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In reply to the discussion: Chris Hedges on Pornography, discussing Empire of Illusion on BookTV [View all]redqueen
(115,103 posts)98. Source for your allegations about Andrea Dworkin? nt
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Chris Hedges on Pornography, discussing Empire of Illusion on BookTV [View all]
redqueen
Apr 2012
OP
"extremely popular and getting more popular by the day. The most popular kind is..." Data, please.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#41
That's not a fact, that's your perception which is heavily colored by your biased supposition.
DutchLiberal
Apr 2012
#87
I dont think you've seen any actual porn, I think you're hearing about it from anti-porn "activists"
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#40
Because you're making all sorts of statements about how people in porn feel, how they can't
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#44
You're obviously not reading my posts. I'm done wasting my time. Chomsky is anti porn. nt
redqueen
Apr 2012
#46
Not to steer this train off into I/P land, that's not the view espoused by Chomsky I meant.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#94
The definition of time wasting is trying to do battle w/ things like heterosexual penetrative sex
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#74
Sasha Grey: "Here's a woman who's intelligent, cognizant and making her own choices"
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#79
I'm sure Hedges, the amateur mental health diagnostician, would say she has a case of "PTSD"
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#93
Yeah, it's funny how easy it is for most people to just ignore these particular kinds of abusive.
redqueen
Apr 2012
#14
It'd be more sad if you realized that for all the people who admit to looking at porn
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#72
I know. Morally damaged and soul sick women exploited by planned parenthood
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#97
It's sad to think how many people had their first experience with porn as children.
redqueen
Apr 2012
#16
Yes, sort of how I get weepy over the rampant flimhatzerry with the snarfwaddles
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#51
Well, I asked you a straightforward question: does "the patriarchy" encompass all or most
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#68
That sounds an awful lot like holding rap music and video games responsible for juvenile delinquency
DutchLiberal
Apr 2012
#90
If, like you say, most men AND women on the left disagree with you, maybe you're in the wrong.
DutchLiberal
Apr 2012
#33
Apparently, some women will never be happy until they are in charge of how CONSENTING ADULTS
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#49
Andrea Dworkin was mentally ill and could have benefited from anti-psychotic meds.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#96
Right after you source with statistical data your claims on what is "the most popular kind of porn"
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#99
Most people project their fantasies on the porn industry instead of looking at it as it is...
saras
Apr 2012
#7
how am i suppose to get turned on watching a girl fearful, screaming, being gang raped
seabeyond
Apr 2012
#9
However, my dear, don't you see that your life experiences have turned you into a prude?
freshwest
Apr 2012
#11
Best version and shows the dehumanization men go through, like that photo display thread.
freshwest
Apr 2012
#85
'Fearful and screaming'? Then you've been watching the wrong kind of porn.
DutchLiberal
Apr 2012
#34
This is why so many 2nd wavers have trouble with gay men, transpeople, the BDSM community
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#76
Sort of like how a free market is possible in a Communist utopia... after Capitalism is destroyed.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#53
I'm very impressed with what Hedges says here. And that he agrees with the right. At times women,
freshwest
Apr 2012
#12
Yes, the left likes to pretend that they have it all over the right where women are concerned.
redqueen
Apr 2012
#19
I'm sure many progressive women were deeply disappointed that Rick Santorum dropped out.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#61
People are always concerned about adolescents having sex, b/c its something they never used to do
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#43
again, so you just ignore what the article is saying, or you dont read about girls pressured/forced
seabeyond
Apr 2012
#54
He's been actively arguing against the democratic party for the past several years
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#59
no. many many are not consulting adults but defenders like to ignore that fact, too.
seabeyond
Apr 2012
#65
Authoritative data as per a video on YouTube made by an anti porn group.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#67
So the producers of that video, are they affiliated with the Christian right perchance?
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#69
How does one video with anecdotal evidence prove that "many" are not consenting?
DutchLiberal
Apr 2012
#92
And we've gone through this. The fact that consent forms are signed and age verification is done
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#95
I'm all for debating things that are wrong within the porn industry, as I'm sure there are many...
DutchLiberal
Apr 2012
#104
yes... cannot handle reality to justify wants. better to pretend the happy hooker to salve the ego
seabeyond
Apr 2012
#64
Yes, the most important thing about this industry to politicians is the money.
redqueen
Apr 2012
#20
No other group besides women has so thoroughly internalized their own oppression.
seabeyond
Apr 2012
#29
One thing about porn, it's an excellent way for some people to waste time.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#38
Despite an utter lack of any data whatsoever, anecdotally there sure seems to be a problem
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#62