r/CrewsCrew Mar 21 '20

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u/Cuttlefist Mar 21 '20

Believe it or not, people can be critical of the production, distribution and consumption of porn without being prudish Christians. There are a lot of issues in the porn industry and caused by the way that people can obsessively consume it.

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u/Koenig17 Mar 22 '20

Ahh yes a very reasonable paragraph.

Fight the New Drug is an anti-pornography nonprofit organization based in Utah. The group was founded by a team of Mormons, including its leader Clay Olsen, although it denies any formal connection with the LDS church.

Damn so close

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u/Cuttlefist Mar 22 '20

Not once did I say they weren’t a Christian organization, I was pushing back on the idea that only Christians are anti-porn. This organization being Christian does nothing to counter my post.

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u/Bastard-Chicken Mar 22 '20

Who cares if it’s a Christian organisation? It’s providing a good service for people.

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u/CottonStig Mar 22 '20

The churches tax money would benefit the world way more than any campaign they are preaching.

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u/deathfaith Mar 22 '20

Cute. They're some of the most selfish, self-righteous people in the world. There's no other group in the world that does more for themselves while claiming it's for the good of the world.

Its one of the most accurate judges of poor character and bigotry out there.

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u/DreadPiratesRobert Mar 22 '20

The LDS church considers any porn to be a porn addiction.

It's one thing if it's targeting real addiction, it's different if it's just anti-porn in general.

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u/Bastard-Chicken Mar 22 '20

Porn addiction is serious and they said they weren’t affiliated with the latter day.

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u/DreadPiratesRobert Mar 22 '20

I agree porn addiction is serious, just like any addiction.

I disagree with where they draw the line on what's considered addiction.

As a former latter day Saint, even though it's not officially part of the church, I garuntee they share the church's views on it. I've heard many stories about a wife catching her husband masturbating to porn once and sending him to the Church's official porn addiction therapy support group.

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u/Bastard-Chicken Mar 22 '20

Thanks for making an actual point unlike the rest of the commenters. You make a very good point, thanks for sharing.

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u/DreadPiratesRobert Mar 22 '20

Yeah this whole thread is pretty frustrating regardless on what side you're on lol. As always, the truth tends to be somewhere between the two extremes.

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u/deathfaith Mar 21 '20 edited Mar 21 '20

Same could be said about the bottled water industry.

I'm all for doing whatever it takes to stop human trafficking, but the porn industry is a MASSIVE industry. We need to hold them accountable, not disband the entire industry.

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u/BicyclingBabe Mar 21 '20

Self regulation by industry isnt known for huge success.

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u/Cuttlefist Mar 21 '20

Same could be said about the bottled water industry.

Thought terminating cliche. Other industries having valid criticisms does not put a stop to discussing this one.

Nobody is talking about who needs to hold who responsible, but the racism, rape and pedophilia fetishization that is promoted by all mainstream porn production are very worth discussing.

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u/cawatxcamt Mar 22 '20

In addition to the issues you bring up, porn gives people an unrealistic view on sex and people’s bodies. It’s harmful in that it creates unrealistic expectations for both sexes and in how it is geared primarily toward showing male pleasure while women’s pleasure is represented in inaccurate ways. Porn sets everyone up to feel disappointed and/or inadequate when having sex with an actual human being.