twix wrote:
No I wouldn't. Totally unacceptable to me.
I would have far less of a problem with a man who watched films etc of real sex between consenting equal adults, than of cartoon sexual violence or drawn images of child sex abuse.
It doesn't matter to me that it's not real as such, it is about the thought process.
I don't agree that it is preventative either, anything that normalises or validates inappropriate sexual activity is often used by sex offenders to justify their actions as normal and OK.
^ this
if a person watches that kind of porn and becomes aroused at the sight of it, then it means that they find it attractive to see images of young girls getting raped by men or having sex with tentacled monsters or whatever. i find that truly disturbing.
further, the culture of japan isn't exactly known for being healthy in terms of sexuality. don't mistake a lack of reported rapes for an actually lower rate of sexual violence occurring. it is not culturally acceptable for women to report rape in japan. women also do not have equal power in japanese society by a long shot, which makes it unlikely for women to assert themselves in sexually compromising circumstances. it is not uncommon for japanese men to openly have mistresses, which the wives are expected to accept (while they must remain faithful).
japanese male sex tourists are commonly reported in the areas that have problems with child prostitution in asia (i.e. thailand). so there may not be a *reported* problem with japanese men within japan because the offenders travel elsewhere for their paedophilia.
an anecdote - my friend lived in japan for 2 years, and there is a game that some men play. they try to knock over girls' bikes when they ride by in their school uniforms so that they tumble off and their skirts fly up. there is apparently a special word for this activity. also, it is not unusual to be groped on the bus and such... my friend saw a man in a suit publicly rubbing himself against a woman's shoulder as she sat on the train while other people pretended not to notice. my friend pushed him away, but SHE was the one who was socially in the wrong!
all of this yet... people think that this porn is originating from a sexually healthy society?
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