Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
I think it is because double standards are the norm in the red states... FarPoint Nov 2012 #1
That doesn't quite explain it, though. redqueen Nov 2012 #3
My sister-in-laws 3rd husband was like that.... FarPoint Nov 2012 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author condoleeza Nov 2012 #93
How was that measured? ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #2
No, it isn't. redqueen Nov 2012 #4
So google says red states consume more porn? ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #5
LOL, another gun forum fan. redqueen Nov 2012 #7
So you have nothing to support your underlying point for discussion... ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #8
How nice of you to edit ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #23
#of strip clubs per capita also shows this same tendency. nt redqueen Nov 2012 #29
? I guess we have nothing to fear from internet snooping empowered by the Patriot Act & all of these patrice Nov 2012 #34
Utah is the porn download capital of the country Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #6
I ask you what Red Queen cannot answer, what is your source? ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #9
so why dont you share stats on the subject from sources you respect? BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #11
There is nothing out there that the bandwidth/ISP industry considers definitive ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #19
who or what agency in the ISP industry makes statistical studies on porn? BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #25
The ISP/Bandwidth industry actually does do studies on usage and trends ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #28
sources retroactively on edit...care to do the same? BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #30
go to google and type in 'Utah porn downloads' Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #14
The seminal source is Edelman for all of them ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #17
Then it should be easy for you to come up with some data to disprove the OP Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #18
The problem is there is no hard data out there on this or other usage that is not self published ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #22
i have always found this contradictive fact interesting and thought it obvious seabeyond Nov 2012 #10
Topless bars, too. Much more of those in the bible belt. nt redqueen Nov 2012 #12
oh geeez, so true. driving from chicago down to amarillo texas seabeyond Nov 2012 #13
Interesting rightsideout Nov 2012 #15
filters does nothing to stop a willing particpant to view porn. it was the absurdity of our porn seabeyond Nov 2012 #16
There's nothing wrong with providing parents tools jeff47 Nov 2012 #51
dont turn it on. not a tough one. i would think you would appreciate a simple process for seabeyond Nov 2012 #54
You're still forcing people to buy it, even if they leave it turned off. jeff47 Nov 2012 #58
THIS.... THIS is what all the moaning and groaning and whining is about. wow. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #60
So you like the government forcing you to buy stuff that doesn't work just so you can turn it off? jeff47 Nov 2012 #64
really? all the restrictions and demand puts on all the products we buy for so many fuckin reasons seabeyond Nov 2012 #66
Btw, I edited while you were replying (nt) jeff47 Nov 2012 #68
If Windows forces us to buy it to hopefully turn a profit for a corporation, that's not so bad. redqueen Nov 2012 #69
If it actually worked, you might have an argument. The software doesn't work. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2012 #70
i cannot believe this is what people are peeing their pants about. OMG.... seabeyond Nov 2012 #72
I find it facinating that the tidbit about "the software doesn't work" is apparently a-OK jeff47 Nov 2012 #76
you are moving the bar. i had little interest in all this initially..... seabeyond Nov 2012 #77
I'm not moving crap. Go look up at my first post in this sub-thread jeff47 Nov 2012 #80
The Temperance Society aletier_v Nov 2012 #21
Everyone is having fun? No. redqueen Nov 2012 #24
I couldn't finish it, but thank you for posting. CrispyQ Nov 2012 #32
this is the problem. the vast majority that defend porn, are not watching. they do not know what seabeyond Nov 2012 #33
I'd bet research would find that true way more often than not. Liberals could tend to be more free patrice Nov 2012 #39
you are absolutely correct. once i started realizing this was the case with so many, i started seabeyond Nov 2012 #42
Thanksgiving dinner with my 3 nieces, upper-middle, professional women & one business owner. patrice Nov 2012 #50
and of course, the poster that it was addressed to will never watch, think or argue seabeyond Nov 2012 #35
I'm sick of rude assholes coming in our forum & posting what they think are CrispyQ Nov 2012 #36
du3 sucks. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #37
Idle hands are the devils workshop randr Nov 2012 #26
The forbidden fruit effect Dash87 Nov 2012 #27
If we posit that one of the reasons red states are red is that, more often than not, the patrice Nov 2012 #31
and the american woman.she is so fearful for too many men, i am reading. more and more on the net, seabeyond Nov 2012 #38
what is porn? sigmasix Nov 2012 #40
you get laughed at cause the argument is silliness. seabeyond Nov 2012 #41
laughed at because of? sigmasix Nov 2012 #43
it isnt like we have not heard this argument repeatedly. seabeyond Nov 2012 #44
And the porn I owned back in the day didn't have any of the violence you decry. jeff47 Nov 2012 #55
wow. hitting everyone of my posts with really poor argument skills. you will not hear me argue seabeyond Nov 2012 #57
It's an example. Try considering it instead of knee-jerking. jeff47 Nov 2012 #62
bah hahahah. gotta make sense instead of the knee jerk accusation of knee jerk seabeyond Nov 2012 #65
Do you often resort to insults when your argument won't stand on it's own? (nt) jeff47 Nov 2012 #67
my argument wont stand? lmfao. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #73
btw... re read your posts filled with insults. and i believe you and the other started seabeyond Nov 2012 #74
When evidence showing the rape and abuse in the production of pornography is presented, redqueen Nov 2012 #46
Sex role propaganda is mainly disseminated as mainstream culture, not porn eridani Nov 2012 #94
I find it interesting that up-thread you attack "porn supporters" for not really watching jeff47 Nov 2012 #53
"The modern romance novel industry" seabeyond Nov 2012 #56
And you expanded the subject to "female porn industry." jeff47 Nov 2012 #59
ummm... that is how the poster described "The modern romance novel industry" seabeyond Nov 2012 #61
He refers to romance novels as female porn, but doesn't refer to it as all of what female porn is. jeff47 Nov 2012 #63
you are a hoot.... ya. whatever. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #75
welcome to du redqueen Nov 2012 #45
what standards? sigmasix Nov 2012 #47
You're wasting time. Stop with the pathetic strawman arguments. redqueen Nov 2012 #48
it is as if you do not believe their is an inequity. as if you do not believe that women are placed seabeyond Nov 2012 #49
There is one study that came to this conclusion ... and it's flawed. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #52
LOL... yeah, subscriptions to HBO and Skinemax should *totally* count. redqueen Nov 2012 #78
But you'll buy that other one? LOL indeed! Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #83
since I am a feminist, what does this say? sigmasix Nov 2012 #71
is your argument still the "The modern romance novel industry" as the female porn to be taken seabeyond Nov 2012 #79
WORTHY OF ITS OWN THREAD Skittles Nov 2012 #82
Stop derailing. redqueen Nov 2012 #81
We've heard these arguments before. CrispyQ Nov 2012 #96
Precisely. redqueen Nov 2012 #97
perhaps there is some confusion sigmasix Nov 2012 #84
More strawman bullshit. Really? redqueen Nov 2012 #85
I wonder if sigmasix Nov 2012 #86
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Nov 2012 #87
My pleasure. I wish it was considered thought provoking by more people. redqueen Nov 2012 #88
I used my university access ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #89
bookmarking to come back in and read when i have time. thanks. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #90
Its quite long ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #91
not all there sigmasix Nov 2012 #95
I know, that's the problem when I link from the university. ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #98
explains more than just porn sigmasix Nov 2012 #99
The ties to consumption and capitalism ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #100
What kid of porn do they like? Historic NY Nov 2012 #92
Latest Discussions»Alliance Forums»History of Feminism»Pornography is more popul...»Reply #82