Originally Posted by deafbajagal

Some people are not going to like my opinion, but hopefully they will respect it as I would theirs. But I do think porn has a lot of adverse influence on creating sexual offenders. This does NOT mean that every person who watches or read/look at porn will become a sexual offender - no! Same as not every person who plays violent videogames will become shooters at a mall or school. And it does not mean that porn is an excuse or to be the center of the blame for the sexual offenses - no! What I'm saying is that there are some people who cannot distinguish fantasy from reality. Most sexual offenders start out with soft pornography...then gradually it becomes more hard core until pornography doesn't "do the trick." Then they seek out actual victims. Most were sexually abused themselves as a child. Porn is sick and perverted. It is unrealistic and fake. I'm sorry, but I just don't get what is so cool about watching two people have sex. Having actual sex seems to be way more cool and exciting - why would I want to watch what others are doing that I could be doing myself? And the big businesses of porn are linked to child pornography and child sex abuse as well. I cannot name the businesses, especially one of them, because of slander and risk being sued, but I can promise you that one of the biggest porn business in the world - is also linked to child pornography and sex slavery. And most people don't realize that when they are buying that magazine, that they are supporting ongoing child porn, child abuse (and murder), and sex slavery. One hand washes the other.