Porn is causing untold problems in modern culture, but liberalism has to defend porn as 'freedom of expression' - you barely hear a word of criticism about in the media. There's no greater insult in Australian popular culture than being labelled a 'wowser' (puritanical or censorious). Porn is freedom, and censorship is Hitler. That's the message. — Wayfarer
For me personally I'm trying to take a break from it but it's not easy. — BitconnectCarlos
What do you think. Is porn bad for us? — TaySan
Is TPF a kind of pornography? — tim wood
Ironically, the Power of Porn is being revealed today (3/31/2021) on the internet. We're experiencing a worldwide (mostly US & Europe) Denial-of-Service blockage of net sites. Whenever I point my browser to a favorite website, I get "timed-out" error messages, and no email in my boxes. (note : TPF is an odd-but-welcome exception) Apparently, this is another skirmish in a long-running battle between spammers & porn-purveyors of various kinds, and the watchdogs that try to limit clogging of mailboxes with unwanted solicitations and sexploitation.Statistics say that 25 percent of all internet searches are related to porn. Pornography laws differ from region to region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_laws_by_region — TaySan
This sorry state of cyber-affairs reminds me of the US crime-wars in the US after Prohibition laws (1920s & 30s) suddenly made alcoholic beverages illegal. Since a large segment of the population had a strong desire for alcohol (for self medication of emotional problems?), — Gnomon
That I take to be the liberal view. — Wayfarer
Civil authorities should prevent the production and distribution of pornographic materials. — Wayfarer
Is that your view as well? — Pinprick
I don’t see a way to determine, objectively, which prioritization system is better. — Pinprick
I suppose this thread is talking about how bad Porn is morally. But that's not the point of my post. It was motivated mostly by frustration, because TPF is one of the few websites I can log onto tonight. Most of my regulars are timed-out, due to denial-of-service attacks. Apparently, liberal-minded philosophical sites are not considered an enemy of the free-speech porn sites. Personally, I don't concern myself with porn, because I don't have young children to be corrupted by its graphic depiction of what shameless naked animals (e.g. dogs) do in public all the time.what is the connection with the subject matter? How do you know it's not your ISP or a config issue with your home internet? — Wayfarer
Most of my regulars are timed-out, due to denial-of-service attacks. Apparently, liberal-minded philosophical sites are not considered an enemy of the free-speech porn sites. Personally, I don't concern myself with porn, because I don't have young children to be corrupted by its graphic depiction of what shameless naked animals (e.g. dogs) do in public all the time. — Gnomon
You don’t say! No, seriously, I understand. There’s disputes over whether ‘addiction’ is the right word, but there can’t be any dispute that it’s strongly habit-forming. — Wayfarer
Actually, dogs, unlike humans, only copulate when the female is in heat. — Wayfarer
even then I did so sparingly, like only about 5-7 times a week, on account of its utterly unsatisfying nature. — Janus
Fun fact: Boys who starts to drink in his preteens develop larger prefrontal cortexes than boys who don't. Ironically the prefrontal cortex is the section of the brain that's associated with decision making. However girls who starts drinking in their preteen develop a much small prefrontal cortex than girls who don't and they generally lead a much less successful life. While it acts like a poison to girls, it makes boys smarter.
From Why Gender Matters by Leonard Sax — FlaccidDoor
Morris may have meant that dogs actually copulate (inseminate) only when in heat. But both male & female dogs will playfully simulate sexual intercourse almost anytime. Much like human petting and pornography. :cool:Actually, dogs, unlike humans, only copulate when the female is in heat. Without those pheremones, dogs are not the least interested. Humans are unique in that respect. (I learned that from Desmond Morris, aged about 12.)
Other than that, I have not the least idea what you're talking about. — Wayfarer
Morris' book was amongst the various erotic treasures selected from my parents very 1960's bookshelf, alongside John Updike and Bruno Partridge. It was actually pretty graphic, in a pseudo-pop-science kind of way. — Wayfarer
The book I was referring to was The Naked Ape, published in the mid-60's, and one of my main sources of sex education when I was about 12. It points out that h. sapiens is the sexiest beast on the planet (something I instinctively knew, somehow). Most other mammals' sexual behaviors are regulated around cycles, but humans are up for it any time. There are also major consequences from being upright bipeds. It had lots of titillating detalls and was the first place I learned about fellatio. — Wayfarer
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