Posted on 12/03/2009 11:26:32 AM PST by GonzoII
AND if you read my post then you know I am NOT going to play
How are they different, other than better technology? Addicted is really too strong a word. Let's agree that it can become a very strong habit. (There are no physical problems if a person stops.) Men have much higher testosterone levels, that's why women "don't get it". Men are wired differently, to take advantage of any opportunity to become aroused, which then drives them to mate. Let's say a man is on a desert island with a picture of Nancy Pelosi which he uses to facilitate self-gratification 100 times per day. Is the picture the "problem"? Is the use of the picture the "problem"? Is the act of 100 times per day the "problem"?
“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
So are we proposing to have the government solve the problem?
Thanks for that image. Now where did I put the airsickness bag...
The man should be asked, how easy do you make it for your wife to desire you?That may be a tough question because you see, men are wired differently. No DUH, and so are women. How many men understand this? Probably not the ones who view porn or commit adultery.
New DOJ Crime Data Released: Rate of Sexual Violence Well Below Record Rates of Early- 1990s
December 17, 2008 - (Washington, DC) - The 2007 National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), released today by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), shows continued evidence of the remarkable decline in sexual violence in the U.S. over the last 14 years. NCVS is the nation's largest and most reliable measure of crime (including those crimes not reported to police).
According to the 2007 NCVS survey, there were an estimated 248,300 sexual assaults in 2007 against victims age 12 and older. That's a decline of almost half (49%) over the last 14 years, down from 485,000 attacks in 1993.
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http://www.rainn.org/print/389
The technology is VASTLY different. It is not the same to look at a crude drawing that somewhat resembles something and an exact replica (a video) which looks exactly the same. Are you saying you are equally aroused by a cave drawing of a naked woman and a video of a woman doing whatever it is they do in porn videos?
I understand men and women are different, which is why I reserve judgement on the subject. I also understand that addiction may be the wrong term, however there are men who ruin their relationships because of porn. Why? I don’t know. I doubt all of their wives are frigid old meanies (maybe the man doesn’t bathe and has a difficult time finding real women who will have sex with him).
At any rate, I think it’s interesting that most of us think it’s a good idea to have laws against people having sex in public, but believe there is nothing wrong with porn. I don’t have a suggestion about what should be done about it tho.
With that significant of a decline, I have to wonder if they changed what they are defining as sexual violence or if there is some difference in how they are gathering data.
Duh! Do they even think??????????????????????
That's pretty much in line with the default assumption in our legal system that only the men are responsible for domestic/marital problems.
Sexually explicit sites have a labyrinth of oddly specialized assortment of prurient interests. If one wants to see naked pregnant blondes they will be easy to find and the amount of specialization goes far beyond that. One can visit sites that promote themselves as “art” or ones that relish being in the gutter.
While pornography is probably more harmful than common television I would argue that television dumbs down the population to a greater extent (television is still more prolific). Plus the overt, covert, and the subtle Leftist propaganda permeating the major TV carriers does great harm to the conservative and Christian morality cause.
I would prefer that Johnny College Student avoid passive entertainment most of the time but I would worry greatly if he spent more than 20 hours per week watching television or more than 20 hours per week surfing scurrilous sites on the Internet. I would wager than many spend more than 30 hours per week watching television and add some hours of Internet sex sites to that total.
Granted the legal system is not fair. It is also a fact that more women and children suffer financial as result of divorces then men. I haven’t seen a study, but I would guess that the “other woman” makes out financially in most cases.
For the sake of discussion, leave out people with physical and/or emotional problems which would include addicts, the actions or lack of actions by men are not the only reasons marriages fail. And men are not the only ones who will not examine their own “failings”. What does not help relationships between the sexes is that men will often whine about no sex or not enough sex, but never acknowledge that if the physical aspect of a marriage is not satisfactory, there are always underlying reasons. If a women does not desire their husband, there is a problem. Two committed individuals will figure it out. A man (or woman) who just wants their needs fulfilled without regard to their partner is selfish and should not be married.
Bump for later
Men are simple creatures who react to visual stimulus.
Women are less visual but just as interested in the subject which is why romance novels are such hot sellers.
What does that mean, exactly? In any divorce everyone involved is going to suffer financially. The lawyers will see to that. If there are any children, the the women and children will outnumber the men and as soon as that happens more women and children are going to be suffer financially than men.
I haven’t seen a study, but I would guess that the “other woman” makes out financially in most cases.
How does it work out if the wife is the "other woman" in somebody else's divorce?
“...advertisements and the Internet in general have contributed to the problems between the sexes...”
I agree. Too bad that I’m hopelessly addicted to FreeRepublic.
The study also talks about women being more likely than men to start affairs with people they meet online.
I don’t think women are *as interested* in the subject, unless you’re talking about love. ;) There seems to be a gulf between men and women in this aspect.
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