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Good thought. Louisiana could simultaneously legalize prostitution and incentivize people to go out and interact with actual other humans instead of sitting at

Good thought. Louisiana could simultaneously legalize prostitution and incentivize people to go out and interact with actual other humans instead of sitting at home watching porn.

hasbot 4y ago
Man, imagine that. Overnight Louisiana would be become a major tourist destination. Mardi Gras would be off the hook!
womenhumantoo 4y ago
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- catiopatio 4y ago
  If porn is an inherent moral wrong, inherently and inextricably sexually abusive to all its participants (not just women), then it should be illegal full-stop, not just hidden behind privacy-destroying ID checks that grant the state unprecedented control over internet communication.
  - version_five 4y ago
    Law is not for codifying morality. It's a compromise to operate as a society. Prohibition doesn't work and causes more harm than good, even if people think the thing that's prohibited is "immoral"
    - catiopatio 4y ago
      I happen to agree, and think that prohibition of porn would lead to horrific outcomes. Just consider the original prohibition, how it bolstered organized crime, and the kind of abuses likely to occur when the prohibited good is pornography instead of alcohol.
- iinnPP 4y ago
  So women don't watch porn and there are no men being exploited? It's fine to hate porn but it is definitely abusive to all genders not just women and certainly not just straight women. When you try to argue otherwise, you hurt your own cause. The reasoning is that now you are up against multiple differing opinions on multiple topics. Porn prohibition is incredibly unpopular and who knows what consequences it may incur. Perhaps porn is greatly limiting rape cases? A brief internet search provided plenty of evidence in favor of "who knows?"
  - zirgs 4y ago
    There can be something in the middle between prohibition and teenagers accessing extreme porn with a few clicks. When I was a kid I didn't have access to extreme porn. Porn magazines/VHS tapes weren't as extreme as modern porn sites.

Good thought. Louisiana could simultaneously legalize prostitution and incentivize people to go out and interact with actual other humans instead of sitting at home watching porn.

hasbot 4y ago

Man, imagine that. Overnight Louisiana would be become a major tourist destination. Mardi Gras would be off the hook!

womenhumantoo 4y ago

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catiopatio 4y ago
If porn is an inherent moral wrong, inherently and inextricably sexually abusive to all its participants (not just women), then it should be illegal full-stop, not just hidden behind privacy-destroying ID checks that grant the state unprecedented control over internet communication.
- version_five 4y ago
  Law is not for codifying morality. It's a compromise to operate as a society. Prohibition doesn't work and causes more harm than good, even if people think the thing that's prohibited is "immoral"
  - catiopatio 4y ago
    I happen to agree, and think that prohibition of porn would lead to horrific outcomes. Just consider the original prohibition, how it bolstered organized crime, and the kind of abuses likely to occur when the prohibited good is pornography instead of alcohol.
iinnPP 4y ago
So women don't watch porn and there are no men being exploited? It's fine to hate porn but it is definitely abusive to all genders not just women and certainly not just straight women. When you try to argue otherwise, you hurt your own cause. The reasoning is that now you are up against multiple differing opinions on multiple topics. Porn prohibition is incredibly unpopular and who knows what consequences it may incur. Perhaps porn is greatly limiting rape cases? A brief internet search provided plenty of evidence in favor of "who knows?"
- zirgs 4y ago
  There can be something in the middle between prohibition and teenagers accessing extreme porn with a few clicks. When I was a kid I didn't have access to extreme porn. Porn magazines/VHS tapes weren't as extreme as modern porn sites.