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This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a BangBus.
Amazing.
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a BangBus.
A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, in fact. And an Occupy Wall Street protestor, in fact.
Chris Hedges is a complicated dude. Deserves way more consideration than "well he's anti porn because he's a minister".
This. The author poses the question why anti-porn articles never come to press, which in of itself seems dubious because I have seen plenty. No evidence why he thinks this is provided. Then he theorizes that his faulty premise about anti-porn media is due to said media being in bed with corporate interests. This point is never mentioned again except for occasional mention of the word "capitalism" without any elaboration on what it means in the context of his article. The inclusion of a 50 shades of gray picture at the top (which is hilarious considering how tame the movie actually is, even compared to the book) just solidifies the idea that the author stitched together a bunch of different half-baked thesis ideas and then slapped a few attention grabbing quotes in and called it a day.This looks like a freshman's rushed essay. A bunch of toughts barely (if at all) connected. Complete with the inevitable flashy words; Capitalism! Society! Corporate culture!
This is something I've always wondered about. I've had the desire to record my own sexual exploits before but the few times I'm with a willing partner it always ends up looking "off" or "weird" on re-watch. Maybe because of the way I record it. Has my consumption of commercialized porn changed the way I see recorded sex? What would be the ideal way to record yourself having sex and is it even possible to do so without having been influenced by porn? These are actually interesting questions, and much more legitimate than "if you watch porn you will inevitably become a pedophile".
.Articles like this are why we can't have a proper discussion on how most porn is actually pretty awful in a lot of ways without people reacting flippantly.
He would say you are only this way because of porn.
I agree with your second large paragraph, and I think there are positive trends in porn, even if they're starting from a pretty gross place.
But the author would take your first paragraph and say that the reason women feel that way is because those desires have been inculcated by culture and especially patriarchy, and that porn is an essential force in culture. You'd have to argue the toss about the extent to which (some?) women are inherently submissive, and whether that's a good thing, and the extent to which their sexuality is shaped by our sexual norms, and whether that's a good thing, and the extent to which they have ownership over their own desires. All of which are interesting and worthwhile discussions in their own right.
This is my suspicion too, but we have a pretty flimsy understanding of sexual desire (and especially "transgressive" or unusual sexual desire), and sex research struggles for funding because society is fucked up about sex.While it's possible a lot of fetishes are learned and can be cultivated by porn watching, I'm pretty sure a lot of the stronger ones are hardwired into people's brains and were active or dormant before any porn watching occurred.
Most women I know love porn and especially porn where the woman is submissive. They love it when the female porn star is spanked or their arse is grabbed like the guy can barely contain himself or where she's tossed on a bed before she's eaten out. That's not purely a guy thing.
In fact, compared to 10 and 20 years ago porn these days is much more "normal". It's not just big fake tits and blonde hair getting gang banged. A lot of the most popular porn stars are all natural now. Massage porn is very popular now. so is edging porn. X-art, X-passion and others are sites that are about intimate, real sex are huge. Go to any porn site and you can find thousands of videos about seduction and passion instead of "I'm a cunt, I'm a whore". I've even seen a few where the porn stars wear no make up and just regular clothes.
The fact this guy acts like porn is purely a "boys" things shows he has absolutely no idea.
OP, by excellent article I hope you were being sarcastic.
I think mainstream hollywood is worse about female body expectations than porn. At least you're getting different body types in porn and, hey, it's super hot to have a regular job like being a teacher!While I do Not agree with the child porn leap...
The article has a point about a generation of boys, young men being desensitized to human tenderness with a woman and being conditioned to expect them to be perfect bodied, slut bags.
He would say you are only this way because of porn.
You'd have to argue the toss about the extent to which (some?) women are inherently submissive, and whether that's a good thing, and the extent to which their sexuality is shaped by our sexual norms, and whether that's a good thing, and the extent to which they have ownership over their own desires. All of which are interesting and worthwhile discussions in their own right.
The end of the world can't come any sooner.
You're preaching to the choir here. I have nothing but respect for the (responsible, normative) BDSM community, and a lot of my own sexual quirks run along a dominant axis. I understand and agree with all of what you said.It's an idiotic statement then(by him) if that's how he sees it. If you do dominant/submissive acts correctly then it's really the submissive one who's in control. It's not about smacking the submissive person around and making them feel lesser. In fact, it should make them feel extremely safe, secure, and open in your hands. The dom deals the pleasure and leads the sex but the actual pleasure is focused on things the sub likes and enjoys and trusts you enjoy to be open and vulnerable. It's as much about emotional connections and trust as it is spanking and whips. Tons of men enjoy being sub as well. It's not gender specific.
I kind of agree. Porn is a product, it has one goal - profit. Porn is not representative of human sexuality, or maybe it is and that's the problem?
He can be all of those things and still be anti porn because he's a minister.
He sounds like a woman.
I am a cunt. I am a bitch. I am a whore. I am a slut. Fuck me hard with your big cock. They plead to be physically abused.
You know, a lot of women do the same in real life. I am one of them, I love being somewhat physically abused during sex, its my kink.
For a second there, I though you were quoting Lovage. Song NSFW.
Lovage - Sex (I`m A)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9mrwpz-wOs
porn adapts to the desires and fantasies of human sexuality. It's why porn has to take it to the next level every 5 years or so because people can't become aroused by something they're accustomed and desensitized to. The intensity of someones sexual fantasies progress, and rarely regress.
Right. And so there are a few different things to consider. I agree that there is a difference and I think that we as a society tend to forget to brush aside those differences. Porn is not real. With porn everything is considered: angles, position, lighting, colors, environment, pubic hair etc. All of these are tweaked to perfection to elicit the most response. Thus I think having watched porn and had sex, my own recording does not even come close to matching what I've seen for many reasons. This isn't necessarily a bad thing but I think it may have negative consequences in regards to body image for women (and men) and also negative effects on arousal. The article touches on that last point briefly and I think that is one of the parts that is actually worth discussing.Perhaps.
I'm going to assume that neither of you are actors. That's what people tend to forget about porn. These people get paid to act like they're having the best sex in the world. Their having sex for the camera, for the viewer. You two would be having sex and just happened to film it. I believe there's a difference.
porn adapts to the desires and fantasies of human sexuality. It's why porn has to take it to the next level every 5 years or so because people can't become aroused by something they're accustomed and desensitized to.
That's disappointing.
I'm not talking about some weird programmatic thing where we take people with kinks society has deemed damaging and teach them not to act on their destructive urges. That sounds absolutely horrendous. But there are genuine, fascinating questions about what our porn habits, and our sexual culture, do to reproduce themselves, and what they say about us more broadly as people. We can shape culture and values to some degree without shaming and punishing individuals. We've done it since the dawn of man.What would a person do with that info though? Take a statement like "being inherently submissive is a bad thing", the inherently implies the person can't really change it, but should they now feel bad because they are a certain way. Should they try to crush something inside them that turns them on because it's deemed bad. If it's brought on by identifiable influences should they deprogram themselves if they could? How much of their kinks factor into their core identity? Could you do something like that without damaging the person and what would be the benefit if all of this were possible? Seems like it would lead to a very totalitarian way of thought.
I love that song/album. Book of the Month is probably my favorite track on it.
porn adapts to the desires and fantasies of human sexuality. It's why porn has to take it to the next level every 5 years or so because people can't become aroused by something they're accustomed and desensitized to. The intensity of someones sexual fantasies progress, and rarely regress.
Yeah, that's complete bullshit. Violent crime is down overall - rape among those crimes in decline.Along with the rise of pornography there has been an explosion in sex-related violence, including domestic abuse, rape and gang rape.
Sex shaming. One of the great contributions of organized religion.
Churning and churning the hardening spire
The fapper cannot hear the fappening;
Things fall apart; the cumshot will not load;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The cum-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some erection is at hand;
Surely the Second Cumming is at hand.
The Second Cumming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of PornHub Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
A shape with female body and the body of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Reel shadows of the incessant stroking hands.
The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of horny sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to watch porn?
While I do Not agree with the child porn leap...
The article has a point about a generation of boys, young men being desensitized to human tenderness with a woman and being conditioned to expect them to be perfect bodied, slut bags.
I'm not talking about some weird programmatic thing where we take people with kinks society has deemed damaging and teach them not to act on their destructive urges. That sounds absolutely horrendous. But there are genuine, fascinating questions about what our porn habits, and our sexual culture, do to reproduce themselves, and what they say about us more broadly as people. We can shape culture and values to some degree without shaming and punishing individuals. We've done it since the dawn of man.
All of this assumes that dominant and submissive urges are bad. I should lay my cards on that table and say I personally think they are normal and healthy, especially when explored between consenting partners in a way that is mutually gratifying. But I could be wrong. And they could still be a net negative for society. In which case, I would want society and activists to take steps to wean us off them.
As a hypothetical.
Sex shaming.
Has it though? Sure, if you look at the most extreme stuff out there they're always pushing boundaries I guess, but has the "median" porn flick really become more extreme in the last 5 years? I'd argue the opposite actually.
Studies are showing that boys are losing interest in sex with real women
Or one of those slutty teacher porns where the "teacher" actually is a teacher and holds an hour long presentation on tax laws before the fucking.I think what would make this guy happy is porn with a message. Imagine a website where right after the cumshot the screen freezes and a fact scrolls down the screen:
"Are you gonna cum for me daddy?"
"Ehhhgrrrughhhh"
*screen freezes and text scrolls*
"On this day in 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen."
I think it's a fair middle ground. You get yourself off and you learn something.