Me on porn.

[RainDog]

96. It was astonishing to me to read lies about this position

here on DU. It was disgusting or baffling to see so many people here claim that others were in support of actual rape depictions. But I wasn't surprised because I've seen this same tactic, over and over by a few. Maybe it's not a tactic, tho. Maybe it's a lack of reading comprehension and I am assuming more competency by those who do it than they deserve.

Or maybe the point was that they were being absolutists who could not distinguish between fact and fiction. Actually, I don't know that that would be described as absolutist. I think it's children, more likely, who don't distinguish between fact and fiction until they reach a particular point in mental maturation.

After that point, I think the failure to distinguish between fact and fiction has another name, if such a situation is constantly a problem.

As far as your statement about guns relative to absolutist positions on porn, I don't see that you've made an effective comparison.

On other threads on this topic I have also read and noted myself that people here, overall, who have spoken about this topic on this forum also spoke about the need to have regulations regarding porn - regulation of the industry to insure safety for participants, worker protections - this is the general view held about this issue on DU, in spite of certain people here who seem to have a dedication to misrepresent the same.