I was profoundly affected by -- I believe it was -- audre lord's essay on the importance of the erotic.
something to the effect of, once you know it can feel that good, be that kind of a peak experience, you want life to be rich and sweet like that. more of the time.
also a long while ago I had a discussion about porn in regard to fanfic, and someone in that discussion said something about how if sex is seen as sinful and bad theologically, then things that make you think about sex are going to be seen as sinful and bad.
that got me thinking about "throwing the baby out with the bathwater."
it's a fascinating question and one I have certainly not fully articulated for myself, but while a lot of porn is clearly Not Aimed at Me, or is demeaning to women, well.... I've found the stuff that isn't. And i'm pretty okay with that!!!
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Date: 2012-04-07 10:28 pm (UTC)something to the effect of, once you know it can feel that good, be that kind of a peak experience, you want life to be rich and sweet like that. more of the time.
also a long while ago I had a discussion about porn in regard to fanfic, and someone in that discussion said something about how if sex is seen as sinful and bad theologically, then things that make you think about sex are going to be seen as sinful and bad.
that got me thinking about "throwing the baby out with the bathwater."
it's a fascinating question and one I have certainly not fully articulated for myself, but while a lot of porn is clearly Not Aimed at Me, or is demeaning to women, well.... I've found the stuff that isn't. And i'm pretty okay with that!!!