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In reply to the discussion: 7 Thing I Want My Son To Know About Porn [View all]CrispyQ
(40,029 posts)49. She is basically saying, one size doesn't fit all, but in porn it is portrayed that way.
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Within a loving, consensual sexual relationship, there are no rights or wrongs. Different strokes for different folks. But there are some things porn portrays as enjoyable for all women when in fact many women are not okay with them.
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Just because youve seen it in porn, dont assume it will fly in real life. Always ask first. Never make the mistake of thinking that a girl is into something just because you saw it in porn or because the last girl you slept with liked it.
Within a loving, consensual sexual relationship, there are no rights or wrongs. Different strokes for different folks. But there are some things porn portrays as enjoyable for all women when in fact many women are not okay with them.
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Just because youve seen it in porn, dont assume it will fly in real life. Always ask first. Never make the mistake of thinking that a girl is into something just because you saw it in porn or because the last girl you slept with liked it.
I love that she mentions, "or because the last girl you slept with liked it." It really brings home the point that you have to treat everyone as an individual, not as a member of a set.
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Just heard in the past few days on NPR, that "Corporate" porn is hitting hard times.
Fla Dem
Nov 2014
#15
Actually the post made me wonder WHY we have a society that produces the kind of porn we have
ismnotwasm
Nov 2014
#41
Thanks, I am not up on the latest studies. There are too many things associated with porn to make
uppityperson
Nov 2014
#21
Sounds like someone who just can't get used to the idea that we use calculators now.
jtuck004
Nov 2014
#25
Porn follows our culture, I think. No worse than what is on tv. If people can't see unarmed
jtuck004
Nov 2014
#35