Interview with Robert Jensen on pornography (4 of 5)

[sgsilver]

I think Jensen's point is that pornography is a form of sexual exploitation, and there can really be no "moderation" in exploiting other human beings for sexual gratification.

[Plato86]

I ultimately see porn as a benign evil, something that is not good for you but in the end will not complete ruin your life if used in moderation. I am not into the degrading and humiliating/rape fantasy porn so maybe my view is skewed but I do not understand the real fear of porn expressed by Jensen and the caller.

[MrVraiable]

1. it is a deliberate designed product showing gender and race roles through a general sex act. 2. It is not spech. the films themselves are editied aka censored.

[DanceswithUtube]

I am against censorship, but I do wish porn didn't exist- because we women pay the price for it with our blood and dignity.

I wish people's attitudes would change so we didn't *need* to ban/ censor pornography because there would be no DEMAND for it.

That'd be sweet

[MrVraiable]

@DanceswithUtube the fims themselves are editted into a fantasy, it is not speech. this is really like the 1800's when they claimed that freeing or not freing slaves was an economic issue. here in porn fetishes are designed gender and race stereotypes created and first shown attached to sex, but it has nothing to do with acutal sexuality

[MrVraiable]

@DanceswithUtube . The women are beaten, told to say yes sir exra, act like they like. The production is a system producing a male dominat scheme, she is a prop for his sexuality. Still it isn't sexuality or the male peformer, he is told what to do by the dirrector. the same cliche acts over and over. weather a woman learns to mentaly deal, use it to get a kick, or her body's reaction is akin to the disassociation of rape victims, or the coping of the body.

[jacoblandes]

My father was very much against porn and the sex industry, but my older brother kept me well-supplied with dirty magazines and they were detrimental; the only benefit was the knowlege I gained of that underworld. Sadly, my father supplied me with little guidance about a nobler way to live, and it's taken a lot of recovery to learn to finally grow up and be both an adult and a man.

[AppleMan99]

i love porn. however, i feel disgusted by it at the same time.