That’s not really convincing and leaves me entirely unsure which is the more likely explanation:
- Young men’s taste in porn has turned towards more violent stuff, which would be a bad sign for society at large
- Shitty algorithms on porn sites are pushing people towards more objectionable stuff just like they do on youtube
- Porn is about the same since the 1970s and the idea that it’s getting worse is a fabrication
More like:
- The chief of the garda is a sick bastard who thinks everyone likes what he likes
While Harris admitted his own observations were more anecdotal, he said that both the descriptions of incidents and the attitudes of offenders show that online violence has been normalised.
Pretty much
I would definitely say the middle. Don’t get me wrong, I avidly enjoy bdsm, but most of the “rough stuff” on pornhub doesn’t look particularly enjoyable for any party - amateur has always been better for that sort of thing.
I don’t use Tik Tok, but I believe there have also been some questionable trends regarding choking and other kink stuff being shown in unhealthy ways(constrict the bloodways, not the windpipe, folks!)
Yeah as a woman who has been involved in irl bdsm communities most of her adult life, but doesn’t really watch mainstream porn (I read what I read), I’m not surprised.
Whenever bdsm goes even remotely mainstream we get a lot of people who learned to do what we do via unreliable sources. Those sources range from “it seemed hot so I tried without thinking” to, books like 50 shades or the story of O or the gor books, to whatever the hell they hear on tiktok or fetlife or reddit or usenet… And for every person who shows up and fucks up in front of people who can correct them, it’s safe to assume there are quite a few doing stupid and dangerous shit in the privacy of their bedrooms.
Which of these ones you think is more likely?
- the police head reported the results of a scientific study that explores the correlation between crimes and porn preferences
- some idiot boomer finally managed to visit pornhub and was shocked by what they found
(not saying the boomer would be the police head - I don’t know him and for all I know he’s a person of at least average intelligence)
Therefore, we need more intrusive surveillance, right?!
Irish lads better be prepared for the government to be taking away your wanking licences.
An Armalite in one hand, and a tissue box in the other.
I thought it was the gays, oh wait no its the transes, hang on we’re back to the 1500s and are just saying “it’s smut”. It’s very “violent video games turn men into violent monsters”.
Want to really know what’s radicalising young men: a mixed hangover of “the provider role” clinging on, two decades of economic implosion, and normalised sexism aimed at addressing systemic injustices. That’s how you end up with radicalised young men.
Lack of any punishment for antisocial behavior for young men in Ireland is radicalising them. Garda doesn’t even try to arrest any of them when they acting like shit because they are getting released anyway.
Porn doesn’t cause men to become violent any more than video games do. There’s no study I’m aware of or a direct link to show causation other than the sensationalization of the topic.
This feels like just another excuse to seize control over the levers of privacy the people of a country have access to.
Every ISP and device has built in parental features.
Everybody’s hugging!
