Pornography

[tedE]

I think pornography is misleading.

 

[Rhys]

errm... Most porn is so retouched that it's nothing like the original photos.

 

[Alpha]

as for me, i think of it kinda like this........
do not do anything that you would not do in front of your mom.

pornography is typically the explicit visual and audio recording of sexual intimacy between people.

It's nasty.
It has denotative connotations.

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Apparently your mother doesn't care much for grammar, as you just horribly misused the word "denotative," which means absolutely nothing related to what you think it does.

Ridiculous logic anyway. Or at least ridiculous moral standards. Should one not be allowed to photograph their significant other nude or semi nude because they wouldn't want to show it to their mother?

 

[cszakolczai]

I read all the posts but am kind of confused about how far we are willing to stretch the definition of pornography. Is playboy considered pornography? If so than I really don't mind it. Even if the images have been retouched, they still have some beautiful pictures. Anyone who considers the human naked body pornographic (playboy type photo's) than I guess Da Vinci and other famous artists must have been painting inappropriate images. Of course my whole response has been based off the fact that we are speaking about playboy photo's as well. If not than pornography is a hit or miss subject, I guess. Depends on the image of course.

 

[Joves]

errm... Most porn is so retouched that it's nothing like the original photos.

So you are saying they add blown highlights/under exposure and, out of focus effects. Cool Id hate to think of someone making alot of money off bad skills.
No Playboy is not porn, I recently saw a newer issue and, see they have returned to their former style. For awhile there they went the tacky way.
Everytime I see porn, I think your parents must be proud.

 

[usayit]

So you are saying they add blown highlights/under exposure and, out of focus effects. Cool Id hate to think of someone making alot of money off bad skills.
No Playboy is not porn, I recently saw a newer issue and, see they have returned to their former style. For awhile there they went the tacky way.
Everytime I see porn, I think your parents must be proud.

I think he meant it is quite over-produced. If you ever get a unique opportunity to see the filming of a porn flick or photo shoot behind the scenes, it is pretty damn boring and far from erotic. At least that's what I think he meant....

 

[Onion]

as for me, i think of it kinda like this........
do not do anything that you would not do in front of your mom.

pornography is typically the explicit visual and audio recording of sexual intimacy between people.

It's nasty.
It has denotative connotations.

:thumbdown:

masterbation is out then?

we seam like we all like to look at pron, why do we look down on it?

 

[Rhys]

masterbation is out then?

we seam like we all like to look at pron, why do we look down on it?

Umm... It could be that we have to be seen to be against porn or our girlfriends/wives would immediately smack us. Having said that, women read a lot of porn - theirs is more mental than visual as they tend to read a lot of slutty "romance".

 

[usayit]

..... Having said that, women read a lot of porn - theirs is more mental than visual as they tend to read a lot of slutty "romance".....

Isn't it strange that that is more accepted than "visual" porn?

 

[JimmyO]

I think its funny that we've only had guys make posts here (unless one of you are lying...lol)

 

[Icon72]

Simply put, if you don't like it or agree with it don't look at it.

 

[JimmyO]

90% of guys watch porn
other 10% lie about it

=)

 

[Senor Hound]

All I know is women always look at me like I'm a creep whenever they ask me what my job is, and I tell them, "I'm a freelance pornographer..."

Seriously, though, the way the world looks at sex is hilarious. We have mainstream movies of people who get their heads ripped into with chainsaws (Scarface, and about a million horror flicks), yet scenes which show penetration or any other sexual act (things 99% of us actually will do in our lifetime), even artistically are labeled as smut.

Personally its always been my opinion I should be able to do whatever I want without infringing on the rights of others. But if you're going to ban something or label it as obscene, you need to at least be universal about it. Either allow pornography on a more mainstream level, or limit violence. But the way we have it now is a joke...

 

[Garbz]

Especially given the laws in the UK where they are considering outlawing unacceptable pornography without determining what unacceptable is.

People have fetishes. Let sleeping dogs lie I say.

 

[Senor Hound]

Especially given the laws in the UK where they are considering outlawing unacceptable pornography without determining what unacceptable is.

People have fetishes. Let sleeping dogs lie I say.

Garbz, I hate to say it, but I think liberal-minded people such as you and me, people who feel that society has the ability to self-govern, are out of luck. There is no place that truly trusts their citizens...