Debate:On underage persons viewing pornographic material

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Basically, the subject of this debate is whether it should be considered acceptable for people under the age of 18 (such as myself) to watch porn. This includes in the eye of the law (currently, to my understanding, it is not illegal if the kid chooses to watch it themselves; however, it is still a risky kind of area), in the eyes of parents and guardians (should they discourage or punish the kids for it, or should they "let it slide", or even talk freely about it?), in th eyes of society as a whole (should we view these kids as perverts, or just as normal sexual beings?), and whether you personally think whether it is "right", "wrong", beneficial, dangerous, harmless, disgusting, or anywhere in between. As a 14 year old who is into this kind of stuff, I believe that is usually harmless, and should generally should not be illegal, punished, or discouraged- however, one needs to consider many factors, such as age, and content (e.g. A 10 year old watching hardcore BDSM vs. a 16 year old watching standard vanilla porn). So, anyway, I'd love to hear anybody's opinion on this. Trapped inside this octavarium 11:53, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Interesing point! I honestly don't see a problem with underage people watching pornography (I was a teenager once as well) but I feel that if it gives them unrealistic expectations about sexual intercourse than it may not be the best thing. Also, parents should discuss the difference between porn and real life with their kids Batcavewifi (talk) 12:08, 5 March 2014 (UTC)


Edit: My personal opinion is backed up by facts(I am not the person who posted this) Porn does promote rape often, thus why Law Enforcement calls it Illegal. It's not due to age solely, but mostly because of what it can(And normally does) promote. 80% of Pornography promotes either girls or guys as sex-objects and changes peoples view on such things, leading them towards a psychological down-spiral into rape.— Unsigned, by: some bon / talk / contribs

Cites pls. FU22YC47P07470 (talk/stalk) 04:18, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
Here ya go. WéáśéĺóíďWeaselly.jpgMethinks it is a Weasel 23:21, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Also, like desensitizing towards things like violence, people have shown to need more and more 'hardcore' porn to get off. I myself have been a victim to this, I would be easily aroused by images of sexy women then youtube videos of women in bikinis and other things like that. Soon I needed them to be toppless then having acctual uncensured sex, and so on. What used to arouse me became 'old' and uninteresting. You might want to consider this, especialy if you are thinking of entering a relationship (hopefully when you are of appropiate age). you might even develop problems with arousal down the road. (Kyle, 16)

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