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Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Protection from Pornography Week?!?!?
I don't.... understand...
But I'm glad there's a showing of Rocky tomorrow. It'll feel good to shove a symbolic stick up this proclamation's ass and say SEX IS A BEAUTIFUL THING! BEING SEXY IS NOT SHAMEFUL! If pornography is harmful to a relationship, there was something wrong with that relationship already that should be dealt with. What's next? Laws forbidding the exposure of a navel or shoulder in public? Classification of the female orgasm as a mental disorder?
Pornography, in my opinion, doesn't by itself objectify women. Pornography shows off human sexuality, yes, and I think that both the male body and the female body are attractive. The problem is that the ones who pay for the majority of porn prefer to ogle simply the female form, and by simple economics, more female porn is produced. Honestly, take a look around the Louvre. There's a bunch of paintings and statues of naked women, in some pretty lewd poses by the standards of the day. There are actually depictions of PEOPLE HAVING SEX! Even some gods! This is art, this is a celebration of the beauty of the human body!
Honestly, people, if you're going to say that God created Man in his image, you might as well take some pride in that image.
Maybe sometime tonight I'll take a trip to Sensations to buy some porn in protest. I won't show it in the lounge, but I might in my room. Anyone with me?
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I don't.... understand...
But I'm glad there's a showing of Rocky tomorrow. It'll feel good to shove a symbolic stick up this proclamation's ass and say SEX IS A BEAUTIFUL THING! BEING SEXY IS NOT SHAMEFUL! If pornography is harmful to a relationship, there was something wrong with that relationship already that should be dealt with. What's next? Laws forbidding the exposure of a navel or shoulder in public? Classification of the female orgasm as a mental disorder?
Pornography, in my opinion, doesn't by itself objectify women. Pornography shows off human sexuality, yes, and I think that both the male body and the female body are attractive. The problem is that the ones who pay for the majority of porn prefer to ogle simply the female form, and by simple economics, more female porn is produced. Honestly, take a look around the Louvre. There's a bunch of paintings and statues of naked women, in some pretty lewd poses by the standards of the day. There are actually depictions of PEOPLE HAVING SEX! Even some gods! This is art, this is a celebration of the beauty of the human body!
Honestly, people, if you're going to say that God created Man in his image, you might as well take some pride in that image.
Maybe sometime tonight I'll take a trip to Sensations to buy some porn in protest. I won't show it in the lounge, but I might in my room. Anyone with me?
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So my real point here is that sex and naked bodies and whatever else are beautiful because of the emotions and intimacy behind it. Most mainstream porn does not highlight love, intimacy, or anything emotional. This is unfortunately due to the audience that the industry is trying to cater to... people who don't care about the beauty of making love. I'm not saying that people who watch porn don't care about it, I'm just saying that the industry doesn't cater to that idea.
Honest, I'd watch romantic porn if I could find it, but I've been sorely disappointed. I don't have a problem with porn or people watching it. It's their own choice, and if they are able to get something out of it, more power to them. I just don't think you can compare the mainstream stuff to art which is celebrating the beauty of the human body. I just don't see most porn as doing that.
(As I final note, does anyone have any suggestions for beautiful romantic stuff? I've never been able to find any.)
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