Miss Pearl on Nostr: And of course ye old social science thing fretting that porn impairs people's ...
And of course ye old social science thing fretting that porn impairs people's judgements around consent. Only there's never been a period in history with broader awareness of what constitutes sexual assault assault or harassment, simultaneous to the availability of more media, erotic or otherwise, than ever before - and per capita violence plummeted.
Not because porn use stops sexual assault, but because it flourishes in a consent focused culture. The two overlap- the ability to freely say an informed yes sans stigma is essential to the ability to say no.
Cultures that retreat to underwear catalogues and furtive caches of taboo imagery do not permit people agency over their own bodies, but also tend to demand a gatekeeper role full of impossible double standards from anyone who might be sexualized.
Not because porn use stops sexual assault, but because it flourishes in a consent focused culture. The two overlap- the ability to freely say an informed yes sans stigma is essential to the ability to say no.
Cultures that retreat to underwear catalogues and furtive caches of taboo imagery do not permit people agency over their own bodies, but also tend to demand a gatekeeper role full of impossible double standards from anyone who might be sexualized.