Comments on: I’d love it if this were true… http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2008/04/10/i%e2%80%99d-love-it-if-this-were-true%e2%80%a6/ Sex Blog and Erotica from Good Vibes Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:38:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2008/04/10/i%e2%80%99d-love-it-if-this-were-true%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-12406 Chris Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:18:40 +0000 http://blog.goodvibes.com/2008/04/10/i%e2%80%99d-love-it-if-this-were-true%e2%80%a6/#comment-12406 While I think that the increased access and accessibility of porn of all types could contribute in some small way to a decrease in rape, I'd have to think it'd be a rather small decrease. Rape is normally about power and domination, not necessarily about sex. However, maybe greater access to BDSM porn and groups (even if not mainstream) has made an even larger impact that porn in general. I do have to chuckle when I see the comments of Miss Dines. 95% of all statistics are made up to support the platform someones showing. Even though I made that up just now Im sure its as valid as her comments of only "34% of rapes are ever reported" let alone that the women are believed less and less. While I think that the increased access and accessibility of porn of all types could contribute in some small way to a decrease in rape, I’d have to think it’d be a rather small decrease. Rape is normally about power and domination, not necessarily about sex.

However, maybe greater access to BDSM porn and groups (even if not mainstream) has made an even larger impact that porn in general.

I do have to chuckle when I see the comments of Miss Dines. 95% of all statistics are made up to support the platform someones showing. Even though I made that up just now Im sure its as valid as her comments of only “34% of rapes are ever reported” let alone that the women are believed less and less.

]]> By: Misty http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2008/04/10/i%e2%80%99d-love-it-if-this-were-true%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-12404 Misty Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:27:33 +0000 http://blog.goodvibes.com/2008/04/10/i%e2%80%99d-love-it-if-this-were-true%e2%80%a6/#comment-12404 As a woman, a feminist, and as a sex toy buyer I am fully pro-porn. Not just for the pleasure it brings the viewer but watching porn can enhance a person's sex life - solo or with a partner. Seeing something done, that you maybe didn't think could/should be done, can be enlightening and it can also be validating. Rape is not about sex but about power and violence. Rape is not perpetuated as a form of sexual release but as a form of oppression and rage. In my mind the two are not linked as a cause/effect. I was actually glad to see this perspective written about and hope it leads to more comprehensive studies from a pro-porn perspective. This world doesn't need more shame or sex-negativity. Sexual expression, whether for art, intellectual pleasure or just getting off, is important. Just wanted to clarify... no anti-porn sentiment here... As a woman, a feminist, and as a sex toy buyer I am fully pro-porn. Not just for the pleasure it brings the viewer but watching porn can enhance a person’s sex life – solo or with a partner. Seeing something done, that you maybe didn’t think could/should be done, can be enlightening and it can also be validating.

Rape is not about sex but about power and violence. Rape is not perpetuated as a form of sexual release but as a form of oppression and rage.

In my mind the two are not linked as a cause/effect.

I was actually glad to see this perspective written about and hope it leads to more comprehensive studies from a pro-porn perspective.

This world doesn’t need more shame or sex-negativity. Sexual expression, whether for art, intellectual pleasure or just getting off, is important.

Just wanted to clarify… no anti-porn sentiment here…

]]> By: Jiz Lee http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2008/04/10/i%e2%80%99d-love-it-if-this-were-true%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-12403 Jiz Lee Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:41:04 +0000 http://blog.goodvibes.com/2008/04/10/i%e2%80%99d-love-it-if-this-were-true%e2%80%a6/#comment-12403 The work I've done in porn has made me a stronger person, more owning of my sexuality, and thus better equipped to protect myself from rape. When someone says 'pornography is the cause of rape', I think they have a very specific idea of what "pornography" is. Thus they eliminate all other forms of media that depict sexuality. The possibility for pornographic films to educate and inform is very, very high. As someone who is queer, and who is genderqueer, the dyke/trans porn I participate in is a validating component of the queer community to take the power of sexual gaze into our own hands. For more thoughts on Feminist Porn: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2008/04/10/violetblue.DTL" rel="nofollow">Violet Blue's Article</a> The work I’ve done in porn has made me a stronger person, more owning of my sexuality, and thus better equipped to protect myself from rape.

When someone says ‘pornography is the cause of rape’, I think they have a very specific idea of what “pornography” is. Thus they eliminate all other forms of media that depict sexuality.

The possibility for pornographic films to educate and inform is very, very high. As someone who is queer, and who is genderqueer, the dyke/trans porn I participate in is a validating component of the queer community to take the power of sexual gaze into our own hands.

For more thoughts on Feminist Porn: Violet Blue’s Article

]]> By: Radon http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2008/04/10/i%e2%80%99d-love-it-if-this-were-true%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-12405 Radon Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:16:54 +0000 http://blog.goodvibes.com/2008/04/10/i%e2%80%99d-love-it-if-this-were-true%e2%80%a6/#comment-12405 "Food for thought… that’s for sure." Myself, pornography is the sole cause of rape and it must be banned. I agree “Food for thought… that’s for sure.”
Myself, pornography is the sole cause of rape and it must be banned. I agree

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