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Tuesday Afternoon

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Reply to Doctor_J (Reply #29)

Sat Nov 1, 2014, 01:44 PM

Nov 2014

I am still reading = Ten Things That Make Men Turn Away From Women.

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7 Thing I Want My Son To Know About Porn [View all] ismnotwasm Nov 2014 OP

but, Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #1

And that ancient statuary depicting sexual acts is porn ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #2

IKR ... it was so powerfully Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #3

It isn't porn zentrum Nov 2014 #51

Sort of like this OP? Doctor_J Nov 2014 #29

if you say so. - Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #30

Bwahahahaha ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #40

+ Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #48

Porn for the most part zentrum Nov 2014 #4

Well, corporations are people. So, it makes sense. Helen Borg Nov 2014 #13

True, sad point n/t zentrum Nov 2014 #37

Just heard in the past few days on NPR, that "Corporate" porn is hitting hard times. Fla Dem Nov 2014 #15

Still the same. zentrum Nov 2014 #50

Ugh. Paternalistic, heterosexist tripe. eggplant Nov 2014 #5

Spam deleted by MIR Team JuanHamonrye Nov 2014 #8

Sigh. eggplant Nov 2014 #31

Agree to a point ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #9

I think a few here didn't read the whole article. ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #10

Do you watch a lot of porn? chervilant Nov 2014 #11

Actually, I do. eggplant Nov 2014 #27

Oh, dear... chervilant Nov 2014 #32

Actually the post made me wonder WHY we have a society that produces the kind of porn we have ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #41

Too true, ism chervilant Nov 2014 #42

Also, chervilant Nov 2014 #16

have your eyes always been that brown JackInGreen Nov 2014 #6

It's just an article ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #7

Thanks for posting this, ism. chervilant Nov 2014 #17

I was welcoming it ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #19

I particularly appreciate chervilant Nov 2014 #20

Me too ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #23

Others don't hurt your feelings, you do. jtuck004 Nov 2014 #22

I was kidding--takes a lot to get to me ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #24

Oh, sure <G> jtuck004 Nov 2014 #26

No, really... Helen Borg Nov 2014 #12

That is what I was wondering also. Correlation does not equal causation. uppityperson Nov 2014 #14

At this point it would be a chicken and egg situation ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #18

Thanks, I am not up on the latest studies. There are too many things associated with porn to make uppityperson Nov 2014 #21

Sounds like someone who just can't get used to the idea that we use calculators now. jtuck004 Nov 2014 #25

+1. eggplant Nov 2014 #28

The title is what a mother would say to her son ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #33

Porn follows our culture, I think. No worse than what is on tv. If people can't see unarmed jtuck004 Nov 2014 #35

Right ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #38

Huh. Well, you just gave me a thought for my entertainment this evening... jtuck004 Nov 2014 #44

LoL! ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #47

Similar thing I told my son angstlessk Nov 2014 #34

It wasn't all that different in the Dark Ages when I was a late bloomer Warpy Nov 2014 #36

LoL ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #39

Reminds me of the Hite Report from the 70's jakeXT Nov 2014 #43

Joanna Russ: The best cure for pornography is sex-- eridani Nov 2014 #45

Incredible essay ismnotwasm Nov 2014 #46

She is basically saying, one size doesn't fit all, but in porn it is portrayed that way. CrispyQ Nov 2014 #49

Love will get you through times with no sex........... DreamGypsy Nov 2014 #52