ethics of watching pornography

[vexx]

To prove that you would have to compare sexual abuse offences between priests and nonpriests and see if there is a significant difference. Remember that sexual abuse by priests occupy much larger media time than sexual abuse by random person X. So I feel it is unfair to comment on whether there is more or less sexual abuse conducted by priests and whether this is correlated to vows of celibacy without any evidence.

i don't need evidence for something that's so obvious, but okay, you have your opinons - i accept that. (y)
now let's not continue such an off-topic conversation.

 

[diametric]

Porn is pretty awesome.

ps. man logic dictates that time spent debating the ethics of watching pornography would be much better spent watching pornography.

 

[Season]

I understand how like judges, teachers and police, most people assume doctors belong to some higher moral code. As of such hold themselves to "higher" morals.

Yet personally I don't see any problem in going to a doctor who watches porn. I'd actually be somewhat surprised (if it was a man) and he hadn't at some point watched porn. Or a women who liked to dablle in erotic fiction. Romance is the no. one selling type of book, its not all emotions kids

As long as he/she didn't bring it up in the consultation about my flu... that would be weird. I have no interest in their bedroom antics.

Thinking, fantasising, enjoying sex is a part of life. As well as a very good strategy to deal with stress and ward off depression. We should encourage it and associated activities

 

[chinaski]

Romance is the no. one selling type of book, its not all emotions kids

I'd be more shocked and appalled if my doctor read Twilight. Just sayin'.

 

[Hayden]

To prove that you would have to compare sexual abuse offences between priests and nonpriests and see if there is a significant difference. Remember that sexual abuse by priests occupy much larger media time than sexual abuse by random person X. So I feel it is unfair to comment on whether there is more or less sexual abuse conducted by priests and whether this is correlated to vows of celibacy without any evidence.

Which has been demonstrated. I think the worst part is the secrecy and the suppression that the churches underwent to keep those issues out of the media so as not to tarnish the reputation of their precious sect. It is just disgusting how lenient the church was on clergy who committed this crimes, and how they were not reported to authorities, and how they were protected under the shroud of (what I believe to be unfair) respect and special treatment given to it as an organization.


More on topic, I have no problems with porn ethically in most cases, but there is a medical issue emerging from its widespread use and availability. There are a lot of young men seeking help for anorgasmia during intercourse, and it has been linked to the use of pornography during masturbation and not being able to replicate those sensations and inputs during genuine sex. Seems to be quite a problem for those whom it affects.

 

[shinsengumi]

I'd be more shocked and appalled if my doctor read Twilight. Just sayin'.

This particular doctor-in-training has read Twilight (didn't really enjoy it) but the damage is done :bored:.

 

[Season]

I'd be more shocked and appalled if my doctor read Twilight. Just sayin'.

I dunno, some of those mills and boons books are pretty awful...

"he was an wounded man, and I suddenly I knew I was the only person who could save him, could could love him, he needed me..."

ick.

 

[chinaski]

I dunno, some of those mills and boons books are pretty awful...

"he was an wounded man, and I suddenly I knew I was the only person who could save him, could could love him, he needed me..."

ick.

The contemporary ones espouse safe secks. Word.

 

[NoobyMcNooberton]

I'm screwed

 

[rulerofhell]

This is by far and away the most interesting thread I have yet read on here.

On a more serious note, in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with any individual watching porn privately as long as it doesn't affect he/she in their professional role (being a doctor/other health professional in this case). It's their choice.

Twisted viewpoint: on the whole paedophile thing, a paediatrician paedophile would... uh, salivate a lot. Just saying.

 

[mdogz]

It's ok everyone just calm down....

Lets all just go back to watching porn and all will be right in the world....hahahah

 

[Havox]

Thank goodness the only magazine I read is Top Gear and the only pics I search up are of cars... Sexual dysfunction due to pornography LOL (yy)

 

[LemonTea]

I'd actually be somewhat surprised (if it was a man) and he hadn't at some point watched porn.

That's a lot of people you're being surprised at.

 

[Liquid8]

It's ok everyone just calm down....

Lets all just go back to watching porn and all will be right in the world....hahahah

Reminds me of a song by Rodney Carrington:
[offtopic]Probably NSFW


Warning: Nudity at 3.00[/offtopic]

 

[Season]

That's a lot of people you're being surprised at.

I couldn't find any epidemiological studies, but the reality is that porn is a very successful business venture. That business has got to be going somewhere.

Pornography and Erotica: Definitions and Prevalence
Nigel K. Ll. Pope, Griffith University,Kevin E. Voges, University of Canterbury,Kerri-Ann L. Kuhn, Ellen L. Bloxsome, Griffith University

It has been estimated that the global sex industry generates between $30 billion and $50 billion per annum in sales (Hughes, 2000). In 1983, this segment was estimated to produce annual revenue of $8 billion in the United States alone (Cowan et al., 1988; Pornography Resource Center, 1984). By the turn of the century this at least doubled (Lane, 2000). In terms of distribution and penetration, the American industry produced 10,000 feature films in 1999 (Slade, 2001), and constitutes about 14% of the video rental and sales business, as well as more than half of the pay-per-view hotel video market (Economist, 1997). Americans spend in excess of $4 billion per annum on pornographic and erotic videos and DVDs (Egan, 2000). With regards to novels, 26 erotica titles had sales of more than 11,000 copies each in 2005 (Patrick, 2006), prompting some of the big romance novel publishers to now diversify into this area (Dang, 2006). In 1996 on the World Wide Web there were 5,000 commercial pornography/erotica sites operating in the USA, and by 1999 there were 30,000, generating between $150 and $200 million per annum for the most successful (Morias, Nelson and LaFranco, 1999). It is alleged that 43% of Internet traffic goes to a sexually explicit site (Tedesco, 1998). In fact, these sites apparently represent the most frequently visited online, particularly for young males aged 15 to 25 who use the Internet as their primary source of pornography (Häggström-Nordin, Hansson and Tyden, 2005; Wallmyr and Welin, 2006).

etc.

 

[sainteced]

adding the large majority that don't purchase pornography, that number just increased about 5xfold.

 

[ctu_max]

What's unprofessional about talking about porn to colleagues? Isn't that the whole premise of Nip/Tuck?

[offtopic] Haha perhaps we should start a thread 'Ethics of removing bags of drugs from the butchered breast implants of dug mules as to not anger the Columbian drug cartels further.' Nip/Tuck has the best story lines and an awesome opening credit sequence to match. [/offtopic]

 

[Kyle]

I'd be more shocked and appalled if my doctor read Twilight. Just sayin'.

*looks guilty*

 

[Havox]

*looks guilty*

*looks surprised and disappointed*

 

[Matt]

[offtopic]

*looks guilty*

What? [/offtopic]