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"Major public helath crisis?" Archae May 2014 #1
Carpal tunnel? NightWatcher May 2014 #2
blindness AngryAmish May 2014 #22
Laser hair removal LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #72
A chance to educate people! Bet You Didn't Know, Porn edition :) snooper2 May 2014 #111
lol right-wingers dressed up as concerned activists LittleBlue May 2014 #3
"Morality in Media"... opiate69 May 2014 #20
So I assume that you think there's nothing we can do about all the violence in the porn industry... YoungDemCA May 2014 #36
Try to come up with something yourself while not climbing into bed.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #51
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The religious right doesn't care about violence against women LittleBlue May 2014 #90
We really need to define violence properly though Blue_Adept May 2014 #106
Im still waiting for someone to define what this "violence" actually is... davidn3600 May 2014 #113
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It's a summit by another All Sex Workers Are Victims mob. More herp-derp. genwah May 2014 #4
OH SHIT - now we're going to rehash the porn wars... NutmegYankee May 2014 #5
You'll go blind! hrmjustin May 2014 #6
Nothing that a little lotion won't fix, surely (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #7
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If you want to post a story and link that's fine, but what is the follow up R. Daneel Olivaw May 2014 #8
It's interesting, which paragraphs you chose for your excerpt. redqueen May 2014 #9
Sorry, I can't put every viewpoint of an article with the DU paragraph limit davidn3600 May 2014 #11
Here's a pretty good paragraph to quote: Major Nikon May 2014 #12
Good christ....the victim blaming from that woman is shameful. nt msanthrope May 2014 #18
I think what some are saying could be among the dumbest arguments I've heard of... davidn3600 May 2014 #19
The pseudo-science only gets better from there Major Nikon May 2014 #29
"Never mind the fact that probably 99.9% of men in this country have viewed pornography before. " YoungDemCA May 2014 #39
Get this... Major Nikon May 2014 #70
Rape's dropped by 80% since porn became widely available MannyGoldstein May 2014 #82
But where are your graphs on hairy palms and myopia? Major Nikon May 2014 #88
The first link you provide Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #55
Violent video games may not MAKE you commit an act of violence FrodosPet May 2014 #25
Perhaps Major Nikon May 2014 #35
Interesting how no one bats an eyelash at how Weeks was treated. n/t seaglass May 2014 #13
Sexualizing violence against women is A-OK with those people. redqueen May 2014 #14
What are you even talking about? davidn3600 May 2014 #15
I believe she means BainsBane May 2014 #24
You're wasting your time. These people care more about talking about the religious affiliations of redqueen May 2014 #28
and it shows how human rights and workers rights BainsBane May 2014 #30
+1 YoungDemCA May 2014 #33
Excuse me, the "workers rights" you seem concerned about is banning their job. Kurska May 2014 #37
Good lord BainsBane May 2014 #46
What an odd tactic. Kurska May 2014 #49
It's a disengenuous sermon intended for the consumption of the choir Major Nikon May 2014 #57
Morality in Media's "Dirty Dozen" includes Holder, American Library Association ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #58
That's not the worst of it Major Nikon May 2014 #83
Oh I figured.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #98
Talk about disingenuous. Your post is the real WTF of the exchange. R B Garr May 2014 #94
Did you read the interview with Weeks in the Rolling Stone? She started watching porn at 12, seaglass May 2014 #54
jesus god. fuck that shit. honestly, I wonder how these men live with themselves. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #92
Yes, that's right imo. nilesobek May 2014 #115
And you have zero comment on Morality in Media.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #26
Mind reading now? BainsBane May 2014 #34
So give us a comment on Morality in Media ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #44
Is that an organization or a general theme? BainsBane May 2014 #50
Morality in Media is a "faith based non-profit".... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #53
I've got a dog in my bed right now BainsBane May 2014 #56
Nah, you just ran in to deflect a clown punching of another right-wing concern group ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #60
I get that it's easier to rely on the guilt by association BainsBane May 2014 #68
The OP is a criticism of a right wing group getting together to ban porn ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #73
Per the video referenced it's probably this one Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #99
I think what you posted there points out the shades of grey in 'consensuality'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #103
And affordable college tuition. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #116
POPCORN! GIT CHERE HOT POPCORN HEAH FER JUST A DOLLAH! LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #10
Bourbon.....pass the fucking bourbon. nt msanthrope May 2014 #17
Bourbon costs extra n/t LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #71
What about that cheddar stuff... Do you have that? Agschmid May 2014 #76
I have cheddar sprinkles for 25 cents extra LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #78
Well that's reasonable. Agschmid May 2014 #79
Regulating fiction is like digging a hole in water. nt rrneck May 2014 #16
Yeah, cause the First Amendment specifically protects BainsBane May 2014 #23
Um, rrneck May 2014 #27
Kind of OT BainsBane May 2014 #21
You're one of the few people I've seen who Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #32
. . . BainsBane May 2014 #40
Ah. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #48
We get it Kurska May 2014 #52
They can't take the heat so they want you to get out of the kitchen. nt rrneck May 2014 #77
"I don't like this being brought up, therefore it is offtopic" Kurska May 2014 #38
Wow, I wrote one sentence BainsBane May 2014 #41
Not agreeing =/= not understanding n/t Kurska May 2014 #42
No, you didn't even follow my meaning BainsBane May 2014 #43
My mistake to assume your non-sequitor was in fact related at all to the thread you posted in. Kurska May 2014 #47
"Morality in Media" Skittles May 2014 #31
My view is that the pornography industry is more a *symptom* of a broader culture... YoungDemCA May 2014 #45
Since the industry is refusing promote condom use ismnotwasm May 2014 #59
Don't be a moralizing authoritarian prude! YoungDemCA May 2014 #61
Oh yeah I forgot ismnotwasm May 2014 #69
I don't know about the industry refusing to promote condom use. Behind the Aegis May 2014 #89
Somewhere I read was that Utah views prone by a larger degree than any other state lostincalifornia May 2014 #62
Do they include watching fox news as porn? lostincalifornia May 2014 #63
The porn industry is dying a fast death due to free tube sites Yavin4 May 2014 #65
It's a double edged sword ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #67
There is no way to regulate it unless you want to invade people's homes. Yavin4 May 2014 #74
Absolutely. Archae May 2014 #81
True (sort of) bluestateguy May 2014 #107
I soon as I saw Gail Dines name in the lede I stopped reading bluestateguy May 2014 #66
Porn is only 6,000 years old.... fNord May 2014 #75
This ^ ^ ^ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #100
Leading to a shortage of hand soap which in tern is allowing the spread of bacterial infections? yourout May 2014 #80
You can't make this shit up Botany May 2014 #84
They have a really robust research department Major Nikon May 2014 #85
I just googled, "spanking college coeds" and I was shocked at what came up ...... Botany May 2014 #86
Professors who study porn bluestateguy May 2014 #97
I thought the campaign against drugs was a huge failure! n/t Yavin4 May 2014 #93
Not to mention eye-strain, if not blindness. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #87
I wonder which causes the most deaths? Cigarettes, alcohol, or porn? (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #91
those are not causes of death as much as they are contributing factors (underlying causes) Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #95
Amy Winehouse and Bon Scott are two alcohol deaths that I can think of off the top of my head Go Vols May 2014 #105
yes, she poisioned herself to death with alcohol. The cause was poision. Alcohol in small doses is Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #108
off the top of my head = cherry pick Go Vols May 2014 #109
they did not even die in the same year. Your knowledge of two random famous people's underlying Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #110
anytime Go Vols May 2014 #112
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I don't advocate for censorship... ohheckyeah May 2014 #96
Fucking hypocrites. liberal N proud May 2014 #101
. libodem May 2014 #102
My only contribution to this thread... randome May 2014 #104
since men cant get it up for real women in their lives due to their obsession, i would say there seabeyond May 2014 #114
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