That she's a woman doing physical activity that directly strengthens her body and makes her able to fend for herself physically. I was heckled and harassed when I dared to try jogging on the streets in Russia (I have family there). For the same reason - women who are seen in public engaging in any sort of physically…

Both are valid judgements. Large numbers of Americans elect Tea Party candidates.

But but but...their CULTURE!

Japan has had this problem for a long time...Women enter the work force after college, and are only expected to work for a limited number of years before they are "supposed" to get married, leave work, and have children. From my understanding, Japan has never gone through a women's liberation movement like the US did,…

And Japan wonders why its going through a birth rate crisis.

Which is why the second we found it on our teen's tablet we sat down and had a nice, long, uncomfortable discussion about reality and misogyny and treating women like humans and porn is not real life. Because if I raise four asshole men, I'm going to murder them. (And then probably take out myself.)

Oh yes. He's on an FBI watch list, and I'm living my dream life. :)

Of course, if you protest, it's just because you don't know what you really want.
That's one of the more frightening things that I think porn promotes—the idea that we're all just waiting for someone to Open Our Sexual Minds.
A virtual hug to you—and a box of kittens for having to deal with that.

The most frightening part of hardcore porn going mainstream is this first generation of kids who have it at all at their fingertips. I remember reading an article about 9, 10, 11 year old boys holed up in their bedrooms for days on end hooked on hardcore porn. Getting desensitized by these images way before one's…

I have nothing to add other than I find the idea of anal sex revolting. So does my husband, thank god.

I don't know where you live, but where /I/ live, there ain't NOBODY who won't running screaming from this madness!

"Porn's appeal has long been the holding up of a light, or a magnifying glass, to the inner workings of human pleasure. Rosebudding continues to play on that theme, literally turning a medical oddity — something second year medical students might discuss with a hand gently stroking their chins — into something…

The market for this crap is people who've stumbled onto these videos after getting bored of whatever they were currently watching. I doubt anyone woke up today and said without prompting, well, you get the idea.

Jesus Christ. Why do sick fucks get off on hurting other people? That bit about porn moving toward pretending to rape terrified preteen girls made me want to punch somebody. When I first met my ex, I was a very "young" 17 (as in, 17 going on15), and he asked me whether I had ever had rape fantasies. I told him, nope,…

I'm glad I'm not the only one posting about this.

OK, I know Jezebel is generally a pro-porn site and everything, but what is this, "Oh, they're just trying to be edgy," and "Oh, well, we're just desensitized to sexual images, they have to keep finding the new thing," BS, all while ignoring the plain and obvious fact: this isn't just meant to be shocking, it's meant…

I agree 100%. If men are consuming violent sexual acts constantly, it continues the fucking RAPE CULTURE. Why do you think young men are so angry at women today. I'll give you one hint:

Dear God, why???? I skimmed through this before deciding I just Could Not. Now I feel super nauseous. Slightly related, regular anal sex (which now seems delightfully vanilla after this fucking story) just does not appeal to me AT ALL. Like, zero interest and a touch of repulsion. But, my husband really wants to try…

I think the concept of porn is not necessarily misogynistic, but the current industry definitely is.

whether pornography can continue satisfying the needs of viewers