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Wed, 28 November 2007 08:24

timmy

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Last night UK television carried a "Sex in the Noughties" opinion piece / titillation piece / documentary. One of the "conclusions" it came up with was that (I am paraphrasing, but so did it) "Porn is bad and depersonalises sex."

I was half listening, not watching, but the discussion was not aligned with my own experience of porn.

They said (and it was a generalisation used to make a point) "Porn shows genitals, and is just genitals. Faces aren't involved, so there is no connection with the person." I find that odd. Apart from enjoying looking at a cute face, I find that the "genitals only" porn I look at lets me identify with a character involved, and lets me decide to be him or his friend. It is seeing the face that depersonalises it, because the face makes me know that this is a stranger.

Provided the cast is of lawful age to be featured (please let's not get into a discussion about age of characters, we all know the answer to that one) and the photos or films are shot with the informed consent of all involved, I see porn as a simple role play exercise for solo fantasy, or for couples (or just people together) to watch for fun and inspiration.

The TV show concluded that it was, however, a bad thing because it attunes and conditions people to "Extreme Sex".

I have no idea what "Extreme Sex" is, but I rather think I'd like some!

[Updated on: Wed, 28 November 2007 08:28]

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		"Porn, the scourge of the noughties" By: timmy on Wed, 28 November 2007 08:24
		Re: "Porn, the scourge of the noughties" By: acam on Wed, 28 November 2007 18:44

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