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In reply to the discussion: It has not gone unnoticed (re: porn) [View all]BainsBane
(57,760 posts)However the most extreme porn is the least likely to be done by licensed, regulated companies.
I'm not particularly keen on porn of any kind, but I equate the standard stuff with the girly pics you post in the men's group. The amount of clothing they wear is irrelevant. That has to do with issues of objectification that societal constraints on women that go far beyond porn.
The issue of these threads for the past several days, as you well know, is and has been about rape porn
And to those complaining that my comments are heteronormative, I am concerned about women's rights. The issues concerning men, aside from rape, as objects of porn are somewhat different, and anyone is free to post about them as they choose. I have a right to care about women's rights.
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You are right that consumers of rape porn are not likely to be receptive. My one key realization from this entire discussion is that very few read anything or try to understand arguments they don't already agree with. That does not mean, however, I will refrain from pointing out hypocrisy in championing the rights of retail workers while ignoring the rights of porn workers.
I posted this OP to make a point. I posted the videos by Chomsky and Hedges to make a point. When people claim the opposition is all right-wing, or right-wing ideologically, they are lying to me and themselves. They can and will continue to falsify the nature of my argument and others, but I want to make it clear that I see through the artifice. And as someone pointed out, there are a number of people on DU who actually do read. They may not comment, but they lurk and read. Moreover, no one needs to read a single one of my posts if they don't want to.