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In reply to the discussion: Pornography, especially violent variants, furthers rape culture... [View all]Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)117. I think you're confusing me with someone else.
I've never supported full face veils. I also regularly criticize the diminutive aspect of traditional dress like the hijab. I don't remember ever specifically arguing otherwise on here.
I have however been critical of FEMEN. You got that one right.
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Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
OP
"rape culture" is "inflamatory, insulting, and ludicrous phrases" wow. not even a little bit of a
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#6
Yeah, because 1 out of 33 men, and 1 out of 6 women being sexually assaulted isn't rape culture
KitSileya
Nov 2013
#25
ah kit. you are awesome. my son bought me a coffee drink at ten last night. 5 am here now.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#27
did the guy end up having sex with the 13 yr old in animal house? cant remember. they were
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#197
do we know that? or just assuming cause that is what we want? wasnt it left to us to figure? and...
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#226
She was 13. He was over 18. Even during that time it would be rape, right. She was unable to consent
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#240
How is that? It's a description of an ailment in our culture, not saying everyone is a rapist.
Dash87
Nov 2013
#61
approaching attractive women and offering 50 bucks for a bj is respecting women.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#139
You make the false assumption that cultural problems must be in the open to exist.
Dash87
Nov 2013
#167
true. it is so fuckin popular to treat all women as prostitutes, offer them 50 for a bj
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#126
Do you also think the ACLU is a group of dittohead, racist, kiddie diddlers?
Major Nikon
Nov 2013
#146
The implication was obvious or you wouldn't have mentioned it to begin with
Major Nikon
Nov 2013
#232
AFAIAC you and I have agreed to disagree about this subject. No Big Deal.
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2013
#233
You sure like to argue FOR something that you claim to not give a shit about and
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2013
#238
Yet you have no issues with those who post homophobic sources the SPLC says fund junk science
Major Nikon
Nov 2013
#243
But we're talking about people who want to ban porn that doesn't feature actual rape.
EOTE
Nov 2013
#312
yes. treat every attractive woman as a prostitute. really... it will be fun. yes.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#123
and he fuckin sits here on du.... with no qualms getting his posts hidden or addressed by
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#128
The pervasive theme of stalking and killing women in popular entertainment is harmful too
Manifestor_of_Light
Nov 2013
#3
clint eastwood, always stopping a rape or getting the rapist. how many movies of his....
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#28
i know there are others... but i havent seen all of his. play misty was the flip side
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#210
actually he "spanked" her once and she let it go. the second time, wasnt it? escalated
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#215
My objection makes less sense now that seabeyond correctly pointed out my error (nt)
Orrex
Nov 2013
#224
yup. and not the reality of the west. those women were as tough and worked as hard... as any man.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#221
Interesting. The Social Costs of Pornography is a project of the Witherspoon Institute.
Comrade Grumpy
Nov 2013
#4
And I'm sure the research they link to on the evils of homosexuality is just as valid.
Comrade Grumpy
Nov 2013
#81
Essentially "This paper is good, while the rest of their studies are bad" sort of thing
Katashi_itto
Nov 2013
#163
"a study in which a rat evidently died of erotoxins from pleasuring itself to death"
snooper2
Nov 2013
#308
huge difference between a very natural and instinctive act of sex, and murder. dontcha think?
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#8
we easily recognize murder is wrong. we do not even suggest sex is wrong. but a healthy part of
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#13
and that is the issue with blurring the line between sex and rape. hence rape fantasy that is
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#103
wow. ok. whatever. really tired of this crap. we are murderous sexual beings.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#138
the vast majority of us do not murder nor have the impulse to murder. but you demand we assume the
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#141
i will leave alone and let others perceive the disagreement. you put murder along with eating,
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#144
that is the lie? you yourself said it is in all of us. obvious i did not mean we murder... but it
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#148
i do not think that is innate. it is practical. i am in a situation where i have to protect,
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#164
is all of the world going around murdering and being violent? no. is all of the world
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#176
that's one thing right wingers and liberals have in common. Both groups think they know what is
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2013
#92
With all this "ban porn" talk lately, you'd think the Tea Party had invaded DU
davidn3600
Nov 2013
#16
Not feminists. A few people who want to use the mantle of feminism to control others.
last1standing
Nov 2013
#29
Don't forget Judith Reisman, the source of the "science" about porn's "dangerous brain chemicals"
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#23
"not allowed to use anyone who celebrates Christmas or has set foot in a church" ...sigh!
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#198
It sounds like "sex negative feminists" have a self-inflicted PR problem.
Comrade Grumpy
Nov 2013
#90
That a specific ideology does not hero worship men does not mean it hates men.
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#181
Right wing sources who are anti gay and anti science should not be on any DUer's
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#51
I'm watching "All About Eve" right now. Wonder when I morph into Bettee Davis. nt
msanthrope
Nov 2013
#154
So what exactly does or does not constitute "violent porn"? And who decides what it is exactly?
Yavin4
Nov 2013
#63
So how does promoting junk science fit into your critical analysis scheme?
Major Nikon
Nov 2013
#287
That group is also known to fund junk science studies to support their small minded views
Major Nikon
Nov 2013
#110
It's not simple, but I'm not sure how you think parroting out the works of homophobes helps
Major Nikon
Nov 2013
#104
"...violent pornography is comparatively rare in the real world." Totally, utterly false.
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#115
The authors said violent content is rare. I'm saying just the opposite.
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#131
Seeing as you're talking to a "sex negative feminist", I'm fairly sure that the answer is yes.
EOTE
Nov 2013
#315
For a feminist man, you are concerned with different things than I am concerned about.
Quantess
Nov 2013
#114
Similar to my ideas on pornography, I am not concerned with banning either.
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#130
and why wouldn't violent R rated movies also have the same symptoms, and what do you propose?
lostincalifornia
Nov 2013
#152
Anti-pornographers love to paint their ideological opponents as porn freaks
Major Nikon
Nov 2013
#158
Well I downloaded the articles with the intention of reading them tonight and commenting
rrneck
Nov 2013
#169
That rape is decreasing doesn't mean a variable causally linked to it must also be decreasing.
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#182
Not only does an audience exist for violent porn, it is quite popular.
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#185
My argument has nothing to do with denying legal access to pornography.
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#281
I do not understand rape porn, and I wouldn't care if rape porn was taken away
penultimate
Nov 2013
#227
The more pornography women use, the more likely they are to be victims of non-consensual sex
Major Nikon
Nov 2013
#245