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MushmanTheManic said:
I disagree. Being treated merely as the means to another person's sexual pleasure is inherently degrading. The females in pornography are clearly submissive to the males and, furthermore, serve no purpose other than to have dicks stuck in them. By definition, this is degrading.

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That is your perception, not the fact of the matter. There is no such thing as "inherently" degrading, as you can see from the definition of the word. Those women are actresses taking part in a performance...why should this mean anything about them as individuals, much less about women in general? Sounds like projection to me, sir.

Is it degrading to work as a waiter/ress, and have everyone from the cook to the customers boss you around? After all, you serve no other purpose than to bring them their food & refill their damn water glass...you must be submissive and servile all night long. How degrading! Everyone can see that your inherent worth as a human being has been reduced, that your dignity has been compromised, and your value forever lowered.

Viewing pornography may influence individuals to view women as sex toys, with no purpose beyond fulfilling men's sexual fantasies. It could also been seen for the entertaining, unrealistic portrayal that it is, and not globalized to the entire female population. YOU may have been influenced to view women as having less dignity/worth because pornography exists, but this is a reflection of your choices about what it means, and not a direct causation.

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Edited by Veritas (05/06/08 02:45 PM)

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