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>Porn is destructive in itself and should not be dismissed as neutral, even if you've never seen it in your own experiences or in those around you. Then so is
by s_baby 13y ago
>Porn is destructive in itself and should not be dismissed as neutral, even if you've never seen it in your own experiences or in those around you.
Then so is food, tv, computer use, and anything else that can create compulsive behavior. You're telling a very particular story about porn but it isn't the whole story.
>Porn is about control.
Which is why women find it so threatening. Sex is about control too. If your partner is giving out sex like they're dog treats for "good behavior" how is your position in life any healthier? In that context maybe porn isn't so bad after all depending on your relationship to it.
- larrys 13y ago"Which is why women find it so threatening." I would add that women also don't understand it because they don't operate visually as men do (with respect to sexual images). Now, I'm not sure that's the best way to put it but the fact is that there is only a fraction of porn for women vs. porn for men. No market apparently? If there was an innate need in women for porn and sexual images there would be a market created for it and there would be much more porn targeted to the female market. Back in the day there was pretty much only 1 printed magazine with images of naked men "Play Girl". And some would argue that that was actually read quite a bit by gay men as opposed to women. But there were dozens of magazines which a man could buy. On a newstand at least. If women were stimulated the same way as men someone would have exploited that, right? But they didn't. Same with the internet. (Wouldn't want to guess at the ratio if anyone knows please post.)
- s_baby 13y ago>If women were stimulated the same way as men someone would have exploited that, right? But they didn't. If women were stimulated the same way as men you wouldn't have to cater to women. With that said, the number of women watching porn is astronomical. Stars like James Deen and Manuel Ferrara have gained a huge following because they are able to cater to female markets.
- grogs 13y agoWomen often consume different erotica, which is less video/hardcore based. Romance/erotic romance novels seems to be a growing market. I do think more women avoid porn/erotica due to this 'disgust' towards porn in society. Any remaining gap, I would assume is genuinely due to women having a lower libido.