"The sunny side of Smut" - pornography does no harm

The Sunny Side of Smut

For most people, pornography use has no negative effects—and it may even deter sexual violence

"With access to pornography easier than ever before, politicians and scientists alike have renewed their interest in deciphering its psychological effects. Certainly pornography addiction or overconsumption seems to cause relationship problems [see “Sex in Bits and Bytes,” by Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld; Scientific American Mind, July/August 2010]. But what about the more casual exposure typical of most porn users? Contrary to what many people believe, recent research shows that moderate pornography consumption does not make users more aggressive, promote sexism or harm relationships. If anything, some researchers suggest, exposure to pornography might make some people less likely to commit sexual crimes"


read the full article here:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...y-side-of-smut

Nina, it is so nice to see you back!

I think I may have to make a trip to NY and make us some smut! My health has been floundering......

Thanks for the link to an interesting article excerpt, Nina! [I guess you gotta buy the mag for the full article]

The author throws in a coupla qualifiers like "...moderate viewing of....mainstream, non-violent pornography..." I'd be curious to see how the studies surveyed in the article define those terms.

I was also rather interested to read the portion of the article that refers to a 2009 survey of whether viewers of pornography of considered their viewing problematic, which says:

"Repression seems to figure prominently into the puzzle of pornography...What mattered most, Twohig found, was whether the subjects tried to control their sexual thoughts and desires. The more they tried to clamp down on their urge for sex or porn, the more likely they were to consider their own pornography use a problem. The findings suggest that suppressing the desire to view pornography, for example, for moral or religious reasons, might actually strengthen the urge for it and exacerbate sexual problems."

Further support for two old adages, perhaps...

1. Obsession with sex is a direct result of lack of occupation with sex.

2. We become that which we despise.

2. We become that which we despise. Originally Posted by Sisyphus

You despise pussy?

You despise pussy? Originally Posted by WTF

That train is never late!

Nina, it is so nice to see you back!

I think I may have to make a trip to NY and make us some smut! My health has been floundering...... Originally Posted by WTF

I'm actually making the trip up to see her when we agree on dates that will work. I missed my beautiful Nina as well!

I'm actually making the trip up to see her when we agree on dates that will work. I missed my beautiful Nina as well! Originally Posted by Naomi4u

Where you been girl?

Taking a lil vacation?

All the old crew done run off. Not sure if that is bad or good but that is just a fact.

Stick around and we will get this party restarted. Maybe I'll see ya up in NY. I'm bringing my camcorder!