both enjoy it.
Well, if you don't like hearing about sex on the radio - turn it off?
ONLY when you're alone, I mean. It isn't an immediate effect, but still...
I'm not sure what you're driving at with this.
But porn doesn't help you accomplish anything. Cars are not addicting (cool, but not something we can't stop if we had to). Porn deals with our emotions, which is a bit trickier.
Cars can be addicting. A friend at work put a second mortgage on his house so he could buy *another* Porsche. I've never heard of someone mortgaging their house because they wanted to buy a porn DVD. Should we make cars illegal too because people *can* do tremendously stupid crap with regards to them?
You say it's trickier - but it's not for everyone. If you find the subject tricky, or complicated, or distasteful - leave it alone; doesn't mean it should be illegal.
Pop-ups, ABC family commercials (very family oriented), stuff like that.
Again - pop-ups on what kinds of websites? When I visit Armor Games, or Facebook, or Computerandvideogames (UK VG review site) or addictinggames, or cinemassacre, or pennyarcade, or sites where I look up movie times, or mapquest - I *never* see any sort of adult material. I realize there's some limitation in that you're probably not supposed to put up the URL of some site that has pornographic material on it but... you do need some kind of evidence to prove your claim.
ABC family commercials? I have no idea what you mean by this. I don't think I've ever switched to ABC and seen a girl with her shirt off, or two people banging; it just doesn't happen on major networks.
Sorry, I'll clarrify. I mean that masturbating may cause you to be happy ONLY when you're alone, and when you're around others, you'll feel cold, indifferent, left out, etc. Doesn't happen immediately, but making this a routine isn't, in my opinion, emotionally healthy.
You say it's trickier - but it's not for everyone. If you find the subject tricky, or complicated, or distasteful - leave it alone; doesn't mean it should be illegal.
Oh yeah, I forgot what the thread was about. I was only making the argument that I think it's wrong, but if someone else wants to look at porn, it's their mistake (in my opinion).
you do need some kind of evidence to prove your claim.
I'll let you know when I find one, but I'm on a laptop and my touch pad goes crazy and clicks stuff by accident, so that might be just my problem. ABC family... maybe not porn, but inappropriate showing-off of people (primarily women). I'll be watching full house with my little sister and the next minute, there's a lot of sh*t on there that I don't think I'm comfortable explaining.
Anyway, I just got caught up in the debate (who doesn't?) but I wasn't arguing that it should be illegal. As long as it doesn't affect someone else. Anyway, it's past 1:00 AM and I have school tomorrow, so good night!
A porn in TV, popups, etc... It isn't just a nude girls having.. ummmm... adult stuff. Even girl in a swimming suit in a pose is porn... It's called soft porn. And I've a commercial here in AG. A webcam girl commercial....
Doesn't happen immediately, but making this a routine isn't, in my opinion, emotionally healthy.
In your opinion. Which is based on...?
inappropriate showing-off of people (primarily women). I'll be watching full house with my little sister and the next minute, there's a lot of sh*t on there that I don't think I'm comfortable explaining.
Showing-off? If it's just a girl with a low cut top or something in an advertisement.. what's there to explain? And why does it make you uncomfortable to explain it?
Later bud - take it easy.
@Cubanfrog
Well, the censorship boards in many first world countries have deemed that a girl in a swimming suit, is in fact, *not* porn. As such, it cannot be categorically used in this argument. Now, if you wanted to start another argument "Do you think a girl in a swimming suit is porn or not?" then that would be appropriate, but you can't use it as ammunition in this setting.
Similarly, if in the commerical for a webcam girl she is fully clothed and is not exposing any body parts that would be classified as restricted material, it's *not* pornography.
generally means that the model in question is nude, and not doing it in artistic venture, but has the intent of allowing adolescents and adults oogle them. basically it means there is no sex involved, that is soft core pornography.
Doesn't happen immediately, but making this a routine isn't, in my opinion, emotionally healthy.
Refer to research on addiction behaviours. I do not believe porn in itself is responsible for any unique type of addiction, though it is certainly true that some individuals are susceptible to becoming addicted to porn.
The judgement of whether porn should be illegal constitutes first the judgement of an entire industry, thus the assessment of it should consider the net, not potential effect of porn, which is difficult.
But the larger problem is that since the internet is for porn, the porn industry is no longer the dominant porn-producing sector. It's the members of the public themselves. The dynamics have changed so much that no assessment that purports to judge the porn industry is going to be close to accurate.
