Re:French equality watchdog finds 90% of online pornography ...
by didntcheck on Thursday September 28, 2023 @12:01PM
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Yes I have read the journal article, and while their table for physical violence (as one example) does contain words like "kidnap", it also contains "pound" and "spank". Even for the "genuine" cases, I still maintain that the taboo fantasies of adults are not worth clutching pearls over. Just like with every moral panic about evil corrupting media throughout history
Re:French equality watchdog finds 90% of online pornography ...
by AlecSchueler on Thursday September 28, 2023 @12:13PM
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> not worth clutching pearls over
Are we clutching pearls? 90% of the popular porn videos show taboo fantasies centered around--at the very least--spanking women. Is that not interesting? We don't need to clutch our pearls to make note of that and to discuss what it means. Pornography is very taboo as you've alluded to, but HN is for me a place where we can discuss anything that we find intellectually stimulating.
I find it very interesting for sure that depictions human sexuality is apparently almost always in some small way also depicting violence against women. I find it disappointing that so many here want to write off the simple mention of that fact as "moral panic" and discuss it no further.
> Even for the "genuine" cases
What do you mean be genuine cases?
It sounds like you've also made up your mind before reading it. How about taking a look and making some counter arguments to their findings so that people who disagree can argue on that basis rather than the basis of your speculation?