Is pornography moral?

[opebo]

Well I don't lend any credence to the idea of 'morality'.  To me there is no right or wrong.  And, of course I do suspect that the reason we get a fairly high 'moral' rating in this poll is simply that the majority of the forum likes and depends upon this artistic product for sexual satisfaction.

[opebo]

Both are immoral (abnormal).

Have to agree.

I really don't understand my fellow lefties sometimes.

Objectification, exploitation, sex without feelings, etc.

All sex is objectification.

So you are saying that it is impossible to think of you partner as a human person during the sexual act? I unfortunately am unable to contradict you but I highly doubt it.

Why would you want to do that? 

[opebo]

People who have sexual urges that they repress for moral/religious/whatever reasons tend to drive themselves crazy, become very on edge, or fail to think rationally.  This release-starved person then levies their crazy upon everyone else.  I see it happen all the time.  People need to be able to crank one out without feeling so damn terrible about it.

That's an argument for masturbation, not pornography. One doesn't necessitate the other.

Good lord, what're the poor bastards supposed to do?  Just stare at the wall?

[opebo]

See, what I'm getting from this is that you're essentially admitting that you and opebo are just really unimaginative and possibly that your leisure time isn't very balanced

No amount of imagination can substitute for a moving picture, Nathan.  And I am, sadly, forced to occasionally use the manual technique from the Bad Place because even here I can only afford proper service an average of twice a week.

[opebo]

No amount of imagination can substitute for a moving picture, Nathan.

Imagine harder.
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No, thanks.

[opebo]

Good lord, Nathan, who are you to decide what are 'healthy attitudes' about sex?

[opebo]

I don't consider it immoral, but calling it moral is also a bit odd...

Rather like saying its moral to chew gum or take a sh**t.

[opebo]

Chances are most of the porn you watch involves young women (or men) masturbating in front of a webcam or having sex with their significant other.  Not professionally produced pr0ns.

What?  Really?  Is that the kind of weird stuff young people are into nowadays?  Good lord, the professional stuff is far better than that crap.  Like comparing Breaking Bad to watching a reality TV show.