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Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)
26. I guess you can guess my team judging by my avatar
Tue Nov 26, 2013, 10:21 PM
Nov 2013

I saw Joe Satriani played the anthem at a raiders game last sunday

They need to hear it. Not that it will change their minds. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1
consumers are asking for it BainsBane Nov 2013 #28
that would be a challenging assertion to prove, BainsBane. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #29
Don't you think pornographers respond to consumer demand? BainsBane Nov 2013 #30
I don't have a clue, and I dont know that they aren't motivated by their own perversity. nt. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #31
It's a business like any other BainsBane Nov 2013 #32
Not so simple. I think the supply is driving demand. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #33
true BainsBane Nov 2013 #34
They want SUVs becaus the ads tell them that it's important, vital. Same for makeup and fashion, no NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #35
What specifically leads you to this conclusion in this particular instance? LanternWaste Nov 2013 #40
Among all the different niche porn selections, if some are absent and others are way overrepresented NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #41
this is really my hge problem with the way duers present this. normalizing. the effort put for seabeyond Nov 2013 #42
I agree. It's utterly beyond me how things got this way. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #84
Or the meats distributed by the Chicago Meat Packing industry prior to Upton Sinclair... LanternWaste Dec 2013 #83
Rape porn disgusts me ... dawg Nov 2013 #2
dawg, you just bust me up. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #8
But I'm totally serious. Here's a "selfie" of me to prove it! dawg Nov 2013 #27
see, you are cute.... just precious. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #36
I don't care for that dog's expression Skittles Nov 2013 #79
Bring it! dawg Nov 2013 #80
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Skittles Nov 2013 #82
Exactly! ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #3
The amusing thing is how much I've apparently learned about myself Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #4
Right?! Like who knew that (by agreeing with your political position on porn) xulamaude Nov 2013 #5
Yep it is definitely amazing especially since I know I have my own personal kinks Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #6
a prune - oops, I meant prude... bah hahaha. seabeyond Nov 2013 #9
That attempt to paint you as anti-gay was a big fail. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #11
Actually I DO have problems with it because of the working conditions of those in it. duffyduff Nov 2013 #7
The argument used to be ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #13
It's still widely believed. duffyduff Nov 2013 #24
i remember when pro porn would stress, must stay out of kids hands, to meh, to they have to learn seabeyond Nov 2013 #37
Well, that was fun. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #10
I guess I'll always be a guy on the outside looking in Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #12
Oh crap I just read through that thread ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #14
I know erotic porn can exist but like you said they're not interested violence sells Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #15
you along with the majority of my class of men, anyway. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #38
I see it as being like any other large industry under capitalism - corrupt and yes, exploitative. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #16
That's the thing no where did I advocate banning anything Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #17
Exactly. Right on! nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #18
I was always bad at being a meat head even when I played football Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #19
I feel that. And I'm a football fan too, more so than most sports. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #20
Who's your team Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #21
Niners, mostly. But I root for all Bay Area teams so that includes the Raiders. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #25
I guess you can guess my team judging by my avatar Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #26
That thread makes me want to take a shower. duffyduff Nov 2013 #22
I'm sorry it makes me feel dirty as well but it was something I felt I needed to write Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #23
you got your say. a lot of people spoke up with you. then you walk away from the thread seabeyond Nov 2013 #39
I saw that last jab to you BainsBane Nov 2013 #43
Yeah I just think I need some time away from here people can't seem to separate personal sexual Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #44
That and other comments BainsBane Nov 2013 #45
cause they have allowed porn to tie into their sexuality. if you need it to get off.... seabeyond Nov 2013 #47
Chris Hedges: 'I get very angry with the liberal class on the left for their refusal to condemn... freshwest Nov 2013 #46
Thank you ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #48
chomsky on porn seabeyond Nov 2013 #49
I posted this in GD BainsBane Nov 2013 #64
"chomsky's seal of approval on Hustler" BainsBane Nov 2013 #65
i know. only on du. call the man a liar. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #66
Stronger than Hedges. Fearless, and as always, Noam sees the big picture. I predict... freshwest Nov 2013 #67
clown, hypocrite, hustler and get a better advocate, so far. lol nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #68
Hello, did I miss something? I edited my reply, please clarify. freshwest Nov 2013 #69
Chomsky and Hedges to be thrown under the bus in 3... 2... 1... seabeyond Nov 2013 #71
Excellent post. BainsBane Nov 2013 #50
I posted this in GD BainsBane Nov 2013 #63
Found it, but most repondents have already entered the event horizon. freshwest Nov 2013 #70
Indeed. BainsBane Nov 2013 #72
It DOES NOT need attribution. I got wind of it from redqueen. But it's a public video. No need... freshwest Nov 2013 #73
All that + the shirt off my back :) xulamaude Nov 2013 #74
Thanks, see you around, too. freshwest Nov 2013 #75
At times I've been more liberal with ignore BainsBane Nov 2013 #76
Have to have a strong stomach to be on MIRT, I'm sure. I've been asked over the years to manage some freshwest Nov 2013 #77
I haven't read most of the responses BainsBane Nov 2013 #78
I find it truly astounding BainsBane Nov 2013 #51
mostly, (I hope) they are playing at being deliberately obtuse; it bodes them well. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2013 #52
It's just classic silencing technique xulamaude Nov 2013 #53
If they try to get you to link to porn BainsBane Nov 2013 #54
Well of course! xulamaude Nov 2013 #55
I often keep in mind what I am saying is irrelevant to whom I replied, but for the lurkers seabeyond Nov 2013 #56
Yes! For the lurkers! xulamaude Nov 2013 #57
Exactly. Nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #58
That's my principal takeaway from this discussion BainsBane Nov 2013 #59
exactly. that is why it is important to state what you have to say, regardling an OP seabeyond Nov 2013 #60
I'm a slow learner when it comes to that stuff BainsBane Nov 2013 #61
a lot of the men that have pm'ed me seabeyond Nov 2013 #62
you took your lumps, but you made your point. well done. nt Sheri Nov 2013 #81
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