Where have our rights gone.

remember the first thing Hitler did was burn the books and crush the organised labour. divide and conquer the individuals. the world is swinging to the right. look at our own government. they cannot wait till they have control of the senate. already downgrading social institutions (forcings invalid pensioners to work,handicap funding cuts every year, endevour foundation in finanical trouble) running down the hospitals,schools, infrastructure. all this to chase a short term profit (balanced budget) these will all come back to bite us with a dysfunctional and fractured social community. the moral majority is good at lobbying. our hobby is just not in their sights...............................................................................yet!!!!!!!!!!

Quote: byronbus

The only other concern is the way men treat women already (obviously not every man but an increasing few) porn can lead to some men thinking of women as objects and lead to abuse...another case of gang rape in the last few days...

Also the money made through the exploitation of women...

I guess in away i have never thought of it like that. I see the women offering themselves for these explicit pictures and go, well fair enough, its a job, a source on income. Maybe not the best job in the world but.... each to there own. As for it leading to men treating women like objects i can totally agree with that occuring. I have been lucky, i have had an ideal up bringing with both parents being happily married for 23 years now and therefore having the pefect role model of a father. He has always drilled me to treat a women like a lady and nothing else. They are human not objects and should be treated equally. It dissapoints me to see the way some of my so called mates tend to become a 'Player" at the night club scene and leading these women along and some of the verbal comments made out of car windows while driving at young women walking along the foot path to, and from a good night out.

I aint a goodie, goodie, nor a church goer or anything like that, and i am not about to preach what i think and try and alter the way others think, I however feel there is something thats creating this too occur, and its not so much porn magazines, but more role models and influence from mates and fellow peers, parents and guardians.

If you look at the people who treat and disrespect women its of most circumstances those who have had a split in there parents relationship, or guardians or close to someone who has. If i look at my so called mates who do treat women with little to no respect, its always the same factors. There parents have had problems in there relationship and therefore the child grows up thinking its cool to abuse a women or treat one like shit as thats what there father did to there mother. I am not suggesting this is the case for all people, and i am not catagorizing anyone. I cant stress this enough as the last thing i want to do is put someone down for something they are not. I speaking soley from what i have seen growing up. As i said i have been lucky. I am from a happy family so i can not talk from the heart.

I do have to add in that i used the terms "so called mates" as a person who treats a lady like shit is of no mate of mine. I dont care how close they are to me or my family. Its the principle of the matter....

Thats my opinion on the matter and only my opinion. Its of no offence to anyone. As byronbus said, create some further discussion at the most. (sorry for rambling, i just felt it was something i had to touch on)