The internet will not take kindly to this, at the very least, it will respond with measures that the state could not control. The internet is not controlled by the state, and is therefore the one true place left of freedom. There is nothing wrong with pornography, just the people who are stupid enough to not control children watching it.

(I was watching porn on the internet from the age of like 13... I turned out fine)

Reply 172

Namige

Well on that note, better buy an external HDD and stock up just in case!

Reply 173

Indieboohoo

Why do we always need to protect children constantly, babying them will just make them act out even more when they get older.
When I was about 7 or 8 I accidentally saw my dad's porn mags and my mum's dildo even though I didn't know what it was when I was younger I did wonder why it was vibrating and now I do makes me feel kind of weird that I've held it in my hands.
But my dad noticed I left it on the floor and that was the last time I saw it again.

Anyway the point is it didn't hinder me I guess am a bit too sexual for a girl it just made me more curious and explore my body more.

Children are going to be curious about things it's up to the parents to get things like that away from them and not punish everyone else in the process.

Like how I heard about a woman saying she wouldn't allow her daughter to go down the corner shops alone until she's 15 :lolwut:

I've been going by myself ever since I was 7 or 8.

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 174

nonotrly

Original post by Illuminated_A

Because you're speaking in riddles. Or like you're some sort of philosopher. lol

Hmm...

Reply 175

lauren202

They'll be trying to ban masturbation soon. Take down people sleeping with animals and taking 1's and 2's on each other.. 2 girls 1 cup is seriously some messed up ****. Anything else is fine, every male does it and it's healthy and normal.

Reply 176

Pyramidologist

I support the banning of any hardcore pornography. softcore though, no. softcore is just naked models 18+. i don't regard nudity as obscene as hardcore (anal, blowjobs, orgies etcetc). The obscebe stuff should be banned.

Reply 177

nonotrly

Original post by Pyramidologist

Agreed. Sex is just unnatural!

Reply 178

silver9

In all fairness I should have made my arguments more concrete. I don't have time to find too much evidence but let me try to make a few brief points and then let's see how people respond:

Issue 1: My argument is that porn should be banned by the govt to prevent children accessing it. Some people counter by saying that the onus to limit children's exposure to online porn should fall on the parent. My response is that many parents simply don't bother to control their exposure or the children get around any protective software so this is not an adequate solution. Children will find ways to obtain it unless it is legislated against at a national/global level.

Issue 2: Some people propose that porn is between 2 consenting adults. I propose that actually it is often not the case. In many cases women are in a desperate situation and so they are exploited by men who often mislead them about the nature of the scenes and then abuse them. If you would like to understand what I am talking about there are many sites that illustrate this for e.g. you can google 'ghettogaggers' (PLEASE BE WARNED THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS SITE IS DISTURBING) but there are many similar sites and in fact one famous recent legal case involved a pornographic actor called 'Hardcore Max' who was prosecuted for violating obscenity laws. Several actresses came forward to say that they had been misled about the nature of the scenes and that they had suffered severe psychological trauma as a result of being featured in these movies. Other cases involve sites such as 'hangingbitches.com' which was viewed by the killer of a young girl (again can't remember the case (I think it was Milly Dowler murder) but please investigate my claim to verify for yourself)-as a result the govt temporarily banned this site altho I think it is up and running again now (don't really want to check as I think it may violate UK laws to view the content). So my point is that porn causes real harm to people involved in the making of it and may in some cases cause people to imitate what they see in the videos which is often abusive and demeaning maltreatment of women. Yes it may be adults may get themselves into desperate situations but it is the govt's responsibility to legislate against the exploitation of these desperate people who mislead or take advantage of their situation.

Issue 3: I have been trying to mount an argument for banning or at least severe curtailing of internet pornography in the Western World. But in a large portion of the world porn has already been banned. So I would just like to hear why proponents of porn believe it is valuable and why it should not be banned? I can understand that erotica which usually shows romantic scenes between men and women to be acceptable but I struggle to get my head around why some people would actually go out on a limb to defend most internet porn which frames sexual relationships in a cold and disrespectful manner with many video titles referring to women as 'dirty slut' or 'filthy bitch' as standard practice. How is this beneficial to society? Wouldn't you like to see more positive messages conveyed about women to our youth? I mean I just don't get why anyone would vehemently stand behind this type of material-enlighten me please?

Reply 179

Scienceisgood

Original post by silver9

So, what you are saying is, it is the government's job to parent kids? What about how many kids go to school unable to use the toilet, should we force schools to teach kids to use the toilet because it is not the parent's job to teach?
What about riding a bike, they have to learn that too, right?

Also, don't forget, in England, the criminal age of responsibility is legally 10. Before this age, all the kids do is get a slap on the wrist. So, in order to prevent shop lifting, should we prevent all kids under 10 accessing shops?
A parent's job is to PARENT and teach right from wrong.