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In reply to the discussion: Does Porn Degrade Women? [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)The OP: "Does Porn Degrade Women"
Not some porn, or certain aspects of porn. Rather porn as a monolith.
Some music sucks, that doesn't mean "Music sucks". The answer to crappy music, to my mind, is to make better music, but that's just me.
Some porn is terrible, clearly. And some bands are Nickelback.
I know, by now, how these threads are supposed to go if only people -really, the majority, I suspect- with differing opinions would just keep quiet: Namely "Porn is awful!" "Yes, holy shit, porn is terrible!" "Did we mention how awful, horrible, degrading and terrible porn is?" I guess every once in a while some folks need to get it out of their systems, or something. But no one is apparently supposed to point out "maybe you're looking at the wrong porn", which seems to be a popular response, here. But then it's "I don't understand why we can't just discuss this?"
Sure, people can discuss it, but baseless axiomatic assertions are still probably gonna be challenged.
As for Gail Dines, I didn't bring her up. She was referenced in this thread by someone else, probably after they figured out that, in terms of being right-wing bible thumpers, most of the anti-smut luminaries are far less credible sources. At least no one is bringing in Judith Reisman and her "erotoxins" anymore.