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Do you think regular porn watching could be damaging?

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    #122
    Dravokivich
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    I think it's a bit of a knee jerk reaction trying to bring kids into it. A lot of the time when people discuss protecting kids from X,Y,Z no one focuses on what leads to their exposure of it, instead they just get hung up on X,Y,Z.


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    GalwayGuy2
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    There was a programme on recently and part of it was showing parents what does be on porn sites, of course they were all "shocked and horrified" and never knew any of this.

    Now most of them were around my age and i don't believe for a minute the story they were spinning that they didn't know what the different catagories do be on your average porn site.

    I'd say they knew. Even if they were never on a porn site, they a) Probably would've thought a similar scenario at some points in their lives, or B) (and this is more aimed at the female parents) Probably read a similar scenario or category in an erotic novel. Seriously, everything in Pornography is, and has been, in erotic novels/Verses. :P

    That episode seems to be bordering on manipulative to be honest. Didn't they show 2 girls and 1 cup as an example of pornagraphy? I'd class it as more a shock video tbh.


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    thirteentwenty
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    If we're being honest OP, we know the answer to that question.


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    #125
    MOC88
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    Honey-ec wrote: »
    I've been following this thread since its inception and have been trying to frame my thoughts on it pretty much since then. Here's my attempt to focus a reply:

    Do I think porn is inherently harmful? No. I love porn, I'll be the first to admit that. Do I think it has the potential to cause harm in individuals? Hell yes, and that has more to do with ease of access than anything else, imo.

    I'm 31. When I was growing up, my access to porn was limited to finding one of my brothers' skin mags stashed behind the cistern (jackpot!) or getting the ten minute freeview on Television X when I babysat for my neighbours who had cable. Other than that, all of my views/expectations/experiences of sex came from the same fumbles/games of truth or dare/experimentation that I'm sure pretty much everyone of my generation indulged in.

    I'd love to get a poll on the above - a whole generation will never understand .... :D

    As far as I'm concerned it can be pretty devastating but in the same way there are people who'll chain smoke their entire lives and end up living to 100 there are people who could watch the stuff 24/7 and not be phased by it. But I think most people would want to be careful as withe verything to take it in moderation. :rolleyes:


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