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History of Feminism

Tuesday Afternoon

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7. Interesting and thought provoking conclusion and comment about today's society =

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Wed Jan 21, 2015, 11:08 AM

Jan 2015

At its worst, though, porn can represent with shocking clarity the inability of a modern society to empathize. We are living in an increasingly individualistic, over-privatized, fragmented society, and it's not going to get any better any time soon. Perhaps the character of our generation will be judged in how we react to the images that run before us on our screens: do we wish for the objects of our desire to be punished, humiliated? Or treated with respect? The answer is in our collective consciousness. It is up to us.

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Why I Had to Quit Filming Hardcore Porn [View all] ismnotwasm Jan 2015 OP

Very interesting read. thucythucy Jan 2015 #1

Is there female erotica out there? CTyankee Jan 2015 #2

sure, it's out there. mostly made by lesbians. mopinko Jan 2015 #4

It's out there. F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #8

This was hard to read JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #3

It may explain why many women are attracted to slash fiction starroute Jan 2015 #5

Why is guy-girl stuff pervaded by anger and resentment when guy-guy stuff isn't? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #6

Interesting and thought provoking conclusion and comment about today's society = Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #7

I think his perspective on gay porn is interesting. F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #9

When I look at porn ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #10