what's wrong with prostitution, pornography, casual sex?

That is a big exaggeration. Some people do see sex everywhere though. :unamused:

Um, is Dr. Perry Cox aware that women surf the 'net too? I know plenty who wouldn’t shed a single tear if porn went away tomorrow.

In fact, Anita, I think that MOST women that surf the web would agree with you.

Pornography is essentially directed at men. An even they (we) get tired/ashamed of it sometimes…

And I know many that would. Feminists no less. Not all women have the same opinions, not even feminists. The feminists I know are femdoms, and they are completely okay with sex and sexuality in general. Really there is nothing wrong with sex. So women are sometimes made to be humiliated in mainstream porn. Who cares? Men are humiliated in femdom porn and they actually get off on it. Some women get off on humiliation too. I don’t see a problem with it if it is between two consenting adults and they are both enjoying it. Even if they film it, as long as they both agree, again, who cares? I happen to know people that like being humiliated in public as part of their kink. Who is anyone to judge them for that?

I have a theory!

I believe that women have to be more selective about who they sleep with, as a result their libidos become active less frequent.

I know a lot of girls who look at porn, but if i meet a guy who claims to not look at porn, i call him retarded.

:-s

dreamscaper,
Is that response aimed at me? Because if so, I fail to see how your post is even minimally germane to the point I was making. You may want to go back and reread. If you’re just trying to make an independent point, then you shouldn’t include a quote that has no relevance to your position.

Well, I didn’t think my statement would be that big of a deal 8-[

I don’t intentionally seek-out porn on the web but have come across it through ‘adult’ dating sites and such - I was curious and intrigued but that wore off very quickly as other people’s sex lives bore the fuck outta me…

:laughing: I had started a job in publishing in Oct 2003, and whenever I went online, porn would pop up :open_mouth: I was so embarrassed when I had to ring up the IT Helpdesk and explain my query :blush: I could hear the guy at the end of the phone trying to act very professional/trying not to laugh, and wondered whether they had done that on purpose to a newbie!!! :confused:

I HATE YOU! BRAIN TINGLY! BRAIN TI

:laughing: :laughing: Thats the way to start ajob :laughing: :laughing:
My husband repairs puters. From time to time folks buy used ones from someone. The people that sell the puter think they removed the porn and porn sites. Nope, The new owners get on the puter and porn eventually pops up. He has had to clean off some very very sick and wierd porn off puters. :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Its only really embarrassing if they knew the person they bought it from… :laughing: :laughing: You do not want to know that about your family or friends.

Fabiano, Anita - you might want to get your sarcasm detectors serviced…

No, it was directed at your implication that women don’t like porn. There are plenty of women that like porn, and there are plenty of men who do not. The rest was a little off subject, but I was continuing on the basis that the main reason women are known to dislike porn more then men is the fact that it is degrading to them. It is degrading in one sense, but the degradation is voluntary and perhaps even desired. Really, in all actuality, it is degrading to men too.

I’ll do that, matty, and in the meantime, you might want to look up the definition of sarcasm. :wink:

dreamscaper,
I wasn’t intending to imply that no women like porn, I was disagreeing with the notion that everyone likes it. I agree with you, there are women who like it, and that is certainly their prerogative. I happen to think it’s degrading, but you’re right, it really cheapens both men and women.

So its degrading to videotape a honeymoon and throw that online or? Are the acts degrading or just video taping?

  1. Sex is a universal cultural obsession warfare based around rumours of infidelity etc, our obsession is pretty common.

Sounds like someone is potentially degraded.

As a statistical group women are just as likely to have sexual fantasies of threesomes, engage in threesomes, cheat etc. Why wouldn’t they be just as interested in porn? Theres no great divergence elsewhere.

So all sex is degrading or just people who like being watched?

Anyway consentual sex is usually liberating even in the case of the stuff that looks degrading like bdsm (sp?) people find that stuff liberating. some at least.

What about it ‘cheapens’ people exactly? Someone is cheap if they’re promiscuous/kinky? Isn’t that like me saying all homosexual sex is degrading?

Cyrene, I have no problem with consensual sex between adults. If you want to videotape your honeymoon, go for it. That’s just a home movie. But when you upload it for the world to see, then it’s porn, and in my opinion that cheapens the experience.

That’s just my own personal view - I am not trying to press it on anyone else, so let’s not get into another war here, okay?

I have no idea where this is coming from. :question:

I didn’t say sex is degrading; I said someone here is potentially degraded. If a logical argument is made against or for the cheapness of exhibitionist sex, then that potentiality will either be fulfilled or not.

…Sounds like someone is potentially degraded.