Why is pornography bad? - Page 20

Skwim · #**191** 10-19-2010, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Storm

I do see your point. I happen to think it's semantic quibbling over superficial commonality which only serves to confuse the real issues.

Which you see as ____________________ ?

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As for "recasting the issue," what is the functional difference between sex for money on and off camera?

If I understand what you're getting at, the "functional" workings are pretty much the same. However, just like pulling a trigger in war and pulling it in an act of murder, there are aspects that differentiate the two.

In prostitution the objective is to bring a john to orgasm as quickly as possible. A someone who is almost always an unknown to the prostitute, and hopefully disease free and not violent. In porno the objective is to satisfy the production, which may or may not entail satisfying a partner. Orgasm is not necessarily a requirement. And from my understanding, the participants are regularly checked for STDs. Many porn workers are well acquainted with one another, and can often choose whom they'll work with. There is a comradery among porn workers that is totally absent in prostitution. Also, porn workers work with other porn workers on an equal basis, which doesn't exist with a prostitute and her john. So, while killing a person in battle is functionally the same as killing a person in murder, functionality isn't the whole story.

Storm · #**192** 10-19-2010, 08:36 PM

I don't agree, but the topic is rather depressing. I'll come back later.

Skwim · #**193** 10-19-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Walkntune

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...mQFdwA&cad=rja

So you readily buy into undocumented/unsupported claims and statistics. Okay, just so we know where your thinking is coming from.

Walkntune · #**194** 10-19-2010, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Skwim

So you readily buy into undocumented/unsupported claims and statistics. Okay, just so we know where your thinking is coming from.

So would you want your little girl to grow up and be involved in porn? Why or why not?

Skwim · #**195** 10-19-2010, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Walkntune

So would you want your little girl to grow up and be involved in porn? Why or why not?

Non sequitur.

linwood · #**196** 10-19-2010, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Storm

Already answered that.

I must have missed it but unless your answer was "yes" you hold a biased inconsistent view.

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Google "sex work and drug abuse" and tell me there's not a correlation.

Google "chefs and alcoholism" and tell me there isn`t a correlation.
Does that mean working as a chef is "bad"?
You also know very well that correlation does not equate to causation.

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Yes for me, and no I haven't.

I regret every time I respond to a post of yours Storm.
You consistently attempt to manipulate the properties of a debate into a "this or that" argument and then manipulate "this and that" into a position of meaninglessness.
It would be infuriating if I wasn`t aware of your tendencies.

You have stated that sex work is extraordinarily disagreeable to anyone who is sexually healthy, leaving the only possible alternative for working in the sex industry being a state of sexual dysfunction.
Therefore the only possible conclusion is that all sex workers are either sexually dysfunctional or miserable in their choice of profession.

Even you must see the irrationality of that position.
You won`t admit to it but I`m certain you must see it.

The fact is that many sex workers "really like the easy money".
I don`t blame them.

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Well, then you're an incredible minority. Tell me you can at least understand that much.

Yes, and this means what exactly?
My entire worldview and thought processes are in an incredible minority.
Looking around me I can`t see much worth emulating in the majority view on just about anything.

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How would SHE feel about a daughter following in her footsteps?

She doesn`t have a problem with it as I don`t have a problem with it.