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[–]DistantGlimmer 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

This definitely happens:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-truth-serial-killer-con-man-john-robinson/story?id=65855274

I think it is hard to make a blanket statement about it as it ranges from pretty harmless fantasy to disgustingly misogynistic garbage which really does at least psychologically damage people. On the whole I wish BDSM was a lot less popular but I'm not sure what you can really do about things adults do with each other do with each other in private where both parties are at least claiming to consent (at least as long as no one is actually seriously injured obviously).

[–]worried19[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I figure the least we can do is stop glamorizing it in pop culture and work to end violent pornography.

At this point, there's almost nothing that I would see as "pretty harmless fantasy."

[–]DistantGlimmer 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Agreed. I want porn in general banned. Hopefully, without the porn pushing it less people would be doing these things.

[–]worried19[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think violent porn should be banned. Porn in general I believe could be reformed if society had a mind to do so.

[–]DistantGlimmer 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don't see how to reform it honestly. As long as society is sexist against women the profit motive is always going to push porn to be misogynistic even if not explicitly violent IMO. (It's an interesting question I guess if truly ethical porn could exist in a society without gender roles but under patriarchy, I think it is impossible.

[–]worried19[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It would be difficult, but it would have to be decoupled from money. No one gets paid for making it or distributing it.

[–]PassionateIntensity 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Correct me if I'm wrong but BDSM is actually illegal, right? It's not usually prosecuted by police or treated like it is because it doesn't get reported by a victim, but a person can't legally consent to violence or assault.

[–]DistantGlimmer 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm not 100% sure but I believe you are correct. I have heard of very extreme cases like cannibalism where it was still prosecuted as murder even though the victim consented to it due to obvious mental illness.