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"Making sure the children in our society do not regularly stumble upon damaging material while browsing the internet, is something we can all get behind." Well
by mruts 7y ago
"Making sure the children in our society do not regularly stumble upon damaging material while browsing the internet, is something we can all get behind."
Well I can't. Most boys get their first exposure to pornography at maybe 10-12? It's natural and doesn't cause any problems. It's crazy that sex is so vilified in our society. And I don't think anyone even understands why.
- billpg 7y agoWe're not talking about peeking at the underwear section any more. How about teenage boys looking at incredibly violent porn with the women presented as enjoying it.
- prepend 7y agoHow common is that and how much harm does it cause? What’s the cost of that damage? What’s the cost to prevent it? Perhaps we could launch a billion dollar program to protect children against drop bears [0]. Would that have the same impact? Perhaps. I think teenage boys have similar risk from drop bears as from incredibly violent porn with the women presented as enjoying it (or actually enjoying it). If we get into this space then just watching prime time tv had violence and must be causing lots of harm. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_bear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_bear
- mruts 7y agoI mean, a lot of women do enjoy it. Human sexually is incredibly diverse. There's not one shred of empirical evidence that shows that looking at sexual material is damaging or affects life outcomes in any way, shape, or form. And honestly, people don't really seem to care. They just have this puritanical morality for others, while at the same time engaging in these behaviors in private. It's total bullshit.