Senior Moderators Tony Posted November 21, 2004 Senior Moderators Share Posted November 21, 2004 Link to an interesting article discussing possible Congressional inquiry into porn addiction. Go here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6525520/ Link to post Share on other sites
Swoup Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Ahaha. Whats so interesting about it. By the Way. Link no worky. Link to post Share on other sites
scatter Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 It's about time. Link to post Share on other sites
LucreziaBorgia Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I'm curious to see what non-biased scientific research will turn up about it. Link to post Share on other sites
tiger_342 Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 but I thought porn was a good thing...? Link to post Share on other sites
Ladyjane14 Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 I've had to address this issue in my own marriage. An inordinate amount of people are affected by on-line porn these days. On the one hand, government involvement can lead to an erosion of first amendment rights. But on the other, who wants a sexually charged 15 year-old boy ogling your teenage daughter in class. Afterall without the ability to handle adult concepts in the unreality of porn, a boy like that is without a clue. Some of these sites don't even have a cover page, and the ones that do only require that you attest to being 18 or over. I do a pretty good job of making sure that materials which reach my children are age-appropriate, but I've met too many of their classmates to rest assured that every parent is doing the same. It's the local law that requires a person to present ID in order to puchase pornography in the market place. Much like the Sunday "Blue Law", it is set from community to community. How does the internet business evade these laws? If you are already in a county which requires ID with purchase, how do these subscription services evade that law when they are operating within that county? I think that is a loop-hole which should be closed. It would separate the men from the boys LITERALLY, if anonymity was removed. But what to do about overseas vendors? Could the ISP's be required at any point to ascertain that material accessible by their service be within the guidelines of the law? What a huge undertaking that would be! I do think that the medical community needs to address this situation. Much like the article suggested, studies need to be done. I think there is a physiological link in this addiction that is neglected. Link to post Share on other sites
7on Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Yes porn in evil. I think it could be solved by requiring those kind of sites to have their own domain. Instead of ending with a .com, all sites that feature women in a provocative way should end in the extension .porn or .xxx. I see that is the best solution. Then family filters could finally work without blocking educational sites. Maybe even requiring extra pay to your ISP to unlock .xxx sites much like you have to call your cable company to unlock the playboy channel. Link to post Share on other sites
moimeme Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Few things are intrinsically evil. It is the misuse of things for less-than-good purposes which is the issue. Not everybody who uses porn is an 'addict'. But there certainly are addicts as there are with everything else from booze to computer games and if all addicts can be helped, hooray. Link to post Share on other sites
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