http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULpSmZExuZU

Many of our discussions here seem to bring up a common point, that being “bastardization of words”.
The word “pornography” itself is a derrogatory term that was universally accepted as being SUBJECTIVE, and therefore, not representative of anything specific (i.e. content itself) that would allow laws to be built around it.

Examples:
1) The Johnson Commission (1970) decided that the term pornography had “no legal significance” and that is “often denotes subjective disapproval of certain materials rather than their content or effect.

2) The Meese Comission of 1986 defined pornography as “any depiction of sex to which the person using the word objects.” They agreed with the previous commission that (in it’s common use) it is a subjective term, and does not in any way reflect more specific content than sex.

It was supposed to be established that “pornography” was not a term that was synonymous with others, like “erotica” (sexually explicit materials which are not considered pornographic), “obscenity” (universally degrading materials), or “sexually explicit” (materials depicting the actual details of sexuals acts).

Now, it seems, we’re supposed to accept that the word “pornography” represents “illegal activity”.
Similar to the same way the term “file sharing” is being equated with “illegal downloading”.

All I’m saying is, who the hell is responsible for changing the language in these cases??
Because, if we continue to allow everything in our language to be bastardized to death and arbitrarily mutated into new legal terms, then those new terms can and will be exploited by those with pointed interests that would interfere with a normal, healthy societal development. (More “word salad” for ya, Dreddsnik.) : )

This twisting of words has been proving to be causing the brunt of our difficulties in combatting a number of issues of late, don’tcha think?

Pornography has been with us since we learned how to make marks on cave walls. And it’ll stay with us until we’re all neuteroids who procreate by sticking our fingers in each other’s ears, or some such.

Currently, the people who make the most use of porn are the same ones who are hypocritically condemning it.

Cheers!

I’m continually fascinated with the use of the term “internet pornography”.
Is that another “genre” of pornography (like “S&M”, or “Asian”)?
: )

Seriously though, something is either considered “pornography” or it isn’t. If porn is “bad”, then it wouldn’t matter what medium is carrying it. Before the arrival of the Internet, I don’t recall people using terms like “videotape pornography”, or “reel-to-reel pornography”. Why this sudden “distinction”?

It might be just a stupid question.
Think of it as a distraction, if you will, from all these current stories highlighting the human animal’s inability to truly evolve. I mean, we’ve been around for so many years, yet, collectively, we’re still not capable of accepting things like our own sexuality, in all its forms. And, mobs continue to “chase the evil that is pornography”, using that “mission” to justify so many other infringements to humanity.

Some days, I just think the human race is destined to be exterminated by a clearer-thinking alien power, or wipe out its own existence, as it seems determined to do.

(gone for coffee)
: )