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In reply to the discussion: Art of Manliness: the problem with porn [View all]4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)for you.
Just like people who view sex with more than one person is their lifetime as wrong are correct. That is wrong, for them. Or sex that involves bondage or role playing or . . . if it's not right for you then fine. But it probably is right for someone else.
I don't care for many of his arguments.
1) objectification is boilerplate radfem nonsense, doesn't even deserve mocking.
2) based on his personal opinion. When condemning some sex act as wrong because it's "filthy" all you're accurately describing is your opinion on it, not some objective truth.
3) I guess there are some people who expect sex to be like porn. Mostly teenagers who have never had sex. But I don't think most people feel that way. And besides, isn't that true of a lot of things? When you see a McDonald's ad what they promise you is far from what you actually get. People are aware of that. Rom-coms, women's magazines, and romance novels portray relationships in ways that are beyond ridiculous. However I wouldn't say women need to stop enjoying such entertainment because it creates unrealistic expectations. Most people can tell fantasy from reality. Those that can't likely wouldn't be happy with reality anyway.
4) Couldn't you use the same argument to tell people not to sleep around so much? Too much sex and you won't enjoy it as much.
5) watching people have sex sucks your manly confidence? Unless that's a metaphor I'm not buying it.
If there were concrete problems that could be at least linked somewhat to porn use I'd give it some credence. Like higher rates of spousal abuse linked to porn use, something like that. But all this guy describes is his personal problems with it. I will assume those are true for him. But they don't seem accurate for most other people.
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