<p>I don’t think watching porn decreases the desire of people to have sex, nor decreases the amount of sex they want to have. I would think watching porn would incease sexual creativity and create new fantasies that the viewer wants to act out. I doubt a male would choose jerking off over having sex.</p>
<p>TCBH is correct. You have to confirm that you are 18 before entering a porn site.</p>
<p>Obviously people lie, but you have to put the disclaimer on there.</p>
<p>I’ve got a stash that weighs in at around 80GB, although a lot of it is in HD which takes up a considerable amount of space.</p>
<p>Why am I telling you people this??</p>
<p>“Create new fantasies that the viewer would want to act out.”</p>
<p>You mean the same way video games cause violence?</p>
<p>People do not fantasize about Pam Anderson before seeing a picture of her.</p>
<p>Violence in video games does not cause fantasies in most players. Especially since the circumstances of violent video games, whether they be alien droids or gang members, rarely match the players actual status in life. </p>
<p>Pornography can relate to all people with sexual desires, and just about all people can experience sexual pleasure. I don’t think the majority of people feel something resembling an orgasm by killing virtual characters. And, sex is a socially accepted practice, violence is not. It is a poor comparission. One is widely accepted as a part of life, while the other is almost always condemned. Violence is an act against a resistent victim, a large percentage of pornography is between consenting parties, and sex typically is between consenting adults.</p>
<p>There is a difference between violent fantasies and sexual ones. Men and women have experience sexual stimulation during the sleep cycle, but violent fantasies are far less common.</p>
<p>Fantasies are linked to pornagraphic material, sexual urges act out these fantasies (stimulation or “wet dream”). </p>
<p>Do you mean all video games or violent ones, because those are two different things.</p>
<p>I’m just disagreeing you when you say that the fantasies don’t exist before you view the porn. I will vouch for most males here when I say that I’ve already had a cast of hundreds in my head well before I saw my first porno.</p>
<p>And as to whether violence is not socially accepted: We accept certain violence and condemn others, as well as finding activities to act as surrogates for violent instincts. One could argue that one of the functions of modern society is to resolve disputes between people not related by blood without killing each other.</p>
<p>I can vouch for many women. We’ve had fantasies LONG before we ever saw porn.</p>
<p>I lost my virginity years before I saw a porno and I had fantasies before I lost my virginity. </p>
<p>As for violence against women and/or prostitutes- what an even better reason to legalize and regulate it! If you are physically abused during a “call” now as a prostitute, what do you do? Nothing because you’re not going to turn yourself in. If it were legal, the “customer” would be charged with assault.</p>
<p>Lol…you think legalizing prostitution is going to protect young underage girls who don’t know what the hell they are getting themselves into? There are tons of “under the table” deals that go on behind the law in many other questionable businesses…I really don’t expect that the type of people in the prostitution industry will adhere to some stupid laws. Of course they’re still going to take in underage girls who don’t have many other options, and just forge ages, identification, whatever. I really don’t think it would be that hard, and why on earth would the government want to spend more and more money investigating these cases? Since when does the government do anything efficiently and thoroughly? And if there’s not enough concern generated, then its a complete waste of money. In fact, if prostitution were regulated, it might even be easier to sneak in underage girls, etc into a business because prostitution is considered more acceptable and can expand into other areas of the country. As long as the business can look good and legal on the surface, and the government doesn’t care enough to investigate further, no one will really look into it - no one is further protected. Prostitution is petty change, usually, so it doesn’t generate a LOT of money. As much as we’d all like to believe that the government is full of saints and whatever, it wants money, so why would it spend its time doing a GOOD job of looking into these cases? Besides, I can’t think of very many people who would want to work with prostitution businesses - as others have stated here, it’s a moral issue for many. So its very likely that someone in the government who is examining prostitution regulations probably isn’t passionate about their work - they won’t do a competent job and things will slip by. What about the possibility of prostitution head honchos paying the government or police off with bribes? It would be so easy, and then prostitution abuse could be further hidden. </p>
<p>Do underage kids work under the table for construction companies? Yup. Do underage kids drink alcohol? Yup. Do people have slaves in the United States? Yup. Laws aren’t always followed, even with regulations. </p>
<p>Just to summarize…it seems to me that legalizing prostitution would result in apathy on the government’s part, which would help to hide any questionable prostitution activity, such as taking advantage of underage girls. I see it becoming just another ignored law, eventually - perhaps not in the beginning, but after a while. Then it would take a huge event for the problem to surface, and only then would the government want to get involved, just to hush the public up. I think it’s highly likely that regulations will either leave the problem the same, or make it worse, which is why I argue against it. </p>
<p>The difference between this and the porn industry is that porn is more viewable, more public in a sense. Anyone can really get a hold of movies or pictures, so it’s difficult (but definitely not impossible) to pass off underage kids in porn. This publicity protects them (sometimes) more so than prostitution when there is often no record - it’s more private and easier to hide. </p>
<p>I have a huge problem with underage girls being influenced, drugged, or intimidated into something like prostitution when they have other, healthier options that they might not know about…I really can’t see the government caring too much though, when there isn’t much money to be gained and when these girls aren’t exactly the paris hiltons of society.</p>
<p>Schools and D.A.R.E. indoctrinate kids, telling them violence is wrong. Laws constantly punish violence. Colleges have strict policies against violence and weapons. The only type of violence that is acceptable is self defense. </p>
<p>I am guessing you mean the media and culture is more violent in its portrayal of society than in previous generations. If you are talking about desentization of violence- it probably started during the Roman gladatorial times. </p>
<p>I also think there is a distinction between violence and aggression. </p>
<p>What I should have said is, you can’t fantasize about a porn star before seeing that porn star. And porn does create certain fantasies, whether they are new or made a previous one more.</p>
<p>I would say prostitution is very accessible in cities, and sex for money is pretty visible if you know what corners to walk to. </p>
<p>Basically, abuses are going to happen whether it’s legal or not. The government might as well make tax revenue from it instead of spending money to jail prostitutes multiple times.</p>
<p>"Basically, abuses are going to happen whether it’s legal or not. The government might as well make tax revenue from it instead of spending money to jail prostitutes multiple times. "</p>
<p>Yup, the government will make tax revenue from prostitution but I have a gut feeling that it will put very little money and effort into actually regulating prostitution. What does that mean? It means the industry will grow because it can, and it becomes easier to get away with more if the government doesn’t care enough to look. As long as the government is getting some pocket change, why bother doing anything to protect the girls getting involved? The government won’t get any cash by protecting these employees, or investigating their working conditions. And who is going to pressure the government to look into such affairs when prostitution is frowned upon by an overwhelming majority of people?</p>
<p>1 Sky, I never said it would catch ALL of them. I said it would help. And it would. </p>
<p>I think I have repeated myself enough times. I’m done now.</p>
<p>K, I just don’t see how regulating will tighten the control in prostitution for the reasons that I have summarized above. If anything, I’d say it would lessen the control because I don’t see the government caring enough to really do their job and follow through on regulations and protection of employees. Just collect the money and leave. The government is really good at that.</p>
<p>How about a more logical comparison: how many underage people are in the US porn industry? </p>
<p>And frankly if I had enough money to never need to work again, I could always be The Punisher by night and make sure nobody’s employing underage people.</p>
<p>There are few underage people in the porn industry for the same reasons I’ve stated above. It’s harder to hide that when porn is made public and available to really anyone who can pay. Very easy to get caught and jailed or fined. </p>
<p>I’m not saying hiring underage kids is bad for every industry ever made; I just think it’s disgusting in the case of something like prostitution…</p>
<p>I think you need to have more faith in government. Do you find yourself getting sick whenever you go out to eat? If not… it’s probably because health inspectors make sure that businesses are in line. I agree that at the top levels of government there’s a lot of apathy and just showing up for the paycheck, but people like cops definitely aren’t there for the paycheck… because I can assure you it’s not a big salary.</p>
<p>"As long as the government is getting some pocket change, why bother doing anything to protect the girls getting involved? "</p>
<p>If they are hired into a legal profession, they are protected under US Labor laws.</p>
<p>I have faith in the government in many respects, but I just don’t see anyone being passionate about working with prostitution regulations as their career and actually willing to dig deeper into problems, etc. As long as everything looks good on the surface, why spend more money and probe further to ensure that everything is legal? It’s prostitution…I can’t see a lot of people caring about the employees in that kind of industry…sorry…</p>
<p>I would be willing to bet many companies and industries violate the US Labor laws. Considering the type of people who are likely to go into business for prostitution (sorry to generalize, but seriously now…), I really don’t see labor laws being much of an obstacle. </p>
<p>I don’t even know how prostitution would be regulated and made “safe”. Medical forms? Video recording? That’s gross, but I don’t see any other route to take that would ensure employees of that kind of work are not abused behind closed doors. Other businesses and services do it…</p>
<p>Since these regulations are quite strict, and they’d have to be to ensure definite protection of employees, I can see many people saying “BS!” and finding an unregistered or “under the table” prostitution business that is not legally registered regardless of the laws because it’s more convenient. Or the regulations will be BS in their protection of employees and prostitution businesses would have free rein over everything - meaning they can hide certain things…with the government’s blessing, as long as they get their tax money.</p>
<p>Maybe you could look at the situation in countries where it’s legal, rather than just speculating.</p>
<p>Dominican Republic: [DominicanRepublic</a> - Facts on Trafficking and Prostitution](<a href=“http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/domrep.htm]DominicanRepublic”>http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/domrep.htm)
-huge problem with women being tricked or mislead into the "profession</p>
<p>Switzerland
[Human</a> Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery - Switzerland](<a href=“http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Switzerland.htm]Human”>Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery - Switzerland)
-wow how surprising, more trafficking with women being maniuplated and mislead
-have you read the girl with the dragon tatoo books? True, they are fiction but there is some truth behind the story about the sex trade there…gives good insight…</p>
<p>A solid list of various other countries with legal prostitution: [An</a> analysis of the harms caused by legalising prostitution, and the international response to this analysis](<a href=“http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rYAMuUd9lOgJ:www.doctorsforlifeinternational.com/departments/legal/Harmscausedbylegalising.doc+legal+prostitution+in+england+problems&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]An”>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:rYAMuUd9lOgJ:www.doctorsforlifeinternational.com/departments/legal/Harmscausedbylegalising.doc+legal+prostitution+in+england+problems&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us)</p>
<p>Interesting list giving reasons why prostitution shouldn’t be legalized, and look at that, many of the reasons I gave are on there…
[Prostitution</a> Research & Education Website](<a href=“http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/laws/000022.html]Prostitution”>http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/laws/000022.html)
This site also gives a lot of good solid information about legal prostitution and the consequences in the links, etc.</p>
<p>Isn’t prostitution legal in many parts of western europe?</p>
<p>I don’t think anyone is saying that abuses would not occur, or under the table deals would not occur. Sure, sexual harrassment is banned, but it happens in the work place. </p>
<p>"I don’t even know how prostitution would be regulated and made “safe”. Medical forms? "</p>
<p>I believe in the CA porn industry there is mandatory STD screenings. Contracts could require the use of a condom.</p>
<p>[STD</a> Testing For Adult Film Stars - Adult Film Stars and Required STD Testing](<a href=“http://std.about.com/od/stdsinthemedia/a/Californias-30-Day-Rule-Std-Testing-For-Adult-Film-Stars.htm]STD”>STIs: Causes and Risk Factors)</p>
<p>Similar policies could be enacted in the area of prostitution.</p>
<p>“Or the regulations will be BS in their protection of employees and prostitution businesses would have free rein over everything - meaning they can hide certain things…with the government’s blessing, as long as they get their tax money.”</p>
<p>Can you give an example of a company that has free rein over everything with no government regulation of health or safety? How would the porn industry be any worse than any other industry? Even the private tobacco industry now has serious government intervention. OSHA laws would apply to the porn industry, and abused employees would be allowed to file a report with OSHA or another agency. </p>
<p>“but I just don’t see anyone being passionate about working with prostitution regulations as their career and actually willing to dig deeper into problems, etc.”</p>
<p>There are people who already stand up for the rights of abused prostitutes. I think social workers are very caring people, and would not discriminate against a legal profession. They work with people from all walks of life because they care. Plus, there are always lawyers who love to take cases about workplace abuse to make a quick buck. I am sure there are law practices that specialize in that area.</p>
<p>It would take the enforcement of violence off the streets and substitute legal means.</p>
<p>I think most people do not agree with prostitution, and that probably would not change. But it is only a step further than the porn industry and stripping.</p>