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Porn hurts women, so say the partners of users : Comments

By Petra Bueskens, published 1/5/2012

What is the relationship between use of pornography and the libido deficit of women, the purported mismatch among couples, and men's abiding sense of sexual frustration in marriage?

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I don't know who did what but the like figure for this article compared to others if as claimed looks a lot like the message was spread amongst a group to go support the article rather than a pattern of readers liking this article much more than others but not commenting.

As for bullying behaviours, I've seen them at times.Truth be told I've probably tip toed around some of those posters who've since moved on. Ones who quite happily dish it out but were ever so quick to cry bully when some male dared to return in kind.
There are males here who delight in rude behaviour but they are a minority. Others will generally match the tone of those they are having a disagreement with. I suspect that some of the sista's just can't cope with the latter. So much better if males knew their place.

I don't know what the definition of porn addiction is thats used by Killarney. My gut feel is that there is a lot more to those stories than Killarney is willing to acknowledge.

R0bert
Posted by R0bert, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 10:50:08 PM
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It is pleasing to have Killarney's evaluation of the commentary so far. Thank you!

A newcomer to The Forum, I should have anticipated postings inclusive of the predictably unhelpful views of bullies regularly disaffected by political discussion focused elsewhere than themselves. Are ideas about sex unmistakably different than the view represented via industrial porn’s media networks threatening, I wonder?
Posted by Athene, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 10:51:53 PM
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"...I should have anticipated postings inclusive of the predictably unhelpful views of bullies regularly disaffected by political discussion focused elsewhere but themselves..."

Whaat!

I'm regularly disaffected by ornate twaddle being passed of as cogent rhetoric.

I say it's rather compelling to watch the ladies make the case against bullying by swaggering onto the thread - Killarney in full battle dress, and Athene using an over-sized thesaurus as a soapbox.

Athene is in danger of putting her audience to sleep with her grandiloquent and turgid prose.

Killarney is more likely to plant a left hook on her opponent's rhetorical chin while simultaneously fanning her offended sensibilities with the other hand.

It's a strange way to protest against bullying.
Posted by Poirot, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 12:07:34 AM
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Land sakes Aristocrat and Poirot! As any veteran of feminist politics would point out, there are no ladies at issue here, but flesh and blood women and children whose everyday lives are affected by the normativity of porn’s cultural impact.

Is anyone not familiar with the Bratz doll phenomenon, for instance?
Posted by Athene, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 10:30:55 AM
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To be honest, I had to Google it, Athene.

>>Is anyone not familiar with the Bratz doll phenomenon, for instance?<<

What was not immediately apparent was any link to pornography.

What did you have in mind?
Posted by Pericles, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 5:01:44 PM
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Killarney,

Surely if the groupies around this thread have managed to organise sufficiently to keep hitting the "like" button (like some other cohorts I have in mind), the same enthusiasts can take the defenders of patriarchy to task?
This is a bugbear of mine, like New Atheists, feminists on OLO seem to think they're above criticism, or that their positions don't have to be defended.

I've only heard of one marriage where the husband was reportedly "addicted", by the wife. Personally, though I expect it's common enough and I certainly agree that porn "almost exclusively ... asserts male privilege and domination over women".
Indeed, that's an understatement! and I don't see how anyone can defend pornography against that charge, although I think that since porn is based on role-play, women are as much responsible for the stereotypes as men. The passive feminist stance here seems to be that women are happy with their demeaned station in life so long as a respectful facade is maintained.
For me the feminists with balls have no truck with patriarchy at all, overt or covert. But let's face it, most women are oh so compliant.
Posted by Squeers, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 5:47:37 PM
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