Do You Think That Watching Porn Makes You Less Of A Person?

[Lawrens]

Nope, I don't feel less about a person who watches them, or do them.

 

[Bread]

I think it depends on the porn. There's a few fetishes out there just scare the stuffing out of me. Still, general porn? Naw. People got needs. People making porn, now that's a whole 'nother barrel of monkeys alltogether. Generally don't hold any ill will towards the actors, but I'm guessing there's a lot of shady businesses going in that scene, like human trafficking and all the horrors that are associated with stuff like snuff flicks.

 

[Skorian]

I used to have this silly idea that women would never be part of such a thing. That they were all raped as kids and messed up. That they were forced. Mostly it was my upbringing. Parents are ignorant. Most of the actresses love their job. You can tell. Especially when they talk about what they think of their job. They are very self confident, not beaten down at all. There are people who refuse to believe this. They just refuse to believe that women might like this type of thing. I am sure bad things happen, but it is not the norm.

Anyone who disagrees need to actually listen and learn more from all sides. I recommend seeing things like "The Vagina Monologues". Done by women, for women. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vagina_Monologues

Don't know if I should even use that word, but anyway.

 

[IgnoredOne]

Anyone who disagrees need to actually listen and learn more from all sides. I recommend seeing things like "The Vagina Monologues". Done by women, for women. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vagina_Monologues

The issue is when you believe that either /all/ women are forced or /all/ women are happy to be in porn. Its not one way or another entirely; but would you be happy to even be responsible for one child who is beaten and forced into making explicit photos of herself on drugs so that you can whack off and her torturers can make money off her misery?

 

[Skorian]

Anyone who disagrees need to actually listen and learn more from all sides. I recommend seeing things like "The Vagina Monologues". Done by women, for women. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vagina_Monologues

The issue is when you believe that either /all/ women are forced or /all/ women are happy to be in porn. Its not one way or another entirely; but would you be happy to even be responsible for one child who is beaten and forced into making explicit photos of herself on drugs so that you can whack off and her torturers can make money off her misery?

Why have medicine at all? Should we scrap it all because accidents happen or people abuse it? Roads and planes make transporting of illegal goods easier. Should we destroy all roads and planes to make it harder? Both of these make life easier for some and harder for others. Same argument. This is why we have laws to prevent what you are talking about.

And this is why I found declaring war on terrorism so rediculous since we were not fighting a real organized standing army, but small groups of criminals that were breaking the law. Just treat them the same as other idiots.

 

[Bones]

Do You Think That Watching Porn Makes You Less Of A Person?

Like most things, it is all about moderation and how it effects others.

People should have free will as long as it causes no one harm to others.

If it causes no harm to others, then it does not make them "less of a person."

If it causes harm to others, then it does make them "less of a person."

 

[TheSolitaryMan]

I consider myself less of a person for it, yes. It's not my place to judge others for their own private preferences.

I held out for a long time until about...two years ago maybe? Can't remember now. Even since then, I try not to view it too much.

I don't like it and don't even want to do it, it's simply because I'm so lonely right now it just temporarily fulfills a primal need that otherwise starts messing with my head and emotions. I wish my biological programming had an on-off switch, but sadly it doesn't.

The alternative is to start sleeping around, which I believe is more selfish since it is potentially destructive to people's emotions. I also don't want to treat myself or others cheaply either, and I think casual sex would completely devalue what I believe is kind of a sacred thing I can offer a special girl.

With pornography, it's just something that can help me every now and then feel less like I'm a loser for having those sorts of values.

I can't really describe how maddening it is to hear everyone around me constantly talking about how great sex is, so really it's the only recourse I have without going down that whole sordid route of using people.

If I ever get a girlfriend though, it's the first thing that will go. I don't intend to ever use it again once I've been with someone (even non-sexually), even if I split up and become single.

Because then I will know what it's like not to be lonely and have someone there for me, and I think that will give me a lot more strength to manage that desire inside me without having to rely on a rather unpleasant crutch.

 

[Skorian]

More thoughts. Porn is simply filmed human sexuality. It is not dirty. It is beautiful. It is filmed intimacy. Why would finding that attractive make anyone bad?

 

[TheSolitaryMan]

More thoughts. Porn is simply filmed human sexuality. It is not dirty. It is beautiful. It is filmed intimacy. Why would finding that attractive make anyone bad?

Because when you think about it, it is not filmed intimacy in the genuine sense, it is a mass-market, shallow facade of intimacy created to be popular with a target audience and make money.

Do you think any of the performers actually love each other? Of course not. They just do what a director tells them to and collect a pay cheque and possibly some sexual satisfaction.

To me, equating pornography with what I believe intimacy should entail is like saying some mass produced food taken mouldy from a bin is quality gourmet sustenance.

Sometimes you can see it in the faces of the "actors". That they're either not happy, or they're just bored, or it's even just that they're faking their excitement completely. And I find that tremendously sad.

I'm not saying it's "wrong" or having a dig (just see my above post), merely that I can see why people object to it and I think there is some reason behind that argument.

I know that I for one don't like what it represents, even if I may feel obliged to use it to fill what's missing in my life at present.

 

[tomb5]

No I love porn.

 

[RyanEhf]

If anything it makes me MORE of a person.

WITH EACH PORN I GROW STRONGERRRR!!!!

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Jk, I don't actually watch all that much, but I don't see anything wrong with it unless the behavior becomes a problem.

 

[Thomas]]

95% of all men admit to masturbation. The other 5% are liars. Just thought I'd add this in keeping with the topic

I'd much prefer you add "in my opinion" to this, but it doesn't really matter I guess.

The rare times that I have, I didn't use porn... I don't think it makes anyone less or more of a person; I think it's just a choice of person :shy:

 

[Chasm]

if u use porn 2 often?
yes
it can make u less of a person
it messes with the psyche
it damages it
any damage 2 the psyche?
and ability 2 physically xpress ur sexuality bcuz of it?
(which more than "once in a while" usage will do)
is a damage 2 u as a person
any damage eq8s in2 being "less" of a person
its an interestng subject 2 research
if u can open ur mind enuff 2 do so

 

[Felix]

More thoughts. Porn is simply filmed human sexuality. It is not dirty. It is beautiful. It is filmed intimacy. Why would finding that attractive make anyone bad?

Because when you think about it, it is not filmed intimacy in the genuine sense, it is a mass-market, shallow facade of intimacy created to be popular with a target audience and make money.

Do you think any of the performers actually love each other? Of course not. They just do what a director tells them to and collect a pay cheque and possibly some sexual satisfaction.

To me, equating pornography with what I believe intimacy should entail is like saying some mass produced food taken mouldy from a bin is quality gourmet sustenance.

Sometimes you can see it in the faces of the "actors". That they're either not happy, or they're just bored, or it's even just that they're faking their excitement completely. And I find that tremendously sad.

I'm not saying it's "wrong" or having a dig (just see my above post), merely that I can see why people object to it and I think there is some reason behind that argument.

I know that I for one don't like what it represents, even if I may feel obliged to use it to fill what's missing in my life at present.

1) Almost everything in this society is mass marketing. From pop music to hollywood movies to the food you eat or the computer you are staring at this very moment...

2) You are speaking in general and not realizing there are diferent kinds of porn. There is classic pornstar porn which is kind of "mass market" tough not nearly as much as your popstar of the moment... And then there is amateur porn which is has little to do with mass market (not always though).

3) Some porn stars are proud of their work, some do it for the money. Just like any other job. Instead of donating 8hs 5 times a week for the rest of their lives they choosen to have sex for a couple of hours. is their choice, they are adults just like you and me. Plus, you can be miserable at any job, you think all telemarketers are happy? It's not the job but wheter is right for you or not. They all have their advantages and disadvantages.

 

[Ak5]

There was this House episode where there was two porn stars who were happily married. It was funny lol.

Anyway, watching it doesn't make you less of a person; it only does when you expect real life to be that same way.

 

[Fvantom]

as Im typing this there seems to be a moaning woman trapped within my speakers, idk maybe if youre obsessed with it, it would have some bad effects, but watching porn doesnt make you less than a person....well not most types of porn.

 

[nerdygirl]

I hope it doesn't. There are some people out there who watch the stuff so much that they'd have to stop existing because there isn't enough of them to be "less". Scary!

 

[Skorian]

I hope it doesn't. There are some people out there who watch the stuff so much that they'd have to stop existing because there isn't enough of them to be "less". Scary!

Huh?

 

[Badjedidude]

I don't think porn is evil. I don't think most porn actors/actresses are evil. At worst, they're just desensitized to what they're doing. Some porn... I don't know why it even exists, but obviously there must be a market for it. Maybe that gives some viewers a release in some way; keeps them from going off the edge.

*shrug*

 

[Falling-Slowly]

I think porn + masturbation can be fairly addictive. Do you think you could not masturbate for a year? If not then you might be addicted. Here's a place where people try to do just that. reddit.com/r/nofap Its interesting how if affects them and actually makes them a lot more social and confident and all that stoofs.

I agree that it can be fairly addicitive. But I dont think that someone who can't go a whole year without doing it is addicted. Someone could do it every few months just because they want to or they don't have a partner and that's the only way of fufilling needs.