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In reply to the discussion: So what started this latest round of sex-industry defending threads? (HOF THREAD) [View all]redqueen
(115,164 posts)7. Yeah, all they want to talk about are those two edible slices of pizza
and just pretend the rest doesn't matter.
I mean there are food safety laws, so whatever.
That they find it so incredibly easy to simply just not think about what those slices covered in dog shit and broken glass represent... words fail.
For anyone who didn't get the reference:
I'm pretty tired of any feminist critique of porn, in order for it to be seen as valid, the author is expected to like pornography and heartily endorse it in a disclaimer. The happy, fun, consent-filled, queer and woman-friendly stuff we see on the internet is a rarity compared to the hateful (not a strong enough word) disgusting and degrading reality that is the whole picture. Say you have a pizza, and 14 out of 16 slices are covered in broken glass and dog shit, but two slices are cheesy and perfectly delicious. If I'm reviewing it, should I have to make some statement about how great those pieces fit for human consumption were? Should I support Pope Benedicto's Dog Shit N Broken Glass Pizza Parlour because they manage to make two edible slices of pizza per pie? It not only distorts the reality of the situation, but also seriously diminishes the pain and suffering of the vast majority of human beings who've actually been through it (eaten pizza/been involved in the pornography industry.)
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So what started this latest round of sex-industry defending threads? (HOF THREAD) [View all]
redqueen
Aug 2014
OP
Nah but that saying is so common I wouldn't be surprised if a few people had it.
redqueen
Aug 2014
#24
and they continue to derail and obfuscate to further their fully vested interest in pursuit of
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#22
the deeply erotic and fulfilling sexual experience of women and men in a mutually respectful
CTyankee
Aug 2014
#10
I want to take that out of the equation. I want to speak of those ~5% of women in the
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#37
well, again that goes back to the inherent wrong of owning someone. and is there a difference
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#40
what does it say about this person that they feel the need to own/rent a person
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#42
It's the convincing evidence that trafficking is increased in countries that legalize.
Squinch
Aug 2014
#35
and then give a Seven y/o article trying to prove their point. sheesh.
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#38
And the new nonsense: "But trafficking is a global problem so we can't talk about these country-by-
Squinch
Aug 2014
#45
Aha, that's right - he posted an editorial by a conservative saying it should be legal.
redqueen
Aug 2014
#53
Yeah... amazing how vocal they are about OTHER PEOPLE's rights to be prostitutes.
MadrasT
Aug 2014
#56