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Re: More LP S P A M : (was Re: Scary Survey results about the US First Amendment)
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Wed, 11 Jul 2001 19:55:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > > > Pornography is just a graphical depiction of sex. Sex happens in real life.
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> > > It does yes. But not as it is depicted in pornography.
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> This is a family forum. Like I said before, it may just be that I am a prude.
Didn't you jump my case for calling you a prude several months ago?
I think pornography is a good tool for parents to demonstrate sex when they're
too shy to do so in person.
It sounds like Scott objects to the commission of certain acts or
certain production aspects of popular pornography. I certainly agree that
children shouldn't be subjected to bad porn. But if they can keep their storey
line together, what's the problem?
> > What is your basis to the claim that acts depicted in pornography are
> > different than those done in real life behind closed doors?
Ignorance is the only thing I can think of. I don't consider myself terribly
worldly, but there isn't anything I can think of about the pornography that I
have seen that is not done in the 'real' world. It would certainly be
unreasonable to assume that everyone engages in whatever behavior all the
time, but I know that everything I've seen is done sometimes by some people.
And that's fine. It's good for people to do what makes them feel good.
> > > Violence in the movies is not the
> > > same as in real life.
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> > How so? What is different?
Just like sex in films, if you make conclusions about the real world based on
movies, you are prone to make them incorrectly. Movies do not show us the
humdrum aspects of real life. As such, they show us a disproportionate amount
of glamor topics like sex and violence. One could assume from exposure to the
media that these topics actually occupy a larger part of everyone else's life
than they really do. That's why we talk about movies in my house. So we can
get a feel for what was realistic and what wasn't. So we can discuss what
lessons can be learned.
> > > Perhaps the US's fascination with gun culture would be
> > > lessened if the movies depicted the full horror of what they can do - rather
> > > than depict the usual band-aid type wounds.
I wish that movies would more acutely depict what happens to societies when
violence becomes the norm. Maybe then, all the personal violence in the UK
would start to recede and you folks would be able to live more safely. I'm
sure glad that I don't have to worry the way y'all must.
Chris
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| (...) Huh? What parents wouldn't be shy demonstrating sex to their kids in person? I'm pretty sure there are laws against performing sexual acts in front of your children anyway. Or maybe you meant demonstrating it as in talking and showing pictures (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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