As a clinical psychologist, I have treated, over the years, approximately 350 sex addicts, sex offenders, or other individuals (96% male) with sexual illnesses.
I don't really trust the expertise of "clincal experience" (see "House of Cards" by Robyn M. Dawes). A Freduian will gather clinical experience that validates Freudianism, a Jungian will gather clinical experience that validates Jungianism, and someone who believes that Satanistic school teachers are sexually molesting children will find clinical evidence to validate that, even if all available physical evidence (not to mention common sense) contradicts it. Statistical studies don't do much better on the "porn is bad" front. For instance, there was a study that showed some statistically significant correlation between porn magazine readership and rape incidence. However, a similar study showed an even better correlation between the readership of magazines
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Gah! That link doesn't work is. Try this link here, then click on "Pornography's Effects on Adults and Children". The brain-dead JavaScript the site has won't all any direct linking to the essay I'm talking about; grahhhhh!!!
I just had to pop in.iczer6August 23 2004, 06:18:16 UTC
I just want to ask about this part:
The first change that happened was an addiction-effect. The porn-consumers got hooked. Once involved in pornographic materials, they kept coming back for more and still more. The material seemed to provide a very powerful sexual stimulant or aphrodisiac effect, followed by sexual release, most often through masturbation. The pornography provided very exciting and powerful imagery which they frequently recalled to mind and elaborated on in their fantasies.
So why is this bad? I thought that's what porn was supposed to do, turn you on so you either masturbate or get some loving.
I don't see the problem. I feel that porn, like most things in life should be done with moderation, but I don't see why people becoming aroused by things that are supposed to arouse them is such a big deal.
Adults and Children". From the essay:
As a clinical psychologist, I have treated, over the years, approximately 350 sex addicts, sex offenders, or other individuals (96% male) with sexual illnesses.
I don't really trust the expertise of "clincal experience" (see "House of Cards" by Robyn M. Dawes). A Freduian will gather clinical experience that validates Freudianism, a Jungian will gather clinical experience that validates Jungianism, and someone who believes that Satanistic school teachers are sexually molesting children will find clinical evidence to validate that, even if all available physical evidence (not to mention common sense) contradicts it. Statistical studies don't do much better on the "porn is bad" front. For instance, there was a study that showed some statistically significant correlation between porn magazine readership and rape incidence. However, a similar study showed an even better correlation between the readership of magazines ( ... )
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The first change that happened was an addiction-effect. The porn-consumers got hooked. Once involved in pornographic materials, they kept coming back for more and still more. The material seemed to provide a very powerful sexual stimulant or aphrodisiac effect, followed by sexual release, most often through masturbation. The pornography provided very exciting and powerful imagery which they frequently recalled to mind and elaborated on in their fantasies.
So why is this bad? I thought that's what porn was supposed to do, turn you on so you either masturbate or get some loving.
I don't see the problem. I feel that porn, like most things in life should be done with moderation, but I don't see why people becoming aroused by things that are supposed to arouse them is such a big deal.
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because fantasizing about sexual encounters is WRONG!
because sex-outside-of-marriage-for-procreative-purposes-only is WRONG!
because feeling good while having sex is WRONG!
duh!
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*g*
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