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Freedom from pornography is essential to health and happiness : Comments

By Kay Stroud, published 10/4/2015

Who'd have thought that the clearest voice to raise concerns about the film 'Fifty Shades of Grey' would belong to Russell Brand?

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And one for us old blokes Has.

There was an old-timer, in for his annual checkup, and as the Doctor examined his xrays, there was an unusual amount of very sympathetic tut tutting!

Eventually the Doctor turn to the old bloke and remarked, I'm sorry old mate, but you're going to have to give up sex!

Whadda you mean doc, the oldie replied, talking about it or thinking about it?
Cheers, Rhrosty.
Posted by Rhrosty, Friday, 10 April 2015 1:38:24 PM
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I can't see me racing to take life choices advice from Russell Brand funny though he is as a comedian.

I continue to be left with the impression that these attacks on the use of porn "for the well being of users of porn" by the religious are about as honest as religious writers opposing same sex marriage out of their deep concern that children get to grow up with both natural parents.

I suspect that most of the opposition is driven by the devaluing of the power of sex as a control mechanism. A topic of interest to both the controlling within relationships and many of the religious.

There are some legitimate concerns about the conditions that some of those creating porn work under (as there are for most of our modern consumer goods). There does not appear to be a compelling case that those concerns represent a significant proportion of porn or that the issues are nearly as serious as those facing workers in many other industries.

There are those who do damage themselves through addiction, obsession and or guilt just as there are those who are damaged by similar outcomes of religious belief taken to extremes.

There are what appear to be some very common and strong differences in sex drive between men and women especially when children arrive in a relationship. I've yet to see much in the way of anti-porn crusaders encouraging non-porn users to ensure their partners sexual needs are catered to with a regularity and enthusiasm to remove the interest and energy in porn which is generally a poor substitute for the real thing. That would seem a fairly logical element to include if the concern was genuinely about the well being of relationships.

R0bert
Posted by R0bert, Friday, 10 April 2015 5:18:11 PM
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Pete

'If wowser women would put out more. Blokes wouldn't need pornography.'

There are at least 50 shades of enculturated male entitlement in that statement! It reduces human sexuality to merely a service women are expected to perform for men.

To turn your own rhetoric around ... If men didn't expect women to 'put out more', they wouldn't turn women off sex.
Posted by Killarney, Friday, 10 April 2015 6:01:53 PM
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Ya right Killarney

So when I read Sister Maria's wee copy of "Fifty Shades of Grey" I was fairly shocked at how popular it is amongst woman.

It is apparently fine for woman to read it - because it is an "emancipating tool".

Sort of like a paper dildo?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey#Controversies
Posted by plantagenet, Friday, 10 April 2015 9:32:46 PM
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@ Killarney, "It reduces human sexuality to merely a service women are expected to perform for men." Why else would you enter into a relationship with a woman considering what a lot of men have to put up with just to satisfy their needs?

Fewer & fewer men are making a commitment these days. A lot of them have discovered there are other ways for them to get their jollies.
Posted by Roscop, Saturday, 11 April 2015 12:42:02 AM
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Fewer and fewer women are making a commitment these days.
Maybe more women enjoy pornography than anyone thinks?
Personally, I hated the "Fifty Shades..." book, as I don't find controlling men attractive at all.

Hasbeen and RHosty, I have a joke for you :
What is the difference between men and women?
A woman wants one man to satisfy her every need, while a man wants every woman to satisfy his one need!
Posted by Suseonline, Saturday, 11 April 2015 2:09:03 AM
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