Pornography Is Anything But A Victimless Crime

Concerned Women For America ^ | Dec. 8, 2004 | Cheri Pierson Yecke

[Lindykim]

Pornography appeals only to our darkest, most base appetites. There is nothing 'good' about it. It cannot be said of it that it promotes dignity, honor, trustworthiness, selfcontrol, selfrespect, decency, fidelity, commitment, or any other of the virtues. It promotes and breeds everything ugly, dark, vile, and foul. Every user of it regresses to the cellar by becoming a 'peeping tom', and that is just the beginnng of the slide downwards.

[Lindykim]

ping

[Pyro7480]

As much as drug addiction and alcoholism is spoken of from both the Left and the Right, another addiction that is never spoken of is sexaholism. There are people who are addicted to sexual deviant behavior, such as pornography, adultery, homosexuality, etc. There is actually a support group, fashioned along the lines of AA, called Sexaholics Anonymous.

All I have to say is prepared to be flamed. There a plenty of people on FR who are unsympathetic with this issue.

[Moleman]

Fortunately however, it is protected under the constitution.

[Cogadh na Sith]

"Cheri Yecke"? Unfortunate name....

*Snicker*

[mike182d]

I wish more people would wise up to this.

pornography really is a terrible, terrible evil in this world...

[Sam the Sham]

True. There are a lot of "conservatives" here who think "F*ck Pigs 10" is "let freedom ring".

[escapefromboston]

porno ping

[prairiebreeze]

bttt

[Sam the Sham]

Really, it wasn't before Warren Court decisions struck down obscenity laws all across the country. Fascinating to hear pro porn "conservatives" hiding behind Warren Court liberalism.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Every user of it regresses to the cellar by becoming a 'peeping tom', and that is just the beginnng of the slide downwards.

If you say so. "every?" I'd LOVE to see statistics on that, because it would be a big surprise to me.

Note that I'm not flaming you, I'm just pointing out that by using such a broad brush by saying "EVERY" does nothing but weaken your case, makes you look like a shill, and will do nothing to garner you any support for your cause.

Enjoy!

[dascallie]

Agree 100%

But it will take those that so cherish their 24x7 access to such fare to rise above this sick addiction and aspire to something better, for all this to change...we are in dangerous, dehumanizing waters.

I recently saw a report that boys aged 9-14 that were exposed to the vicious and degrading porn so prevalent today had 80% less success with sustaining meaningful relationships with females...this is unraveling stuff.

How do we put this toothpaste back in the tube before we are a nation of souless sensation addicts--with women as the primary devalued, used and abused focus??

And this is NOT just the natural order of things.
It has become sheer hateful deviance.

[TChris]

Fortunately however, it is protected under the constitution.

Protection of pornography is no more constitutional than is "separation of church and state". Both are constructs of activist judges serving on the SCOTUS.

I defy anyone to prove that the founding fathers intended for the US Constitution to protect the production and sale of pornography. Such an idea is bovine excrement.

[kanecorp]

i'd like to see the ratio of people who watch porn and don't turn criminal and those who watch porn and do.
I think this is kind of like a gun study. Showing kids are more violent with guns than not. I"d like to see that same stat for the gun kids. Know what i mean?

[NJ_gent]

"All I have to say is prepared to be flamed. There a plenty of people on FR who are unsympathetic with this issue."

While I may disagree with opinions expressed by many here on this issue, I don't go after anyone who doesn't call for outright censorship. Folks can call pornography anything they like and blame it for anything they like, so long as they don't look to the government to remove my right to view it. In such a case, my problem is not that the person is anti-pornography, but that they are seeking to increase state power at the expense of personal freedom.

[bvw]

Reefer Madness covered it's "addiction" the same way. Over the top and around the bend. Porn is a big problem -- for damn sure. But it ain't the gate to murder and torture.

The callousness it takes to murder and torture is ceratinly helped developed by pornography. The same murderous callousness and intemperance can be developed in alternate ways -- meaness and cruelty is the main one, along with drunkeness and being a wastrel. The murderers that develop solely from porno addition -- they are rare, if at all.

Alchohol is still the main adjunct to murder.

[af_vet_1981]

Fortunately however, it is protected under the constitution.

No, it isn't. It is protected by compromised judges and other deviants.

[little jeremiah]

Moral Absolutes Ping.

Sometimes these pornography threads really get wild. I haven't read the article yet but want to ping it out while I have a minute. Have at it, if you feel so inclied.

Let me know if anyone wants on/off this pinglist.

[dascallie]

Plenty of studies have shown the destructive impact porn has on interpersonal relationships...and if you believe that stability and marriage hold together our nation, you should be concerned about this.

Cannot have it both ways.

[Cogadh na Sith]

I think I'm addicted to my hot, perverted, girlfriend.... Is that bad?