Is pornography moral?

[Person Man]

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

[Person Man]

Is the use and/or viewing of pornography moral?

Depending on the context, I think it can be argued that pornography is just as immoral as prostitution.  If you believe that prostitution is immoral because it involves society forcing a person to be sexually penetrated to make a living, then how is pornography any different other than that a camera and a multi-billion dollar industry are involved?

Then again, how is society forcing anyone to do anything and taking something from Randian thinking, what is "society"? Unlike them, I think it exists, but think the word is thrown around too much when people aren't even sure of what it is.

And the element of force and general why it is immoral. Is it immoral because it is a form of buggery (as applied to any form of non marital sexual behavior(or in rare cases marital sexual behavior) that is not constitutionally protected) or a form of rape  (someone is made or makes themself dependent on sexual favors to continue to live) or is it something else?

This why I think prostitution should be decriminalized unless there is an element of force involved and if it is to stay illegal, only the pimp and john should be punished. The only other sustainable (where prostitution laws aren't thrown out in 50 years or sooner) would be that constitution is amended or reconstrued by SCOTUS to allow all forms of buggery to be made crimes again (overturn Griswold and Lawrence).

[Person Man]

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.

Reminds me of a show called TV Funhouse I tried to watch when I was a kid. It talked about resisting Satan's urges and waiting until you were ready to take a sh1t.

[Person Man]

Is the use and/or viewing of pornography moral?

Depending on the context, I think it can be argued that pornography is just as immoral as prostitution.  If you believe that prostitution is immoral because it involves society forcing a person to be sexually penetrated to make a living, then how is pornography any different other than that a camera and a multi-billion dollar industry are involved?

Then again, how is society forcing anyone to do anything and taking something from Randian thinking, what is "society"? Unlike them, I think it exists, but think the word is thrown around too much when people aren't even sure of what it is.

And the element of force and general why it is immoral. Is it immoral because it is a form of buggery (as applied to any form of non marital sexual behavior(or in rare cases marital sexual behavior) that is not constitutionally protected) or a form of rape  (someone is made or makes themself dependent on sexual favors to continue to live) or is it something else?

This why I think prostitution should be decriminalized unless there is an element of force involved and if it is to stay illegal, only the pimp and john should be punished. The only other sustainable (where prostitution laws aren't thrown out in 50 years or sooner) would be that constitution is amended or reconstrued by SCOTUS to allow all forms of buggery to be made crimes again (overturn Griswold and Lawrence).

So criminalising gay sex helps in what way exactly? You aren't making much sense.

Well, if the basic act of prostitution only immoral because you pay another adult for money for sex, then how is it different from any other form of consensual sex between adults?

Srsly... the amount of bloviating handwringing in this thread makes me wanna (in the words of DFB) vom.

Every one of you watches porn.  Quit acting like it's some esoteric moral dilemma.  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.

Immoral or moral or right or wrong or whatever... just like it was up to the people in the porno to make the porno (they were compensated for their time and the risk involved)... it is up to me and me along whether I watch it.  Moral or not.

If you want to lie to me and pretend you don't watch porn, I won't believe you and your arguments will just lose any shred of credibility they have.

If you're honest about your porn habits and still think it's immoral on some level even if it's an acceptable immoral behavior.. then that's fine.

This. And saying that you engage in immoral behavior, if you take responsibility, is a credible thing to do. At that point, you can apologize to those you have hurt or find a reason to excuse it. Otherwise, you are either a liar or admitting to all of us that you're an a-hole.