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[–]QueenBread 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (8 children)

So? Does that make me a fujoshi? I enjoy yaoi, all the hardcore stuff. Apparently that makes me someone who doesn't understand the difference between reality and fiction?

Oh, oh, I know: let's apply it to videogames too. Let's get GTA5, one of the most best-selling videogames of the era, banned because it's popular among preteens. And, by your logic, it surely teaches kids to run over pedestrians and sell drugs.

[–]DifferentAirGC 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

The difference is that everyone knows crimes and violence (when not used in sex) are wrong, but people give a free pass to anything as long as it's a kink. Porn is full of fucked up shit, including violence and racism, but anyone who criticizes it gets called a prude. And there are several instances of people imitating porn, why do you think anal, BDSM and choking have become so popular?

[–]QueenBread 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

And there are several instances of people imitating porn, why do you think anal, BDSM and choking have become so popular?

Because people can finally openly admit they have those kinks.

By the way, are you quite sure everyone knows crimes and violence are wrong?

[–]GoValidateYourselfuseful lesbian 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

People's brains also get conditioned and warped by porn. Unless you think porn has no influence on people's sex fantasies? Do you seriously think extreme acts like choking and bdsm were practiced by cavemen? Or by people living in the Middle Ages, or hell, even 100 years ago?

[–]QueenBread 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Unless you think porn has no influence on people's sex fantasies?

Buddy, you're confusing cause and effect.

Porn didn't teach me BDSM. I first looked for BDSM porn because I was into that from the beginning.

[–]GoValidateYourselfuseful lesbian 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I'm not confusing them at all. You probably had real relationships and experiences that made you realize you enjoyed bdsm. I'm talking about the teenagers being exposed to hardcore stuff before they have any real experiences, and believing that it's a normal and expected part of sex. Think about how many straight women complain about their boyfriends randomly choking them during sex, because they thought that was part of it. I'm not talking about you.

[–]QueenBread 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Agreed, porn can create a messed up perception of sex. However..... it's a bit like with other things: if you can't discern reality from fiction, chances are you'll end up doing something stupid even if you didn't watch porn. I do understand your point however, and it's true.

[–]GoValidateYourselfuseful lesbian 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That's true, it all depends on the individual and their personality. I think in general teenagers and people under 25 have a harder time discerning reality and fiction, b/c their brains aren't fully matured. That's a generalization, but probably true for a good chunk of teens. I noticed it when I was a teen on tumblr and AL, people talking about fandom changing the world, and social norms coming out of the stories people consume. I really think a lot of teens have trouble with this. I think it causes a lot of mental health problems too. I don't know what the solution is.

[–]QueenBread 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I disagree: even when I was a little kid, I had no trouble discerning reality from fiction. I have a theory that the reason it seems like it's teens and people under 25 who don't distinguish reality from fiction, is not because of their age..... but because of the culture they grew up with. When -I- was a teen, gender indoctrination wasn't a thing, nor were we raised with the belief that what we think and want is more important than any factual reality.

Heck, if I were a preteen in this day and age, and in the USA, I might be at risk of having a "trans phase" myself. Only because I'm not "conventionally" feminine and I have an assertive personality that's more socially considered as a quality of men than of women.