Roy Tomkinson: PORNOGRAPHY - WHAT EXACTLY IS IT?

Pornography: What exactly is it?
The question is straight forward, but defining it is altogether another matter.

Most think it’s a dirty word, and will not even say the word, without really knowing what it actually means.
Let’s explore this further. Is it showing the naked body or a couple having sexual intercourse together?

Some would say, yes, that could well be the case, but what is wrong with showing the human form and the way we procreate? I would argue that there is nothing wrong with showing our bodies or in having sex or showing the sex act in picture or on film, our bodies are but the house we live in, and there are only two types, male and female. Please, if you find a third let me know.

Our bodies were around long before clothes ever showed on the scene, and when we did start to clothes ourselves, it had nothing to do with covering up our nakedness, and more to do with keeping us warm, later still, to mark us out as different, similar to painting our bodies or tattooing ourselves. It was simply for adornment, and no one looked twice at a naked man or woman before then, frankly, it was the norm, no excitement there.

Let’s look at how the Collins dictionary defines it:

Pornography: noun, 1. writing, pictures, films designed to stimulate sexual excitement.
2. The production of such material [that causes, can cause offence] shortened to porn or porno. The word is Greek “pornographos” writing of harlot from pornē + graphein, to write.

Not a lot there, writing, pictures, films, what is excitement to one can be distasteful to another. We are down here to personal preference, some foods we like, other, we can’t stand, even the smell of some foods are enough to make one retch.

A few people I know hate the smell of fish, but personally, I find the smell makes me feel hungry. So what you read into a photo or film is purely in your own mind, and even if it stimulates, is it wrong to have that feeling? It is after all, what keep our species alive, if male and female were no longer attractive to each other, then where would the human race be? To procreate is a basic human, animal function. We all do it, and if a photo or film gives us a little help, is not that a good thing?

I argue, to look upon a naked man or woman cannot be wrong. The human body is beautiful, it shows us in our natural state, it shows us for what are, all equals. Or again, to see a picture of two people making love, everyone does it, where is the harm? Perhaps we should talk about this at lot more to our kids, and show them pictures, more so, before they become sexually active and resort to covert activity because... you can guess the rest.

Films which shows the naked body, so what? I’m not talking here, masochistic photos, where sexual pleasure is derived from pain, humiliation, or domination. Neither rape, children included, who are shown in various sexual poses, which is exploitation of the vilest kind.

That is not pornography, but a delight in torture, an enjoyment in the suffering of others, and paedophilia which is the exploitation and deprivation of gaining delight in destroying innocent children, robbing them of their childhood, scarring them for life. No one can argue that case, and who would wish to defend these vile people?

(Coming shortly, I will be blogging about: “Should those people, rapists, child abusers, forcefully be castrated and the sexual urges with drives these acts removed before they are allowed back into society. Join me as a "Follower" and watch for this blog!)

I’m discussing here about showing consenting adults making love together on film or in photos, tell me where the harm is, I’m all ears. The prudes will state: “It still excites and gives the wrong impression.” In Victorian times, many believed that the open naked legs of a table could excite, and it is in good taste that the legs should be covered.

The point I am making, it is down to what you think, or what society thinks, and it has nothing to do with photos or films. It’s what the great majority believe, because in many cases, society is told it is wrong, and yes, you got it, they believe and accept it to be the case, without giving it enough thought. Advertise a lie enough, and as George Orwell believed, it becomes the truth.

Let me have your views on the subject, and what you believe constitutes Pornography, let the debate begin and watch for my next blog on, forceful castration of rapists and child abusers. Should we or should we not castrate?

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