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lapislzi

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61. If one chooses to do sex work, it should be a choice freely made

Reply to PufPuf23 (Reply #29)

Wed Jun 20, 2012, 09:00 AM

Jun 2012

Not out of desperation.

Thank you for injecting some sanity into this discussion.

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Really disturbing porn [View all] MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 OP

Good post. yardwork Jun 2012 #1

Forgot to rec the first time. yardwork Jun 2012 #63

Good post. I am guessing the Neighborhood Watch gang will leave you alone on this rhett o rick Jun 2012 #2

What do you mean by that? chervilant Jun 2012 #54

I *think* Rhett's referring to the swarm of helpful minders MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #64

Dont get caught wearing a hoody Manny. nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #65

Yeah, well, chervilant Jun 2012 #66

A quote from Stephen Gaskin, founder of the Farm Commune, author of several books: panader0 Jun 2012 #3

Poor Ina May doesn't know what she's missing then. LeftyMom Jun 2012 #7

Ha! That's what I just thinking! RevStPatrick Jun 2012 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Jun 2012 #4

your link is to a woman who claims Kinsey was lying about sex RainDog Jun 2012 #8

yup. and there is a bases in my post. google, is your friend. across the nation police are seabeyond Jun 2012 #9

So how do you account for the National Crime Victimization Survey also saying it's going down? Major Nikon Jun 2012 #26

post 41. that is just a start. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #42

Post #41 doesn't even mention the survey or address it in any way, shape, or form Major Nikon Jun 2012 #45

it shows that the crimes are not being reported or underreported. but, i have done this in the past seabeyond Jun 2012 #48

Many crimes have always gone unreported. EOTE Jun 2012 #62

You won't get an answer Major Nikon Jun 2012 #69

Couldn't hurt to try, I guess. EOTE Jun 2012 #70

I'll take that as a non-answer to the question Major Nikon Jun 2012 #68

Radical Feminists and the wingnut religious establishment are in bed with a lot of things Major Nikon Jun 2012 #22

which is kinda ironic RainDog Jun 2012 #23

yes. i notice how much empathy you have for the woman in the video. none. seabeyond Jun 2012 #24

you don't know what I think RainDog Jun 2012 #27

is change.org ok with you. first one i grabbed. seabeyond Jun 2012 #41

much better than a link to a homophobic religious nut RainDog Jun 2012 #46

Uh, where did THAT accusation come from? Zalatix Jun 2012 #47

You were exactly right Major Nikon Jun 2012 #28

amazing, isn't it? RainDog Jun 2012 #30

Been there, done that Major Nikon Jun 2012 #44

"Next she will accuse me of just trying to "shut her up"." zappaman Jun 2012 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author russspeakeasy Jun 2012 #10

so you support work from a conservative mouthpiece RainDog Jun 2012 #15

I'm sure that's true. MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #11

I'm not so sure rape has a correlation to porn riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #14

There is a correlation b/t religious conservatism and sex crimes RainDog Jun 2012 #17

Yup, I know that as well. I just think its interesting on many of these threads riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #21

i am not saying rape is up because of porn. i do not believe the fbi numbers on the rapes reported seabeyond Jun 2012 #25

I understood what you were saying. My point was that across these threads tonight riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #31

Actually, I (hope I) wrote that porn availability seems *uncorrelated* with rape incidence. MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #34

I'm so dead tired, I really need to get off and get some sleep. riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #36

You might want to reword the fourth sentence of your post. MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #37

LOL! Thanks! The best part of DU, helping a fellow compadre riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #40

The rates of ALL violent crime has gone down sharply since 1990. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #60

I don't know that we're on opposite sides RainDog Jun 2012 #32

I'm not anti-censorship either - agreed. riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #38

There is no correlation between porn and rape obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #55

Manny, Manny, Manny doncha know that porn is PRO-WOMAN riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #5

It seems that Conservatives, then, are the most ardent Feminists. MannyGoldstein Jun 2012 #13

my husband ws telling me that he has read where a lot of the on line porn is not willing seabeyond Jun 2012 #6

you keep posting things from religious conservatives RainDog Jun 2012 #12

are you talking about where the video came from? really? i dont give a fuck what site it came from seabeyond Jun 2012 #16

both of your posts here come from religious conservatives RainDog Jun 2012 #18

do you simply ignore what i type? i told you, top of google it is in youtube. i. can. not. open. seabeyond Jun 2012 #20

You certainly should care about what your sources are obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #56

Who cares who posted it originally? Fawke Em Jun 2012 #35

personally, i am appalled someone is harping about where a video was picked up seabeyond Jun 2012 #43

there are critiques about some of her claims RainDog Jun 2012 #49

Check downthread -- video discrediting her obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #59

I care about who posted it originally -- RainDog is right obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #57

A video that rebuts this video. Waiting For Everyman Jun 2012 #53

Excellent -- thank you obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #58

Some additional installments turned up. Waiting For Everyman Jun 2012 #71

I know that if I want objective truth I go to a born again christian 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #67

"...we need to take back our government from the Predator Class" Taverner Jun 2012 #19

"...we need to take back our government from the Predator Class" clang1 Jun 2012 #33

"If we want to reduce the number of degrading spectacles around us, we need to take back our PufPuf23 Jun 2012 #29

If one chooses to do sex work, it should be a choice freely made lapislzi Jun 2012 #61

It can probably be said of any normal woman that Rex Jun 2012 #50

"Normal" The Doctor. Jun 2012 #52

What about that statement doesn't make any sense? Rex Jun 2012 #72