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What I stated was objective empirical statistic (as much as I hate stringing those 3 words together). It doesn't say anything about who's to blame for what.Fantasies are not the same as realities, however. Research also shows that even when women feel equally or more dominant in a relationship, they are still more likely to be the sufferer of abuse in imbalanced relationships, where men even when they feel a lack of power are much less likely to suffer violence, control or coercion or enforced isolation.
You really only need to look at statistics overall too, to see this is the case, and historically has been so. It's hard though to work on these inequalities without some troubles and distress for any gender, but mutual blaming isn't the best way forward. Educating young men and women and helping to support them to understand constructive ways forward in relating, based on research and experience, is a way forward, for example.
That is a fallacy. At one time, yes, they made money. Now it's just very little money, woman have been raped, and can't press charges. Mass production on grand level with the woman signing away all their rights. In fact, Hugh Hefner recorded woman at the mansion, and behind their backs (or on their backs) sold all the photos and rights to dot com porn sites. Because once the porn sites came online, the magazine lost huge amounts of money to the sites. And a lot of woman had no idea their pictures were at these sites.
Yes, there are plenty of men happy with internet activities but there are 50-75 lined up for the physical and that is capitalized on by predatory types.
If human trafficking has passed drug trafficking, l don't need to make any points clearer. @Neonatel RRT
Yes, there are plenty of men happy with internet activities but there are 50-75 lined up for the physical and that is capitalized on by predatory types.
Your point made. I agree with you. I have to take courses in recognizing human trafficking before I can renew my license each time. Michigan, where I live, with borders with Canada,...is a huge thoroughfare for traffickers,...including my home town,...it's in the news quite frequently. Although there is that element there of human trafficking,...people being forced into sex work and exploited,...there is little evidence that this is what makes up the majority of "mainstream" internet porn,...the primary topic of this discussion. Although men do make up some 70% of porn viewing,...and likely more than that of sex worker clientele,...and yes, we can agree that some of these men are true predators that need to burn in Hell. In other words,...I do understand there is some crossover with the porn industry and human trafficking,...like a Venn diagram,...however, the primary focus of my perspectives have been on the effects of porn, as a whole,...and not the "underground, fringe, criminal exploitation" of young people.
I get the sense that we may be talking past each other on this topic,...as I seem to be agreeing with you a lot here,...we are not arguing at all. I do think I am presenting some other perspectives though.
I think what is shocking to me is the income generated. So if you are an attractive female, you may be preyed upon because someone has decided they could make a lot of money using your particular body type or face or both. It's frightening if you are targeted specifically for this thru no fault of your own.
Tragically something made abundantly clear for those of us who watched A&E's "Secrets of Playboy". The life of publisher Hugh Hefner and his "playboy" lifestyle might have been one man's personal fantasy, but for many beautiful women it turned out to be a profound nightmare of shattered dreams and aspirations.
A discovery that Hugh Hefner operated much more like Jeffrey Epstein, but with an entire corporate network to "sanitize" any perception of wrongdoing. Even while at times law enforcement had him under investigation.
Watch Secrets of Playboy Full Episodes, Video & More | A&E
Thank you for understanding. I have stepped in many minefields and said no thanks. I don't need that notoriety.
Good analogy- a "minefield". Scenarios that may appear to be relatively benign, but which in fact can be emotionally and psychologically toxic- even dangerous.
If you watched Playboy series. Then you will understand any age female can be drugged because it's happen to me.
But he drugged many females. I stop dating once l found out l was on the desirable let's drug you circuit.
What I stated was objective empirical statistic (as much as I hate stringing those 3 words together). It doesn't say anything about who's to blame for what.
What my point was that the availability of porn on the internet gives men the false belief that woman are offering it up even off the internet. Men becomed jaded in their thinking, the more socially maljusted male who can't understand why he can't have a sexual relationship with a female. We may encountered some of those on this site. I myself have had educated well-off men harass me as a senior citizen. They think my older age makes me desperate because they can see whatever they want on the internet. Men are more primitive when it comes to sex. You yourself maybe a intelligent highly functional social male, but you may not represent the masses. That's a compliment so don't PM with scathing remarks. Lol