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BeccaBoo's avatar

NSFW So what's the addiction and fascination we have with porn?

Asked by BeccaBoo (2725points) April 12th, 2011

Would love to know both sides of the argument? Is it right or wrong? Should we be allowed to actively be watching it on the quiet while we are in relationships? Why are so many people offended by it?

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SABOTEUR's avatar

I don’t know about the addiction part, and I can’t speak for women but…

…Heterosexual men LOVE SEX and we love seeing naked women.

Seeing naked women having sex is the next best thing to having sex itself.
(At least for some of us.)

So many people are offended because we’re taught that sex is dirty and something to be ashamed of.

Just an opinion.

wundayatta's avatar

Porn can be very arousing. It can give you ideas. I helps you masturbate. Masturbation helps keep you at home.

Porn is fine, unless you start to like it better than your spouse. Then it becomes an addiction. I don’t think people should keep it quiet in a relationship, but I think a lot of people keep it hidden because they are ashamed of it.

Why are people offended by it? Because of the prudish attitude towards sex that the Brits and Americans have. People believe sex is dirty somehow. It should only be done in the dark, and only if absolutely necessary. Lie back and think of England and all that. So it has become forbidden which makes it even more attractive.

erichw1504's avatar

I think it’s healthy if viewed occasionally. Once your addicted, then there’s a problem. You should not let it interfere with your love or personal life.

SABOTEUR's avatar

I wanna take my answer back an use @wundayatta‘s…much better answer..

JustJessica's avatar

Addiction to anything = BAD, occasional viewing as a tool for masturbation and your sex life = VERY BAD GOOD!!!

nikipedia's avatar

I think sometimes people are offended by it because it has a reputation as an exploitative industry. Not many people grow up saying “when I grow up, I want to get fucked in the ass and then have a stranger jizz on my face for a living!” While some porn actors and actresses are there by choice I think this is the exception and not the rule.

That said, if you don’t have any moral qualms with the exploitation aspect, I can’t imagine why anyone would be barred from watching it in a relationship. Unless the partner doing the forbidding was miserably insecure.

ucme's avatar

Hmmm, now that’s a hard one! ;¬}

erichw1504's avatar

@nikipedia Not many people grow up saying “when I grow up, I want to get fucked in the ass and then have a stranger jizz on my face for a living!”

Words to live by.

Seelix's avatar

We want what we can’t have. Most women aren’t going to be with a guy who’s packing 10+ inches, and most men aren’t going to be with a 100lb woman with giant fake breasts.

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