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27. So you're basically okay with profiling when it comes to this? n/t

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Wed Oct 21, 2020, 08:35 PM

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Over 2.1 mil. People Sign Petition to Close Down a Popular Porn Site! [View all] Oneironaut Oct 2020 OP

You are absolutely right, but often on DU a contingent comes out of the woodwork that Squinch Oct 2020 #1

Missed this because it showed up while I was typing-- yes, I am one of those in the woodwork... TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #7

. Squinch Oct 2020 #8

I really disagree with the second paragraph. Oneironaut Oct 2020 #11

Yes. And being trafficked is really not the road to riches. Squinch Oct 2020 #17

Well, I don't have any recent numbers off hand, but over the years I have run into some, and... TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #18

I would argue prostitutes are also being abused by the system. Oneironaut Oct 2020 #22

You said it, oneironaut. Adult and with consent, otherwise shut them down and prosecute. MLAA Oct 2020 #2

K&R! ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #3

I think it's based in Montreal. maxsolomon Oct 2020 #4

Yes - Absolutely! Oneironaut Oct 2020 #6

Do they currently regulate the content? maxsolomon Oct 2020 #10

I don't know - that's really the problem. Does anyone? Oneironaut Oct 2020 #12

I agree that porn leads to despicable acts, and they should be punished. Where I get in... TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #5

In the real world, lots and lots and lots of people get hurt in the worlds of porn and Squinch Oct 2020 #9

So, let's stop them from being hurt. Walking away from it, or trying to shut it down... TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #14

Sure. Because in the history of the world that has ever worked. Just stop them from being hurt. Squinch Oct 2020 #16

Your answer then is to try to shut it down driving it underground where there are no protections? TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #19

Ever hired anyone to do construction work? brooklynite Oct 2020 #21

Sure. It's just like construction work. Squinch Oct 2020 #37

I hear myself very clearly brooklynite Oct 2020 #38

Sure. Objecting to systematized rape, abuse and trafficking makes me just like a Squinch Oct 2020 #40

The maker's and sellers of porn should have to be licensed, insured and regulated Marrah_Goodman Oct 2020 #39

That might work, but then we run into the law-- do magazines or Disney movies have to be licensed? TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #41

Or You Tubers obamanut2012 Oct 2020 #42

I believe they are. SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #43

I'm not sure how much profit motive has to do with it, not for the people uploading the videos Silent3 Oct 2020 #13

There are always exceptions, but women owning the production Oneironaut Oct 2020 #15

This sounds a lot like... Silent3 Oct 2020 #23

In this case, yes, absolutely. Oneironaut Oct 2020 #25

So you're basically okay with profiling when it comes to this? n/t Silent3 Oct 2020 #27

Yes. Oneironaut Oct 2020 #29

I'm going to have to gently disagree. crickets Oct 2020 #33

That's one person, not a trend, though. Oneironaut Oct 2020 #34

I was thinking in terms of power imbalance regardless of sex, which I didn't clarify. crickets Oct 2020 #35

How many clicked through to learn that the source of this accusation is... brooklynite Oct 2020 #20

The linked site uses sources from a variety of different sites. Oneironaut Oct 2020 #24

The Newsweek citation is from a year ago... brooklynite Oct 2020 #26

This is the Newsweek article I was talking about. Oneironaut Oct 2020 #28

10/23/19... brooklynite Oct 2020 #30

Hence the problem, yes? Oneironaut Oct 2020 #32

Never mind. I thought Fox "News" was being shut down. madinmaryland Oct 2020 #31

I know this all too well! n/t tormadjax Oct 2020 #36