It is a worry.

Is free speech/expression something we should take away?

Julie, I won't put it down to you being a woman, nor a feminsist, that you make that last remark.

Freedom of speech has nothing whatsoever to do with the issue.

300 million women worldwide are employed in the assorted "sex industries".

6.5 billion people, half of whom are children.

So 3.25 billion are adult and half that are adult females. That's 1625 million.

So 300 million is about 18.5% of the adult female population.

THAT is the relevant issue, Jools. Not free speech.

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So 300 million is about 18.5% of the adult female population.

1 in 5? I doubt it.

Kinda like the "1 in 4 women get raped in their life" statistic that is closer to 1 in 33.

Feminist say, "Pornography encourages rape" or "It belittles women".

OK, so they get away with saying that. I am not sure what else they would get away with. I don't think Pornography hurts the eyes.

Anyhow, the pro prostitution capitalist movement says, "It is free trade".

What can you.

Business is business. Men are bombarded with what they will buy and if the seller can use women as bait to sell products then that is their right.

Back to blaming/diverting to Capitalism again, rather than looking at the fundamental issues, eh julie.

The UN International Labor Report from 1997 tells us that 300 million women worldwide are employed in the assorted "sex industries". M-R-N

So 300 million is about 18.5% of the adult female population. Percy (after doing the maths)

1 in 5? I doubt it. Jack

Talk to the hand in the UN.

Pull the finger.

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Feminist say, "Pornography encourages rape"...

Its been shown that quite the opposite is true.

But women are still pissed about it, because they aren't as desired as before, and if men don't desire them as much women have less power over men.

http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/trends/n_9437/

I can see both why feminists would favor pronography and why they would hate it.

Favor = It is usually a well paid job that allows women to use their bodies to make money. This helps women gain financial independence.

Hate = Men would rather look at porn than deal with a real feminist. Porn becomes competition. This rape excuse is just that...an excuse because they don't want to admit that they can't compete with porn.

I am sure, much as we are, the feminists are split on this issue.

As for me.

I dunno. I rarely look at it but when I do I have no complaints. I can see the argument that it breaks down the family, but I doubt porn is anywhere as deadly to the family as feminism has been.

julie, damn...you hate capitalism don't you?

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julie, damn...you hate capitalism don't you?

It is my latest hobby horse Garak.

I study social business now a days.

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It is my latest hobby horse Garak.

I study social business now a days.

Well, with the recession and the fingers pointing to greed....I can't say it isn't a popular topic these days (hating capitalism).

You should do some research on the Federal Reserve (US) and I think you'll find that a big part of the problem lies there.

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Well, with the recession and the fingers pointing to greed....I can't say it isn't a popular topic these days (hating capitalism).

You should do some research on the Federal Reserve (US) and I think you'll find that a big part of the problem lies there.

Ahem, Ahem, Ahem. (is that how you make a point that you have something important to say?)

I could rock you world on the subject of the banks.

Yeah, it is true. But I have men in my life who won't let me. I know one man who has every newspaper clipping (boxes of them) on the Rockefeller family and the banking system going back to the 70's.

He is barred from America as were many back in the day.

But because everything they did was underground including all the CIA info... they think today is the same.

I have questioned and listened carefully to their words and then looked it up on the net but it doesn't yet exist.

Bloody protectors.

I am sure, much as we are, the feminists are split on this issue.

Feminists are not split, don't be silly.

Feminists say they are split, but in reality they are not.

Remember, 99% of what feminists say is pure concentrated lies.

I can see the argument that it breaks down the family, but I doubt porn is anywhere as deadly to the family as feminism has been.

But porn is a tentacle of feminist culture, so...