7 Thing I Want My Son To Know About Porn

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27. Actually, I do.

And I read erotica, and I have an active imagination. Whee! I can enjoy porn that only exists inside my own mind! And sometimes, I even imagine adults having intelligent discourse without sex! Someone get me a fainting couch.

As for your "broader spectrum of porn", this sort of dismissive statement ignores that many women *like* porn, that gay and lesbian and bisexual porn exists, that solo porn exists, that porn created by women for women exists, and that porn for pretty much every fetish imaginable exists. None of these is acknowledged in the article, only vanilla stereotyped porn. The world is a much richer place than you imply.

Porn, by and large, is not responsible for the subjugation of women and children. Crime, poverty, and lack of education and opportunity are far worse. A society that tolerates domestic violence and perpetuates the image that women are helpless creatures dependent on dominating men is far worse. Porn is a great evil boogeyman, though, because we can point to instances of bad actors (both kinds), while acting morally superior. But it is a scapegoat. If we lived in a society that was more open and honest about sexuality and gender roles, I suspect that the overall quality of available porn would improve dramatically. It is when we force sexuality into unspoken taboo that other people get to dictate what the majority of lousy porn is. People drank a lot more wood alcohol during prohibition, too, but I wouldn't blame people's desire to get drunk for that.

But hey, I get it. Anyone expressing a pro-porn (or more honestly, anti-censorship) opinion can just go screw themselves, rather than attempt to further a real discussion. You've certainly made me rethink my clearly superficial opinion about the merits of plumber-on-housewife porn (the only kind there is) in an adult society. I'll just go now and enjoy some classic Bugs Bunny cartoons that do nothing but advocate senseless violence, and maybe play some video games that couldn't possibly have been written to include strong female characters or foster cooperation.