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In reply to the discussion: I have mixed feelings about porn [View all]Demsrule86
(71,542 posts)I don't think porn has much to do with why men 'whip it out'. Some powerful men take advantage of their power to try to force sex on women and now with some women having attained power also men(way less of course)...at hubs job two jobs ago...a woman supervisor was very aggressively coming on to some of her workers. She was eventually let go...or allowed to resign...can't remember because this company really does take sexual harassment very seriously and they will can your sorry ass. They also don't permit racism or homophobic behavior.
That being said you have to distinguish between predators and assholes trying to get laid...they are different. Charlie Rose is a predator, and so is Weinstein...they used their power to elicit sexual favors from unwilling women. Roy Moore should not be lumped in with these types as he is a pedophile and a would be rapist. I don't think he stopped either. I think the entire Franken thing is a put up job...more so after Keith showed the pictures of the USO tour and I think her 'reward' is a book deal from Sinclair that Righty cess pool media conglomerate.
You also have to consider that sexual harassment is not rape...those of us who have come close to being raped or have been raped understand the difference only too well...yeah it is still about power...but it is different. So we should not lump all of this into one thing. Also, it is my opinion that most people have looked at porn at one time or the other. And it doesn't affect most but there are some who not content with the internet want the real thing and will try to enact their fantasies.
A man who whips out his penis like the comedian who's name escapes me might be abusing his power (which the comedian said he was) or trying to get laid (why guys think this works is beyond me), but it is not assualt in and of itself. We cannot deem all sexual behavior we don't like as 'assault' because it isn't and we will become like the little boy who cried wolf...what Moore did and what a guy who takes an officemate out after work and then tries to kiss her at the end of the evening are two very different things...Moore assaulted and attempted to rape a 14 year old and a 16 year old as well as other women. We cannot excuse such behavior by lumping it all together in one ugly package.