Pornography. right or wrong? is there enough of it? too much?

Question

just something i was thinking about.........whilst on porn

Answer 1

Makes lonely people lonelier, it makes insecure people more insecure, it keeps people from desiring their mate and being happy with whom they have. When people aren't satisfied with who they have they're reluctant to share with that person and they lose out on actual intimacy which is what everyone really wants in the long run.

Answer 2

Well, considering how every answer here is disparaging about porn, I guess I'll be the brave soul to come out in favor of it.

I'm a woman, a feminist (or humanist, if you prefer), a good and moral person (by my own estimation, admittedly), and I think porn is perfectly fine. There is nothing inherently wrong in indulging in porn, so long as it isn't an addiction.

Most things that are bad about porn don't necessarily have to be- the way women are portrayed (ever watched woman-positive porn produced by women, for women?), the treatment of porn stars (can be easily helped with strong regulation of the industry), the fact that strangers are demeaning sex for profit (have you ever seen Comstock films?- real couples expressing their love and intimacy onscreen), the idea that it is cheating to watch it (what about couples who enjoy it together?), etc., etc..

The really great porn (the kind I watch) helps save marriages (how-to videos), educates (how many women have learned how to female ejaculate and do other things from the great teaching videos out there?), focuses on differently shaped and queer bodies as desirable, shows real, true female sexuality. It's political, empowering, and not to mention- dang hot! That's not to say that the other porn out there- the kind that conforms to most people's conceptions of it- is bad. I just cite the great porn as an example of why we shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

So my vote is that porn is okay. Is there too much of it? Well, there's not enough of the really good stuff and quite a huge amount of the rest, but no, there's not too much. There's enough, yes, but there's always room for more, I think.

Anyhow, I like porn, I watch it on a frequent and regular basis, and I don't begrudge people who don't like porn. That's fine, it's their personal preference. But don't get down on me or anyone else who likes it- we aren't perverts, degenerates, we aren't necessarily degrading or objectifying women.

If you want to fight the bad porn- the kind that hurts women- that's fine with me, go for it. But remember that porn isn't intrinsically bad and degrading.

Answer 3

Way too much and should be banned worldwide. Just the cause of many divorces and relationship killers. It is also been linked to many a serial killer I know for a fact that Ted Bundy told authorities that during confession that pornography made him hate women and caused him to do what he did. Really it is the work of Satan and his minions
it is a quick way to become wealthy and greedy one of the 7 deadly sins and it also causes people to disrespect and treat women like slaves since they get payed big bucks to lie on there backs. Really porn is just a legit way of prostitution
and for pimps and other scum to make money and screw up marriages and relationships alike. For instance look how many porn stars are just sex and drug crazed bimbos-Pam Anderson for instance, or look what happened to Anna Nicole Smith. I do believe this world would be alot better off without this crap and also banning strip clubs, and harsher punishment on hookers and there pimps. Crap well were at it no phone sex or chat lines.

Answer 4

First, let's refer to it as erotica. Porn is just a pejorative term, and what I would call the "cheaply made stuff."

Erotica has been around for thousands of years. It began as painting, sculpture and poetry, and eventually evolved into literature, photography, acting, and video.

Erotica is simply an alternative form of sexual arousal; it is harmless fantasy and nothing more.

Regarding fantasy, Helen Fisher ("The First Sex," Ballantine Books, Feb. 2000) says that 71 percent of men and 72 percent of women fantasize while having sex with a partner. Men fantasize about conquest and domination, women about submission and surrender.

Dr. Joyce Brothers says, "It might relieve some of your guilt to know that many happily married individuals who have no thought or intention of ever betraying their spouse have sexual fantasies about someone other than their spouse."

Both men and women (single and in a relationship) have shown a desire to enjoy erotica in some form.

The latest estimates are that Americans now spend somewhere around $10 billion a year on adult entertainment, which is as much as they spend attending professional sporting events, buying music or going out to the movies.

There are well over 800 million rentals of adult videotapes and DVDs in video stores across the country, and that's not 800 guys renting a million tapes each.

As long as a partner is taking care of his/her obligations and responsibilities (job, family) and seeing that the other person is being fulfilled sexually, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with enjoying alternative forms of arousal.

I'm doing a series of articles on erotica on my blog.

Answer 5

Possibly too much. It's not difficult to get hold of pornography, but if someone is addicted then it's probably still not enough for them.

Rightly or wrongly, there will always be a demand for it.

Answer 6

that's a difficult one i don't mind the amount of porn about but know lots of people that do it depends on each person but i obviously don't like the fact that some young children watch it it's just for adults

Answer 7

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Answer 8

It's wrong! it's not real. What decent morally respectable person would expose themself to strangers. It's money money money . It desensitizes people to what the reall beauty of intimacey is suppose to mean. It allows higher expectations to be thought of when your looking for the perfect body........and what a lonely sex life! It's all about you isn't it???? There is way to much of it...........it is everywhere encouraging and allowing people to think it is right! Billboards advertize along the highways.........strip clubs where you can interact ....lapdances.........private rooms........ect. It's pathetic. Millions of people focused on their private parts. What a sad world......

Answer 9

theres two different ways at seeing porn.

1) its ok to watch when trying to spice up your sexlife with you and your partner.

2) its disgusting for men to drool over naked women and men having sex.

but i think its wrong as it shows that to young girls ok to do this and earn lots of cash.

also, to married women it offends and upsets to find out your hubbys watching porn whilst wanking

Answer 10

I hate it. It has ruined my marriage. My husband would look at that crap instead of doing it with me. Although, he says it's not because he doesn't want me, but that he has a problem with it, I still feel ugly and disrespected. So I am just really against it. I was indifferent about it before, but now I just can't stand it.