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RenCutypoison said:
Kerotan said:
Well it's true. watching too much porn can fuck your mind up.

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Addiction in all its forms is a health issue and pornography is far more accessible than it was for past generations. We are seeing the first generation of young people that can view vast amounts of pornography easily and for free. I'm not sure exactly what effects are on development, but I am fine with studies to research it and work to treat addiction as it can be destructive for the individual and those around them.



Cirio said:
archer9234 said:

I realized that I could get hundreds or thousands of photos of porn, on dial-up, back then. And nothing happened. It depends on the person. Because the accessability has always been there. Even as far as playboy mags, in the past. Nothings really changed. Getting one mag. Or 1000 videos. Same thing.

 There is an entire research dedicated to how digital pornography can be addictive and how today's digital age makes it much easier for young children to become susceptible to porn addiction. Yes I agree with you in that porn has always existed, but the access to it today is far easier than it was when you and I were children.

Then by this logic. No one could of been additiced, before smart phones. I still don't agree. Porn is porn. It still depends on the person, if this happens, or not. And Kids/teens already have access to people explaining this stuff already. In sex ed classes. Just like anything else in the world, that can become an additiction. The article and Utha basically make it out to be worse then other bad addictions. Why don't they use this towards obesity, or drugs too? What happened to basic parenting, in the first place?



Versus_Evil said:

well, I have backup copies HA! theyll never stop me watching.

lmao!



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Here's a question. How do you put a cigarette-like warning label on porn?



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archer9234 said:
Cirio said:

 There is an entire research dedicated to how digital pornography can be addictive and how today's digital age makes it much easier for young children to become susceptible to porn addiction. Yes I agree with you in that porn has always existed, but the access to it today is far easier than it was when you and I were children.

Then by this logic. No one could of been additiced, before smart phones. I still don't agree. Porn is porn. It still depends on the person, if this happens, or not. And Kids/teens already have access to people explaining this stuff already. In sex ed classes. Just like anything else in the world, that can become an additiction. The article and Utha basically make it out to be worse then other bad addictions. Why don't they use this towards obesity, or drugs too? What happened to basic parenting, in the first place?

Where in the world are you getting that logic from? I clearly stated in the post you quoted from me that digital pornography CAN be addictive and that it is far EASIER to be susceptible to addiction now than before. I NEVER said that addiction couldn't happen before the digital age, just that it is easier to become addicted now. (I've bolded those lines too)

Have you been to a sex education class at a middle school recently? Do you know what the curriculum is in those classes? Here's a hint; there isn't anything taught about pornography and addiction. It's the same old sex education that has been going on for 20 years, that is, what are condoms, what is sex, what are risks, what is pueberty, etc etc etc. I know this because I have 3 cousins in different school districts who are in the 7th grade, and my girlfriend is a middle school teacher.

This initiative is about porn addiction, not obesity and drugs, and you bringing them up is going off-topic. Those topics have been addressed and are being addressed in different standings. However, just because there are "worse" addictions out there doesn't mean that we as a society can ignore other addictions that are "not as bad". 

And I don't know... maybe including porn discussions in basic parenting is the reason for this whole initiative? Maybe that is what I, the article, and those behind this initiative have been talking about all along? Hopefully that doesn't fly over your head this time.

I also find it ironic that you say that children already have access to people explaining this stuff in sex education classes, then end your quote by asking what happened to basic parenting. Taking these conversations out of the parents' hands and giving it to a random person is not good "basic parenting" and it is counter productive to task at hand.



bananaking21 said:
thats because they are watching the wrong type of porn. if you dont have at least 3 penises, 4 vagina's, 13 different type of sex toys, and one giant mirror in the shot, then you aint doing porn right.

Is that why they call you "Bananaking21?"



Do parents really need to be told that their 11 year old watching hardcore porn might not be the greatest idea in the world?

Most people who have kids this age grew up with the internet, they're not "mom & pa" from the 1960s who can't make heads or tails out of a web browser, I think most parents understand there is pornography on the internet.

Erectile dysfunction from excessive porn viewing can be a legitimate issue for guys and sure I'm ok with education on that, but Utah as a state has a dubious history of trying to censor things on religious grounds, the irony being they purchased more pornography than any other state despite trying to constantly villify it.

If anything places like Amsterdam have a much healthier view on sex where it's fully out in the open, they have sex museums, sex toys hanging in store fronts, the red light district ... no one cares, groups of 70 year old tourists with their wives walk past and no one bats an eyelash. The kids aren't weird deviants there. 



Soundwave said:
AlfredoTurkey said:
They're right. Sex is a natural thing but porn is anything but real OR natural. It's a completely unrealistic, inauthentic and totally inaccurate representation of 99% of the sex that takes place between people in the real world.

Society has changed for the worse since porn became mainstream during the rise of the internet.

I think most people are smart enough to understand porn and real sex are two very different things. 

Adults, sure. But not 7-10 year old kids... and that's where it's damaging things. Back in the 80's the only porn I ever saw was my friend's dad's Playboy. Big difference.