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Is porn really "taboo"? Or is the idea merely useful for justifying the state of the industry? What is OP's response to Robert Jensen [1], Germaine Greer [2], C

Is porn really "taboo"? Or is the idea merely useful for justifying the state of the industry? What is OP's response to Robert Jensen [1], Germaine Greer [2], Corina Taylor [3], Clara Bennathan [4], Meghan Murphy [5], and Gail Dines [6] [7]? [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbxBJf9UtWg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbxBJf9UtWg [2] http://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/sep/24/society http://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/sep/24/society [3] https://www.thepinkcross.org/pinkcross-articles/october-2011/ex-porn-star-corina-taylor-story https://www.thepinkcross.org/pinkcross-articles/october-2011... [4] http://www.bad-housekeeping.com/2014/01/08/violence-teenagers-and-gonzo-porn/ http://www.bad-housekeeping.com/2014/01/08/violence-teenager... [5] http://feministcurrent.com/9087/meghan-murphy-on-elliot-rodger-misogyny-and-porn-culture/ http://feministcurrent.com/9087/meghan-murphy-on-elliot-rodg... [6] http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/05/conversation-gail-dines-anna-arrowsmith http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/05/convers... [7] http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/freelance/pornographyisaleftissue.htm http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/freelance/pornographyisale...

icebraining 12y ago
I don't think you know what "taboo" means. It doesn't mean it's not harmful.
- hawkice 12y ago
  Wiki says: "A taboo is a vehement prohibition of an action based on the belief that such behavior is either too sacred or too accursed for ordinary individuals to undertake, under threat of supernatural punishment." This clearly does not describe pornography, not even the Pope thinks this.
  - jeffreyrogers 12y ago
    I'm not sure if you're a native English speaker or not, but the meaning of taboo extends farther than this. A simple definition would be something like "something prohibited to do/mention in respectable company"

icebraining 12y ago

I don't think you know what "taboo" means. It doesn't mean it's not harmful.

hawkice 12y ago
Wiki says: "A taboo is a vehement prohibition of an action based on the belief that such behavior is either too sacred or too accursed for ordinary individuals to undertake, under threat of supernatural punishment." This clearly does not describe pornography, not even the Pope thinks this.
- jeffreyrogers 12y ago
  I'm not sure if you're a native English speaker or not, but the meaning of taboo extends farther than this. A simple definition would be something like "something prohibited to do/mention in respectable company"