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Antifar
11/04/18 7:56:55 AM
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https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/notre-dame-students-request-campus-porn-filter/
On October 23, approximately 80 male Notre Dame undergraduate and graduate students signed a letter to the editor that was published in the Observer, NDs student-run daily newspaper:

As the men of Notre Dame, we request that the University implement a filter to make pornography inaccessible on the Notre Dame Wi-Fi networks. This filter would send the unequivocal message that pornography is an affront to human rights and catastrophic to individuals and relationships. We are calling for this action in order to stand up for the dignity of all people, especially women.


The letter cites concerns that the writers have regarding the violent treatment of women in porn, and the association between consumption of porn and addiction, child sexual abuse, divorce, male fertility problems, sexual assault and the acceptance, normalization and sexualization of cruelty towards women, as well as human trafficking and the proliferation of sexually transmitted diseases.

According to the letter, 1,000 students, faculty, and staff members have pledged their support of the initiative to filter porn from campus Wi-Fi. A letter to the newspaper signed by 68 female Notre Dame students responded to the mens letter, emphatically supporting it and noting that pornography propagates a mindset that people, especially women, are mere sex objects.

This isnt only an act of chivalry on behalf of the dozens of mindful young men who are cognizant of the maladies, societal iniquity, and criminality that porn often breeds, where women are often the ones victimized its an act of humanitarianism.

Pornography is a sacred cow in the broader sphere, beyond campus bubbles, so its not surprising that within most American campuses, porn is a regularity in the lives of many students (as statistics show), and the consequences of creating the demand for porn by watching it seem distant, if not simply nonexistent.

With a filter, every time students attempt to access pornography, they would encounter Notre Dames enduring message that pornography is destructive and exploitive, the men said in their letter.


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Irregardless
11/04/18 7:58:06 AM
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Antifar posted...
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Blue_Inigo
11/04/18 7:58:30 AM
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Who are they kidding
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MrK3V
11/04/18 8:00:17 AM
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Kombucha
11/04/18 8:00:33 AM
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It used to be the religious nutbags trying to restrict pornography. What a time to be alive.
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DEKMStephens
11/04/18 8:00:41 AM
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What a weird culture that university must have if you think about it, because that is 148 people combined signing onto this statement. I'd be surprised if the student president elections of my university even had that many votes in the four years I attended university
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Antifar
11/04/18 8:01:54 AM
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Kombucha posted...
It used to be the religious nutbags trying to restrict pornography.

We are talking about Notre Dame students
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MrK3V
11/04/18 8:03:07 AM
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Antifar posted...
Kombucha posted...
It used to be the religious nutbags trying to restrict pornography.

We are talking about Notre Dame students

Exactly. They're the ones who turn into religious nut jobs
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Kombucha
11/04/18 8:03:27 AM
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Antifar posted...
Kombucha posted...
It used to be the religious nutbags trying to restrict pornography.

We are talking about Notre Dame students


Oh, I didn't realize they were a Catholic university. This makes 100% more sense now.
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omega cookie
11/04/18 8:04:05 AM
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Southernfatman
11/04/18 8:05:04 AM
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visualboy2003
11/04/18 8:07:17 AM
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isn't the bible talk about sex between two people of different sexes is what we supposed to be doing in the beginning. why opposite your own idea and rule.
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omega cookie
11/04/18 8:08:30 AM
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visualboy2003 posted...
isn't the bible talk about sex between two people of different sexes is what we supposed to be doing in the beginning. why opposite your own idea and rule.

English is hard.
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ssjevot
11/04/18 8:09:18 AM
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Kombucha posted...
It used to be the religious nutbags trying to restrict pornography. What a time to be alive.


Actually they have a long history of sharing goals with and even occasionally working together with sex-negative feminists.
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Antifar
11/04/18 8:10:37 AM
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ssjevot posted...
Actually they have a long history of sharing goals with and even occasionally working together with sex-negative feminists.

I don't think we should assume 80 male Notre Dame students are feminists
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ssjevot
11/04/18 8:12:18 AM
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Antifar posted...
ssjevot posted...
Actually they have a long history of sharing goals with and even occasionally working together with sex-negative feminists.

I don't think we should assume 80 male Notre Dame students are feminists


Never did that. Though as your article says they also had faculty and female students supporting this initiative. It also makes no mention of religion.

Antifar posted...
According to the letter, 1,000 students, faculty, and staff members have pledged their support of the initiative to filter porn from campus Wi-Fi. A letter to the newspaper signed by 68 female Notre Dame students responded to the mens letter, emphatically supporting it and noting that pornography propagates a mindset that people, especially women, are mere sex objects.

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Middle hope
11/04/18 8:12:45 AM
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Which is it?

Does porn empower women or demean them?
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ssjevot
11/04/18 8:13:42 AM
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Middle hope posted...
Which is it?

Does porn empower women or demean them?


Depends on who you ask.
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saspa
11/04/18 8:55:55 AM
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(mainstream) American porn is demeaning and an affront to humanity itself, and I'd much rather see something actually erotic than that shit.

That being said, lol. Also notre dame? As in the hunchback thereof?
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FaytlessHearts
11/04/18 9:04:06 AM
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I'm literally working a porn convention this weekend. It's hilarious to me that people seriously think the industry is as "demeaning and exploitative" as they make themselves believe.

They know what it's about, and most stars don't want to be in forever anyway. They make a fuck load of money for having sex, and believe it or not, most of the stars very much enjoy sex. Both on and off set.

That said, there are instances where things can be pretty bad. People just assume it's all bad, and that's the funny thing.
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GigaSPX
11/04/18 9:21:29 AM
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FaytlessHearts posted...
I'm literally working a porn convention this weekend. It's hilarious to me that people seriously think the industry is as "demeaning and exploitative" as they make themselves believe.

They know what it's about, and most stars don't want to be in forever anyway. They make a fuck load of money for having sex, and believe it or not, most of the stars very much enjoy sex. Both on and off set.

That said, there are instances where things can be pretty bad. People just assume it's all bad, and that's the funny thing.

Well this post is the new highlight of this topic.

What do these porn conventions do?
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FursonaNonGrata
11/04/18 9:25:01 AM
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saspa posted...
(mainstream) American porn is demeaning and an affront to humanity itself, and I'd much rather see something actually erotic than that shit.

That being said, lol. Also notre dame? As in the hunchback thereof?


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spudger
11/04/18 9:26:22 AM
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I love how they think they get to speak for what offends women
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Space_Man
11/04/18 9:27:38 AM
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It hurts human rights! Let's just dismiss the actors career choice and dismiss the viewers abstinence from real sex when watching porno
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King_Hellebuyck
11/04/18 9:31:41 AM
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The Catholic Church is a much bigger stain on humanity than porn could ever be.
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Trigg3rH4ppy
11/04/18 9:36:00 AM
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Space_Man posted...
It hurts human rights! Let's just dismiss the actors career choice and dismiss the viewers abstinence from real sex when watching porno

Porn doesn't help one abstain from sex. It just let's the devil get in ya and make you crave it and before long you're a heretic out chasing women down dark alleyways.
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Space_Man
11/04/18 9:36:04 AM
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King_Hellebuyck posted...
The Catholic Church is a much bigger stain on humanity than porn could ever be.

yeah, a big ol' jizz stain.
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visualboy2003
11/04/18 9:37:39 AM
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porno can solve one's problem when that person couldn't find real sex to do, especially teenagers, they couldn't do sexual acts with others yet, when they are so young, but also need to release themselves cause of their own sexual drive, then they need to watch porno.
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visualboy2003
11/04/18 9:39:16 AM
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porno can also help one to not think about sex and not committing sexual crimes since after that person release himself from porno, he would not want to do it anymore for that moment and some times on.
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Romes187
11/04/18 9:41:57 AM
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There is this strange layer of Victorianism that keeps hanging around lately which is concerning.
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TheBiggerWiggle
11/04/18 9:59:17 AM
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What a bunch of self-righteous dickheads. To think these people are deluded enough to say theyre protecting women from voluntarily making a shit load of money lmao
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A_Good_Boy
11/04/18 10:03:29 AM
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Starting that sexual repression early. Probably why they can't stop themselves from touching children or harassing women.
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RoboLaserGandhi
11/04/18 10:10:17 AM
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visualboy2003 posted...
porno can also help one to not think about sex and not committing sexual crimes since after that person release himself from porno, he would not want to do it anymore for that moment and some times on.

Yep.

I'm not going to pretend porn is some magical thing that can do no harm, but it is by far a net positive on society and for the individual.

Sexual release is important for your health, and shouldn't be limited to just those capable of having sex. This also reduces the rates of unplanned pregnancies via casual sex encounters just for the sake of releasing sexual tension, and IMO that's way more objectifying of women than porn is. You're actually going out and finding a woman just to be your piece of meat.

Too much of anything can be bad, but that's another story, and not something anyone should be enforcing upon other people.
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sktgamer_13dude
11/04/18 10:16:39 AM
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ssjevot posted...
Antifar posted...
ssjevot posted...
Actually they have a long history of sharing goals with and even occasionally working together with sex-negative feminists.

I don't think we should assume 80 male Notre Dame students are feminists


Never did that. Though as your article says they also had faculty and female students supporting this initiative. It also makes no mention of religion.

Antifar posted...
According to the letter, 1,000 students, faculty, and staff members have pledged their support of the initiative to filter porn from campus Wi-Fi. A letter to the newspaper signed by 68 female Notre Dame students responded to the mens letter, emphatically supporting it and noting that pornography propagates a mindset that people, especially women, are mere sex objects.

Its Notre Dame.

It has everything to do with religion.
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masterpug53
11/04/18 10:17:45 AM
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This is one of those rare topics that all but the trolliest of CEpersons can agree is a bad idea.
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FaytlessHearts
11/04/18 10:25:21 AM
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GigaSPX posted...
FaytlessHearts posted...
I'm literally working a porn convention this weekend. It's hilarious to me that people seriously think the industry is as "demeaning and exploitative" as they make themselves believe.

They know what it's about, and most stars don't want to be in forever anyway. They make a fuck load of money for having sex, and believe it or not, most of the stars very much enjoy sex. Both on and off set.

That said, there are instances where things can be pretty bad. People just assume it's all bad, and that's the funny thing.

Well this post is the new highlight of this topic.

What do these porn conventions do?

What do you want to know? The stars go to make themselves money. If a pornstar doesn't WANT to be at one of the conventions, they just aren't going to get paid for it. They aren't forced by any means.
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Antifar
11/04/18 10:35:51 AM
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saspa posted...
(mainstream) American porn is demeaning and an affront to humanity itself, and I'd much rather see something actually erotic than that shit.

That being said, lol. Also notre dame? As in the hunchback thereof?

As in the football team thereof
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Pus_N_Pecans
11/04/18 10:47:01 AM
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I feel like if this were to be implemented, there would have to be a line drawn on what constitutes "pornography" and what is tasteful nudity, and I feel like that would just end up dividing everyone even further on the issue.
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YukihoHagiwara
11/04/18 11:10:17 AM
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you don't have this problem with henna
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Returning_CEmen
11/04/18 11:14:08 AM
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Only 80 men when the campus has thousands. Let's satisfy the few at the cost of the many
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BLAKUboy
11/04/18 11:15:07 AM
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Returning_CEmen posted...
Let's satisfy the few at the cost of the many

The Republican mantra.
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Doe
11/04/18 11:15:09 AM
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My mom made me apply to Notre Dame but I want to go IU or U Michigan
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spikethedevil
11/04/18 11:28:22 AM
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Kombucha posted...
Antifar posted...
Kombucha posted...
It used to be the religious nutbags trying to restrict pornography.

We are talking about Notre Dame students


Oh, I didn't realize they were a Catholic university. This makes 100% more sense now.


Have you not heard of Notre Dame Cathedral? @Kombucha
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Glucian
11/04/18 11:31:15 AM
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Ex-Kefiroth posted...
Catholicism sure does have an unhealthy obsession with sex


Its in the name. They are Catholics after all.
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Kombucha
11/04/18 11:31:37 AM
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spikethedevil posted...
Kombucha posted...
Antifar posted...
Kombucha posted...
It used to be the religious nutbags trying to restrict pornography.

We are talking about Notre Dame students


Oh, I didn't realize they were a Catholic university. This makes 100% more sense now.


Have you not heard of Notre Dame Cathedral? @Kombucha


I haven't.
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RoboLaserGandhi
11/04/18 11:32:31 AM
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Pus_N_Pecans posted...
I feel like if this were to be implemented, there would have to be a line drawn on what constitutes "pornography" and what is tasteful nudity, and I feel like that would just end up dividing everyone even further on the issue.

Only GameFAQs has a problem separating porn from the statue of David.
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spikethedevil
11/04/18 11:33:28 AM
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Kombucha posted...
spikethedevil posted...
Kombucha posted...
Antifar posted...
Kombucha posted...
It used to be the religious nutbags trying to restrict pornography.

We are talking about Notre Dame students


Oh, I didn't realize they were a Catholic university. This makes 100% more sense now.


Have you not heard of Notre Dame Cathedral? @Kombucha


I haven't.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris

Not helping the American stereotype @Kombucha

It's one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.
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Kombucha
11/04/18 11:34:56 AM
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spikethedevil posted...
Kombucha posted...
spikethedevil posted...
Kombucha posted...
Antifar posted...
Kombucha posted...
It used to be the religious nutbags trying to restrict pornography.

We are talking about Notre Dame students


Oh, I didn't realize they were a Catholic university. This makes 100% more sense now.


Have you not heard of Notre Dame Cathedral? @Kombucha


I haven't.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris

Not helping the American stereotype @Kombucha

It's one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.


To be fair cathedrals are a dime a dozen.
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spikethedevil
11/04/18 11:35:35 AM
#50:


Kombucha posted...
spikethedevil posted...
Kombucha posted...
spikethedevil posted...
Kombucha posted...
Antifar posted...
Kombucha posted...
It used to be the religious nutbags trying to restrict pornography.

We are talking about Notre Dame students


Oh, I didn't realize they were a Catholic university. This makes 100% more sense now.


Have you not heard of Notre Dame Cathedral? @Kombucha


I haven't.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris

Not helping the American stereotype @Kombucha

It's one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.


To be fair cathedrals are a dime a dozen.


Really not helping the stereotype.
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