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wolf · 06-22-2005, 07:08 AM

This was a great article. The abundancy of online porn is really starting to change the social dynamic between men and women. The people out there who haven't had sex yet (men and women) and look at online porn, may get the wrong idea. Men thinking that women like rough sex, when many do not, at least not all of the time. Men on the other hand rarely last 15 - 20 minutes when they don't have any experience (yes, I know there are execeptions). Basically my point is that we are skewing our expectations of the opposite sex.

I know that this affects men more than women. Like the article explains, perhaps men like a certain kind of sex, and the woman they love really isn't into it, well they use the internet to fulfill what they need sexually and then go off to their signifigant other. Is that healthy for the relationship? Men are getting a "quick fix" with the net, vs taking the time to get a woman ready for sex. You don't have cuddle your computer afterwards, well if you do, you have bigger problems. How much romance is left in the world if a man is more arroused by the internet than by a real woman. Of course we all know there is no substitute for the real thing, but how will future generations know if everything turns to cyber.

Notice the increase of child porn on the net? It's on the news almost monthly. Some authority figure (priest, teacher, etc...) is found with child porn, or in some cases just porn ont their computers. For the child porn, that is a real problem, but how much can we blame the user, why aren't we doing more to catch the people putting this stuff out there.

Now, everyday legal porn being downloaded by teachers, priests, nannys, whatever. It is natural to want to view this material isn't it? The article even points out the guy working in the office who gets called over to his colleagues computer to see what was on it. Although he knew it was wrong, he still felt an attraction, that feeling of not being able to look away and that burning question of what else is out there.

Most everyone now has at least one computer in their house. I would say most of those have some sort of internet connection. With alcoholics, they have to go and purchase their addiction. However what if someone was standing in your livingroom and offering it to you for free. You can't tell me that it wouldn't be harder to quit. Cigarettes, same thing. We all know that there is free porn out there and all it takes is one click. Heck, even trying to go to a harmless site can bring up images or advertisements for porn. Yes, we have to make the conscience decision to go to that site, or do a search, but it is really hard to say no.

Am I for banning porn websites? No way. Heck I myself visit them, it is like a challange to see if you can find what turns you on for free. I also don't believe in censorship. I agree to find the purveyors of child porn and clean that out completely. Obviously there is a healthy and unhealty viewing of porn. Some people are into it, others aren't. Where is the unhealthy line drawn? Does it depend on the person, the relationship? Could internet porn help bring down the number of sex crimes or make them go up? Time will tell how this new medium will affect our society on a mass scale. One thing is for certain, as has always been said: Sex sells.

06-22-2005, 07:08 AM	#39 (permalink)
wolf Ravenous Location: Right Behind You	This was a great article. The abundancy of online porn is really starting to change the social dynamic between men and women. The people out there who haven't had sex yet (men and women) and look at online porn, may get the wrong idea. Men thinking that women like rough sex, when many do not, at least not all of the time. Men on the other hand rarely last 15 - 20 minutes when they don't have any experience (yes, I know there are execeptions). Basically my point is that we are skewing our expectations of the opposite sex. I know that this affects men more than women. Like the article explains, perhaps men like a certain kind of sex, and the woman they love really isn't into it, well they use the internet to fulfill what they need sexually and then go off to their signifigant other. Is that healthy for the relationship? Men are getting a "quick fix" with the net, vs taking the time to get a woman ready for sex. You don't have cuddle your computer afterwards, well if you do, you have bigger problems. How much romance is left in the world if a man is more arroused by the internet than by a real woman. Of course we all know there is no substitute for the real thing, but how will future generations know if everything turns to cyber. Notice the increase of child porn on the net? It's on the news almost monthly. Some authority figure (priest, teacher, etc...) is found with child porn, or in some cases just porn ont their computers. For the child porn, that is a real problem, but how much can we blame the user, why aren't we doing more to catch the people putting this stuff out there. Now, everyday legal porn being downloaded by teachers, priests, nannys, whatever. It is natural to want to view this material isn't it? The article even points out the guy working in the office who gets called over to his colleagues computer to see what was on it. Although he knew it was wrong, he still felt an attraction, that feeling of not being able to look away and that burning question of what else is out there. Most everyone now has at least one computer in their house. I would say most of those have some sort of internet connection. With alcoholics, they have to go and purchase their addiction. However what if someone was standing in your livingroom and offering it to you for free. You can't tell me that it wouldn't be harder to quit. Cigarettes, same thing. We all know that there is free porn out there and all it takes is one click. Heck, even trying to go to a harmless site can bring up images or advertisements for porn. Yes, we have to make the conscience decision to go to that site, or do a search, but it is really hard to say no. Am I for banning porn websites? No way. Heck I myself visit them, it is like a challange to see if you can find what turns you on for free. I also don't believe in censorship. I agree to find the purveyors of child porn and clean that out completely. Obviously there is a healthy and unhealty viewing of porn. Some people are into it, others aren't. Where is the unhealthy line drawn? Does it depend on the person, the relationship? Could internet porn help bring down the number of sex crimes or make them go up? Time will tell how this new medium will affect our society on a mass scale. One thing is for certain, as has always been said: Sex sells. __________________ Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as Gods. Cats have never forgotten this.