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In reply to the discussion: Pornography is more popular in red states. Why is that? [View all]Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)It's entirely based on one company's list of customers who pay for online porn - not every porn company out there (and there are a lot). It also doesn't include people who get their porn for free (which, really, is easy nowadays). Moreover, the logistics of the study don't hold up. Utah is #1 in porn viewing, which leads many to assume that Mormons love their porn. Except Idaho, which has the 2nd largest Mormon population in the country, is near the bottom - and a red state. There is no rhyme or reason to the rankings.
Also, the difference between each state is very small. The study says Utah has 1.69 porn subscribers per 1,000 people. Connecticut, which is a pretty blue state, is 1.01 - .68% less than Utah.
Finally, the study ignores that most states on the bottom-end of the list are red states:
Idaho, Montana, Georgia, South Carolina, Wyoming, and Indiana all make up the bottom-part of the list.
But again, the difference we're looking at is small. So, the study is nothing to make a claim around.
Beyond all this, Men's Health listed a study of the 100 smuttiest cities in America and the top-ten are:
1. Orlando, FL
2. Las Vegas, NV
3. Wilmington, DE
4. Raleigh, NC
5. Charlotte, NC
6. Minneapolis, MN
7. Atlanta, GA
8. Tampa, FL
9. Anchorage, AK
10. Austin, TX
Las Vegas, Wilmington, Charlotte, Minneapolis, Atlanta, and Austin are all Democratic-leaning cities.
The last 100?
91. Norfolk, VA
92. Fargo, ND
93. Lincoln, NE
94. Toledo, OH
95. Laredo, TX
96. Lubbock, TX
97. Charleston, WV
98. Winston-Salem, NC
99. Baton Rouge, LA
100. Jackson, MS
All pretty conservative.
So, sorry, I just don't buy this claim. I think you'll find porn is evenly distributed across this country.
Oh yeah - and SLC? The capital of the supposed capital of porn? 71st out of 100.
http://www.menshealth.com/health/smut-census