Friday, 8 January, 2010

Interesting perspective on pornography

I only watched Part 1, but I though there was some good insight there from a secular perspective (although the audio was bad quality).


Posted by Steve at 1:34 AM
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3 comments:

  1. Interesting that he claims to be or is claimed to be a feminist.

    His views are interesting at first blush, and then challenging to men who think of pornography as benign, or even beneficial to their sexuality.

    But, the feminine view of pornography actually has 3 sides to it, 1) the commoditization of women by a male dominant society, 2) the liberal position of free speech, and 3) the pro-sex crowd who say it's good for women.

    He leans toward #1, and is challenged by #2 and probably runs from number 3 as we all should.

    Good on you for bringing this forward. It is worthy of exploration and DIALOGUE.

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  2. Thanks for your insightful comments.

    I think there's perhaps a 4th angle to pornography that is more obvious in the generalized sexualization of the Western world: the notion that women somehow gain power over men through eroticism. In movies, TV and other media, women are most often very attractive and scantly dressed. This isn't just true of beer and truck commercials that target mainly men. It's also true of commercials for shampoo and creams that target women. The subliminal message being sent to women is that you have to make yourself attractive and sexy in order to have any meaning, as this gives you power over men through sexual attraction. Like a dog salivating over a T-bone steak, a man who lusts after a woman is under her control, so they claim.

    Women who buy into this lie fail to realize that they've literally made themselves into a piece of meat (pardon the pun with my dog analogy). Whatever influence they may gain through the commoditization of their body (and I don't doubt that they can genuinely gain some influence through this ruse) is so superficial and fragile. Superficial because the man in such a state doesn't see a woman, he sees a disposable piece of meat. He doesn't even need to know your name. Fragile because a car accident or disability can ruin external appearances in a flash.

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  3. Your comment Steve, brought to mind a tragic example of same.

    Over 35 years ago, I lived with a friend who was a hound dog, to use a quaint expression.

    We went out one night, and as often happened, he did not come home with me, but accompanied a pretty young woman he had met to her abode for sex.

    About 10 am the next morning, he called me at our home to ask me what her name was, since he did not want to call her "Hey You".

    It did not seem funny to me at the time, and it sure does not seem funny to me now, but it kind of proves your point.

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