“Expressed greater intent to commit rape”

I would really like to know how they measured this. I get the feeling that the men being studied didn’t come out and state, “yes, I have a greater intent to rape” on a survey or something. The researchers must have been using something as a proxy for “intent to rape”.

I’d also like to see the stats for how many of the men have actually raped someone. For example, if 86% are rated as “more likely to rape” after watching porn, but 99.9% don’t rape anyone, then that would suggest there is no correlation between porn and rape.

Its true, mainstream porn is problematic. Banning it is a stupid powerhead solution. Also its already banned on lemmy.world.

That said there are also alot of reports that are women who show interest in porn also enjoy physical abusive stuff (like choking and gaging

What about porn which doesn’t involve any women?

No

I don’t care if someone fantasizes about horrible things. I really don’t. Cannot even begin to care.

Bringing that shit I to reality is where I have an issue. Religious people can’t tell the difference between fantasy and reality. They are mentally ill. And in that population porn could be seen as dangerous.

So you rehabilitate the religious people. Done. Fixed.

No we should not.

No.

/thread

Maybe this is a good post to recommend some ethical porn sites. Proper consent, fair treatment, and transparency are at the forefront of ethical porn sites.

https://ethicalpornsites.com/

Any other recommendations?

That depends, would it work as well as our efforts of banning guns and drugs?

What’s with the downvotes? This is absolutely a valid question and a valid scientific analysis! It might be a hard pill to swallow, but porn is bad, especially for men’s view of women.

I can think of a few things that do more to contribute to rape and degrading views of women than porn, which has existed as long as human civilization has:

• The actual rape that happens in almost every dynamic where authority is involved: manager/employee, student/teacher, coach/athlete, agent/client, in police custody, etc.
• The instances of actual rape, at best, not being investigated. At worst, the woman becomes subject to harassment, bullying, and smear campaigns
• The flood of right-wing manosphere propaganda in the YouTube algorithm demonizing feminism
• Gamergate
• Churches pushing purity culture
• Churches forcing women into quiet subservience that keeps them from speaking out against leaders and husbands
• Politicians passing anti-“DEI” legislation rolling back decades of progress in women’s rights
• Politicians passing legislation in some states to lower the age girls can get married
• The techno-fascist emphasis on birth rate
• That school board official sexually harassing an underage girl on camera and nobody in power giving a shit
• “Grab them by the pussy. When you’re a star, they let you do whatever you want.”
• Jeffrey Epstein

Porn, all porn…

How does gay porn perpetuate degrading views of women? 🤔

If you want to live in a country that banned porn, feel free to move to People’s Republic of China.

(Or I guess Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan is also a good choice)

No, this isn’t Gilead