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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:42 PM Original message |
Experts ponder 'paradox of pornography' |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Perhaps Pornography Dampens Sexual Behaviors That Otherwise Manifest Themselves In Society |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. No. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Lord knows that is true on DU - much easier to deal with a pic than the poster in real life |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Definitely-- |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yeah, photos can't rip your heart out and thow it in the trash.. n/t |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. True. n/t |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Don't Know That I Can Agree With That Position - We Are Discussing Sexual Satiation |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Deleted message |
lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Non Responsive Reply |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Okay. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
45. except that some internet pornography is not photographs |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. Here's the paradox IN AMERICA |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Good point! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Does the author know what the word "paradox" means? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
44. Yes, and is using it correctly. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. What about the Norwegians? |
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zazen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. remember, a lot of pornography is a documentation of a rape |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. I was talking about cartoon, hentai depictions. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Isn't Japan where they had to create separate train cars for women |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Having lived in NYC for a number of years, and groped/flashed more times than I want to remember - |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. No cigar for you. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Well, good for them! I particularly like the hat-pin idea - |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Japan is notorious for sexual violence. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. And the rape stats in oslo are 6 times what they are in NYC |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. So the rest of the world's cultures are misogynist as well. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Ummm... you do realize that 2/3rds of those, as stated in your article - |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. And the remainder STILL manage to double the rape stats of NYC. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. NYC has really good crime rate stats these days. For about ten years actually. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
46. Those are merely the reported rapes. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Okay, I checked some facts. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. What are the per capita rates? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. per capita rape |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. That is not a relevent answer. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. The per capita stats aren't relevant? o-key. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Thanks for posting the info. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. You're discussing Oslo and NYC. I'm not. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. i'm not sure i'd trust the "immigrant" meme either, especially from a press source. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 08:30 AM Response to Reply #33 |
56. of course not- it doesn't support your mistaken diatribe. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Is there some reason why you're harping on Oslo and New York City in particular? |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I'm fine with admitting I'm an idiot. Got any stats? Cause I guess mine are all wrong. |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Perhaps that person means art and entertainment that depicts sexual violence. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
47. Reporting of rape is way lower in Japan because of cultural differences. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. i lived there too, married a japanese man, & worked in prefectural gov't. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. As I'm sure you're aware, most rapes are not committed by strangers jumping out of bushes |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 12:36 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. My point was, I don't see any strong evidence the non-reporting rates in Japan are significantly |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. no, it's not . us #9 rape per capita, japan #54. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. There's a lot of "subway-train groping" in Japan |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. there's subway groping eveywhere. it's not the first thing which leaps to mind |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
55. rape statistics are meaningless. |
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Hanse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
20. Is this a joke? |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. i`d say a bad joke |
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Cairycat (454 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-25-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
29. Pornography has ill effects on many people, not just |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
51. thanks for an informative, well-written post. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. FWIW, US rape rates are 3 times those in Denmark, Holland, Germany, Japan... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #35 |
52. please read up-thread. You can make a country's rape statistic appear more benign |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-27-09 03:38 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. really! #65 is Saudi Arabia... pffffttttt |
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