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In reply to the discussion: Iceland campaigns to restrict internet porn [View all]nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)On the other hand, I do think it's important to consider the images that we (collectively) consume. And for me, this has nothing to do with sexually explicit material by itself, but the juxtaposition (or conflation, perhaps) of sex and violence. I think a lot of people really aren't aware of the amount of violent, brutal material that's available out there, and not only on the "black market" either. I do my best to avoid such material myself - my tastes are pretty vanilla anyway - but even "mainstream" tube sites provide some incredibly disturbing simulated(?) rape/torture scenarios. And I'm anything but squeamish, I've willingly sat through movies like "Irreversible" and "Cannibal Holocaust," but some of the "legitimate," perfectly legal porn available horrifies even me.