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Good - keep it! Bad - get rid of it!
Debate Score:31
Arguments:23
Total Votes:31
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 Good - keep it! (19)
 
 Bad - get rid of it! (4)

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Pornography

Good - keep it!

Side Score: 26
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Bad - get rid of it!

Side Score: 5
2 points

My opinion on this is the same as my opinion on prostitution... it's up to the individual... as a Libertarian... if it doesn't negatively effect me, then that your choice.

Side: Good - keep it!
1 point

Hmm, ok. Have you got a formed opinion on how it effects teenagers or do you believe it is good all round ?

Side: Good - keep it!
1 point

People need to take responsibility for themselves and their children... it's not the government's role in my opinion. Porn is not going away even if it were outlawed somehow... I was not exposed to porn as a child because my mother always knew what I was doing and where I was.

Side: Good - keep it!
1 point

I was recently at a party and was one of the last to leave - in the living room, there was a crowd of people drinking and in the corner was a TV - porn was on. I couldn't figure out why it was on, but the majority of guests were absolutely hammered so someone had probably put it in for a laugh or perhaps had not even been aware of switching it on. However, I stood watching it for a few minutes and realized that whilst it was turning me on, I really wanted to puke (not from the amount drink I had just consumed but from the amount of cum on her face from numorous dicks). Another thing I dislike about porn is that so much of it is completely devoid of reality. It is entirely lacking in the typical situation of sex, and when teens watch porn they will be getting completely wrong idea of sex altogether. What do you think, porn is good or porn is bad? It serves a purpose in some respects but overall is it good or bad?

Side: Good - keep it!
Saurbaby(5581) Disputed
1 point

Pornography isn't meant to be reality, it's supposed to fulfill our fantasies that we can't, or shouldn't, do in a safe or possible environment. It appeals to our minds more than physically.

As for teens, if parents bothered to teach their children instead of assuming the schools will, or just avoiding it, then letting them enjoy porn wouldn't be a problem. Besides, not all pornography is unrealistic. Usually it's just the high-end stuff, but the stuff from the internet, that most teens view, is actually very realistic.

Side: Good - keep it!
Billie(790) Disputed
1 point

I know pornography isn't meant to be reality, but when young teens watch this they get completely the wrong idea about sex.

As for teens, if parents bothered to teach their children instead of assuming the schools will, or just avoiding it, then letting them enjoy porn wouldn't be a problem. Besides, not all pornography is unrealistic. Usually it's just the high-end stuff, but the stuff from the internet, that most teens view, is actually very realistic.

I find that most if not all is unrealistic. The point is, so many parents don't teach their children about it and if the schools in your country are anything like those in mine then your first lesson on sex will be the real thing. This is why I think that pornography has a major con in it (that isn't a joke btw). Anyways, just my opinion and I do believe like I said in my first post that it serves many purposes.

Side: Bad - get rid of it!
1 point

Another thing I dislike about porn is that so much of it is completely devoid of reality

I think that is part of the reason it is popular. People don't want reality, they want fantasy.

when teens watch porn they will be getting completely wrong idea of sex altogether.

This is true.

Side: Good - keep it!
1 point

This is true.

Goes into another state of shock... Did you really just agree with me?

Side: Good - keep it!

Maybe the reason you felt sick was this type of porn isn't for you. This would be an opinion shared by a lot of women in particular, being that Women are by and large far more romantic than men, and men far more visceral in their collective sexual appetite.

There is porn targeted at women, that would be also suitable for couples, it probably wouldn't have the bukkake finish you saw either.

The only thing is though that porn like art, mirrors how we wish life to be on a personal level, if it were too much like reality (and that porn exists too) it would be on the whole not very satisfying.

As far as teenagers watching it are concerned I'd have to agree that watching a lot of porn could if they have no experience, alter their perceptions and expectations.

Overall Porn has good and bad points, I'd say it reaches an equilibrium and the only thing is to buy and watch porn made by reputable producers, and healthy stars.

Side: Good - keep it!
Billie(790) Disputed
1 point

Maybe the reason you felt sick was this type of porn isn't for you.

That is what came into my head as I was leaving but it had turned me on before they started messing up her face so my conclusion is that certain parts of it are good, others are bad. Its ok when it happens to me, but watching it makes me nauseous. There is no point in me commenting on your other points as I agree with them.

Side: Bad - get rid of it!
1 point

Well I don't really watch the stuff, it never caught my attention but if someone likes it there is nothing wrong with it.

Side: Good - keep it!
2 points

I just DVR it and skip through the boring parts.... hahaha...

Side: Good - keep it!
2 points

tsk tsk tsk baby, You don't need porn when you got a woman like me LOL

Side: Good - keep it!
1 point

If you don’t like a radio talk show, don’t listen to it.

If you don’t like Christians praying in school, then don’t pray with them.

If you think it’s wrong to eat meat, then don’t eat it.

If you don’t like pornography, don’t watch it.

It is beyond me, why people feel the need to press their beliefs and opinions on others. I don’t like a LOT of radio talk shows that I’ve heard, I’m not Christian, I don’t agree with the process involved in getting meat to the grocery store, and I don’t watch pornography. But for those that support these things, I do not make one single attempt to deprive them on their right to freedom in what they do. Unless it interferes with mine or my daughter’s life, liberty, and happiness, it doesn’t bother me what people choose to spend their time and money on.

Nobody is forcing camera men to film people having sex, and nobody is forcing people to have sex on camera. They do it because they like it and because it makes them money. Is it morally wrong in my opinion? Yes, I would like to see people spend their time bettering the society instead of the government having to make a half assed attempt at it with all the federal aid that is available. But this is just my opinion; it is not and should not be against the law what consenting adults do behind closed doors.

“I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” - Voltaire

Side: Good - keep it!

Adult pornography is O.K. as long as someone is not forced to look at it.

Side: Good - keep it!
2 points

All you people that say you should keep it are messed up.

Side: Bad - get rid of it!
Coldfire(1014) Disputed
2 points

I am no moderator, nor have I been in this forum long enough to know if there are any, but I do know that personal attacks like this add little to a debate and should be discouraged.

If you would like to state a position to say that 'people who support pornography are messed up' It might be suitable to create a new thread. This one is whether or not Pornography is 'good' or 'bad.'

With respect friend, please try to be civil.

Side: Good - keep it!
Billie(790) Disputed
2 points

Do you really believe that is going to suddenly switch them to your side? That isn't how it works; if you wish them to convert to your argument then they must see a big enough reason for doing so which is where you provide a logically put together post that describes exactly why pornography is bad. Or at least give a reason why it is bad - that is better than nothing.

Side: Good - keep it!
Bohemian(3860) Disputed
2 points

Sex is older than civilization itself. Does it surprise you that people would want to see it?

Side: Good - keep it!
1 point

I have to say that I also don't believe its necessarily the governments responsibility and that it ultimately comes down to the individual pornograpy is harmful and wrong. I say this largely because of what scripture teaches and my upbringing. Also although I am not sure I believe there is a study out there that discusses the negative effects of it on people.

Side: Bad - get rid of it!
Coldfire(1014) Disputed
2 points

We are often times products of the society in which we live. This may cause our particular way of thought but it is hardly the reason to conform to a way of thinking. We are constantly learning and expanding. I encourage you to change the paradigm. If “what scripture teaches and [your] upbringing” goes against reason, logic, or ethics then it would behoove you to consider an alternative way of thinking.

Also, although I am not sure, I believe there is a study out there that discusses the negative effects of religion on people. Is this motivation enough to stop practicing? If not, then why would a study discussing the negative effects of pornography motivate someone to stop watching it?

Side: Good - keep it!