Reply #270: No, it isn't sex

[Prophet 451]

Ok, first off, you say porn is often violent. Which porn are you looking at? Granted, the violent stuff is out there, I'm not disputing that but I really doubt it's the majority. Secondly, you have yet to show that it is degrading to women (and, as anti-porn people always do, you are ignoring the massive market in gay porn). No-one has ever been able to produce actual evidence of this degradation. That violent porn affects behaviour, probably but that porn in general (not the industry, which I agree needs more regulation) degrades women (ignoring the gay porn market again), the evidence is inconclusive at very, very best.

Yes, rapists tell us that there is a connection between porn and violence. They'd tell us there was a connection between rape and Disneyland if it let them deflect blame. The psychology of violent criminals is quite complex, you might want to research it (I can provide some suggestions if you're interested) and one thing that comes through over and over is the need to shift blame, to make themselves less responsible.

The fact is, the majority of men will see porn at some point and the majority of men do not harm women.