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Go watch some porn in public.

stinkytaco 13y ago
It's not so much watching porn in public... I wouldn't want to see to people having sex in public, but how even talking about it is a verboten subject. Of course, talking about your sex life is probably also problematic, so I don't know. Does society shame porn?
- lobotryas 13y ago
  Society (at least in the US) shames the use of porn if you're male (loser, pervert, can't get laid) an praises the use of porn by women (independent, empowered, sexy). As for the concept of porn itself, it's relegated to other bedroom topics and just doesn't come up in "polite" conversation.
  - hello_newman 13y ago
    "Society (at least in the US) shames the use of porn if you're male (loser, pervert, can't get laid) an praises the use of porn by women (independent, empowered, sexy)." Fucking nailed it. I agree with some of the others who said that some guys prefer masturbation because they do, indeed, feel a tremendous amount of pressure to always be able to "perform". Guys are also to blame; we want to be the one girls always call when they are horny, we want to be the ones who make whatever girl we are with go home with a smile on her face, we are the ones that always know how to make a girl cum. We are the ones that want to be bragged about to her friends. I think for a lot of guys it comes down to "analysis paralysis". You psyche yourself out. So because of that, masturbation can be easier. Porn is always there, and it is easier. But guys are shamed, indeed. But girls? Damn. When they come out as "Ya, I like to watch porn" guys drool all over it, they are praised by their friends as "progressive", or "taking charge".
  - bitops 13y ago
    > praises the use of porn by women (independent, empowered, sexy). I haven't personally observed this, but our society certainly shames the women who perform in pornography.
  - coldtea 13y ago
    """an praises the use of porn by women (independent, empowered, sexy).""" Only in liberal, upper middle class, circles. Which of course includes most of the wannabe upper-middle-class talking heads and journalists. Middle class society don't share the "empowered, sexy" view for porn on women at all.
- coldtea 13y ago
  There was an incident with Jannet Jackson showing some tit on the 2004 superbowl concert, and everybody was faux-shocked. Much more for porn. It's a society of hypocrites and puritans.
ihsw 13y ago
Go to a public library, chances are you'll find some old dude(s) casually watching porn. They won't be masturbating and they'll be very casual about it, and it won't be isolated to vanilla porn too. Some people react by moving to a separate area of the library, others will be notifying the staff, but there's always a large percentage that don't care.

It's not so much watching porn in public... I wouldn't want to see to people having sex in public, but how even talking about it is a verboten subject. Of course, talking about your sex life is probably also problematic, so I don't know. Does society shame porn?

lobotryas 13y ago
Society (at least in the US) shames the use of porn if you're male (loser, pervert, can't get laid) an praises the use of porn by women (independent, empowered, sexy). As for the concept of porn itself, it's relegated to other bedroom topics and just doesn't come up in "polite" conversation.
- hello_newman 13y ago
  "Society (at least in the US) shames the use of porn if you're male (loser, pervert, can't get laid) an praises the use of porn by women (independent, empowered, sexy)." Fucking nailed it. I agree with some of the others who said that some guys prefer masturbation because they do, indeed, feel a tremendous amount of pressure to always be able to "perform". Guys are also to blame; we want to be the one girls always call when they are horny, we want to be the ones who make whatever girl we are with go home with a smile on her face, we are the ones that always know how to make a girl cum. We are the ones that want to be bragged about to her friends. I think for a lot of guys it comes down to "analysis paralysis". You psyche yourself out. So because of that, masturbation can be easier. Porn is always there, and it is easier. But guys are shamed, indeed. But girls? Damn. When they come out as "Ya, I like to watch porn" guys drool all over it, they are praised by their friends as "progressive", or "taking charge".
- bitops 13y ago
  > praises the use of porn by women (independent, empowered, sexy). I haven't personally observed this, but our society certainly shames the women who perform in pornography.
- coldtea 13y ago
  """an praises the use of porn by women (independent, empowered, sexy).""" Only in liberal, upper middle class, circles. Which of course includes most of the wannabe upper-middle-class talking heads and journalists. Middle class society don't share the "empowered, sexy" view for porn on women at all.
coldtea 13y ago
There was an incident with Jannet Jackson showing some tit on the 2004 superbowl concert, and everybody was faux-shocked. Much more for porn. It's a society of hypocrites and puritans.

ihsw 13y ago

Go to a public library, chances are you'll find some old dude(s) casually watching porn. They won't be masturbating and they'll be very casual about it, and it won't be isolated to vanilla porn too. Some people react by moving to a separate area of the library, others will be notifying the staff, but there's always a large percentage that don't care.