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by schoper 14y ago

This can be a lesson in learning not to trust your instincts then: http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500368_162-1464262.html http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500368_162-1464262.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_effects_of_pornography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_effects_of_pornography http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=106880 http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=106880

matwood 14y ago
Interestingly enough maybe you should read your own links before drawing what you think are exact conclusions in your original post. From the wikipedia article: Pornography's effects on crime and domestic violence have been inconclusive. Some studies support the contention that the viewing of pornographic material may increase rates of sexual crimes whereas others either suggest no effect, or conclude the liberalization of porn in society may be associated with decreased rape and sexual violence rates. It loos like that, like violent video games, some people are simply predisposed to being effected from an external source. The hard thing is knowing whether the effected people would have presented the effects outside of any external influence. How's that for a lesson in learning?
- schoper 14y ago
  I didn't say anything about crime. There are all sorts of things that make your life far worse without causing crime: fast food, credit card debt, laziness. Unsurprisingly, many of them are sexual; promiscuous sex and adultery can ruin your life and the lives of those around you even without STDs. In a nutshell, I didn't say "porn causes sex crimes," which would have been untrue and silly. I said that sexualized media has major detrimental life effects. And the links that I provided back that up. Keep your kids away from porn. It will hurt them in the long run. Violent video games aren't going to have any effect.

by schoper 14y ago

matwood 14y ago

Interestingly enough maybe you should read your own links before drawing what you think are exact conclusions in your original post. From the wikipedia article: Pornography's effects on crime and domestic violence have been inconclusive. Some studies support the contention that the viewing of pornographic material may increase rates of sexual crimes whereas others either suggest no effect, or conclude the liberalization of porn in society may be associated with decreased rape and sexual violence rates. It loos like that, like violent video games, some people are simply predisposed to being effected from an external source. The hard thing is knowing whether the effected people would have presented the effects outside of any external influence. How's that for a lesson in learning?

schoper 14y ago
I didn't say anything about crime. There are all sorts of things that make your life far worse without causing crime: fast food, credit card debt, laziness. Unsurprisingly, many of them are sexual; promiscuous sex and adultery can ruin your life and the lives of those around you even without STDs. In a nutshell, I didn't say "porn causes sex crimes," which would have been untrue and silly. I said that sexualized media has major detrimental life effects. And the links that I provided back that up. Keep your kids away from porn. It will hurt them in the long run. Violent video games aren't going to have any effect.