Instead of the word porn, I substituted the word dog and "play with dog."
I might be addicted to my dog.
Should I seek help, or is my addiction socially approved so I'm all good?
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#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
what about things like HUMP ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HUMP!_(film_festival) ) and the varieties of ethical porn initiatives?
My first question would be: Based on what set of ethics? What's the underpinning set of ethical philosophies? If you could give me a link to an answer, I would appreciate it.
http://tristantaormino.com/ has written some books on this (and directed porn, so she’s speaking from practice here)
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#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
My first question would be: Based on what set of ethics? What's the underpinning set of ethical philosophies? If you could give me a link to an answer, I would appreciate it.
http://tristantaormino.com/ has written some books on this (and directed porn, so she’s speaking from practice here)
> http://tristantaormino.com/about-tristan/curriculum-vitae/
BOOKS
2011. Secrets to Great G-Spot Orgasms and Female Ejaculation. Minneapolis: Quiver Books.
2010. The Big Book of Sex Toys. Minneapolis: Quiver Books.
2009. The Anal Sex Positions Guide. Minneapolis: Quiver Books.
2008. Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
2006. The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women. 2nd Edition. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
2003. Down and Dirty Sex Secrets. New York: Regan Books.
2002. True Lust: Adventures in Sex, Porn and Perversion. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
2001. Pucker Up: A Hands-on Guide to Ecstatic Sex. New York: ReganBooks.
1997. The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
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Oh really, so why does the subject of sex not benefit from these qualities of fiction?
I never said that it didn't.
> [...] Porn is to sex education as war movies are to combat training.
> If I learn what "sex is about" through porn [...]
> It seems limiting to "explore your sexuality" in the novelty of visual and auditory stimulation [...]
These arguments are all against the fictional nature of porn as a substitute for sex or sex education... which no one is suggesting, so it's a straw-man. Porn is not a replacement, it is both less and more, just like other fictions. The only time the OP suggested it as a replacement is where there is no alternative, which is perfectly reasonable.
War films are not a substitute for combat training because they are not supposed to be. The remainder of this argument is for the value of fiction, which seems a little unnecessary.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
I never said that it didn't.
> [...] Porn is to sex education as war movies are to combat training. > If I learn what "sex is about" through porn [...] > It seems limiting to "explore your sexuality" in the novelty of visual and auditory stimulation [...] These arguments are all against the fictional nature of porn as a substitute for sex or sex education... which no one is suggesting, so it's a straw-man. Porn is not a replacement, it is both l…
> The only time the OP suggested it as a replacement is where there is no alternative, which is perfectly reasonable.
Thank you, you got my point.
> War films are not a substitute for combat training because they are not supposed to be. The remainder of this argument is for the value of fiction, which seems a little unnecessary.
War movies can depict war as something awesome as well as something awful. Needless to say, there are movies that depict war the former way and movies that depict war in the latter way.
The very same way, there are many kinds ("genres") of porn that illustrate sexuality in many ways.
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#47I really appreciate all the feedback @znpy @crosseye_jack @xwkd @ppseafield and everyone else.
We're going to be making changes and updates to the site and will try to make it better.
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#48Did we miss the party? See this website with scientifically-accurate information:
www.realyourbrainonporn.com
Simple, real scientists, and focused on falsification studies (more important to model testing).
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#49Not exactly a balanced, unbiased look at this controversial issue, is it? > So far, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has agreed that there is insufficient evidence to support diagnoses for sex and porn addiction. In 2010, the APA rejected the inclusion of “sex addiction” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). A new condition called “hypersexual disorder” was proposed for the DSM…
Thank you science friend!
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Re: Made a Test for Porn Addiction
#50Did we miss the party? See this website with scientifically-accurate information: www.realyourbrainonporn.com Simple, real scientists, and focused on falsification studies (more important to model testing).
That site is run by a porn industry shill. See this link for a debunking of he above page - https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/relevant-research-and-articl...