Me on porn.

[RainDog]

93. I don't see absolutism

People here are in general agreement that non-consensual sex acts are not okay for porn. (The disagreement is over what constitutes consent, or whether adult females are capable of consent - and that argument is made by some who call themselves feminist.. that women are incapable of making a choice to participate in porn.)

People here are in general agreement that criminal activities should be prosecuted (again, actual rape and anything involving minors.)

People here are in general agreement that adult material should be limited to adult consumption - i.e. they support age limits on who may purchase porn. Kids can access porn without purchasing it, however, so those who want to keep this away from their children have to take responsibility for filters on their home computing devices - and they have to accept that, if a teenager is determined, she or he will find a way to view these things, but will also know they are doing so outside of parental approval.)

As far as fictional depictions of things that are illegal in fact - banning such things is not, imo, advisable because such depictions are not created just for consumption of those who would choose to do those things, and sometimes those things are done within works that have artistic merit and not to condone them.

So, the issue is not really about banning assault rifles vs. no restrictions at all on porn. The issue is about regulation of porn, with some consumption illegal based upon content or the age of the consumer.

The reality is that, according to statements here, the vast, vast majority of people on DU are agreement about the way in which porn should be handled in our society.

The disagreement is whether or not someone should condemn porn, in and of itself, or condemn those who consume it, or those who don't think the consumers care what another person thinks and that person is protected by free speech conventions in this nation.

So, since both sides of the issue are in general agreement about regulation of porn, how is one side engaged in absolutism to argue that porn is not anyone else's business but those who create and/or consume it?

This seems to be another one of those straw men arguments put forth to allow someone to argue with a position that is not in evidence here.

Why would anyone choose to misrepresent the issue?

This misrepresentation is what leads others to think the anti-porn posters are not arguing honestly.