tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post2385792951002712317..comments2023-05-11T15:00:16.884+05:30Comments on Life Snippets. Editions. Sequels.: Is it ok to watch porn ouside the assembly?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post-15203414966881982862012-02-16T10:24:34.470+05:302012-02-16T10:24:34.470+05:30But we all have a filter. We don't just blindl...But we all have a filter. We don't just blindly do whatever we think. Our brain's prefrontal lobes have dedicated functions for acting as "repressors" for our instinctive thoughts and actions. We humans excel at that. One might even say it is the defining trait of our species.<br /><br />So while everything we consciously do has its origins in thought, the inverse is not true. We simply do not blindly act out what we think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729286190477474518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post-65889926838253909262012-02-16T08:48:05.186+05:302012-02-16T08:48:05.186+05:30@Bhagwad.. I dont have any study conducted on this...@Bhagwad.. I dont have any study conducted on this:).. <br /><br />But dont we see the evidence all around? I am referring to a simple stimulus-action relation here. When I read the newspaper article on the ministers, I thought about what is happening and my action was to write this post. Same way, when you read the post, you had some thoughts and that translated into an comment. There are readers for who this might not have struck a cord or just want to ignore. That depends on the individual.Shyamalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256687801957895482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post-18152786511476355952012-02-15T18:50:32.564+05:302012-02-15T18:50:32.564+05:30@Sam
I had just asked if you had any evidence to ...@Sam<br /><br />I had just asked if you had any evidence to back up your opinion that what a person thinks evolves into action. Numerous studies have been conducted on this and not one of them has reached this conclusion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post-90141656265487402102012-02-15T11:57:31.995+05:302012-02-15T11:57:31.995+05:30@Bhagwad
There are 3 different things here
1. For ...@Bhagwad<br />There are 3 different things here<br />1. For me 'watching porn' is in itself the problem. <br />2. Watching/playing something might affect the way you are thinking in a positive or negative manner. For you, playing a violent game might provide relaxation and fun which is positive. But it is also a fact that people watch movies, read blogs and get inspired to do certain things - definitely it affects thought and not necessarily results in a similar behavior but an action that is determined by the individual's opinion to the situation.<br />3. I have said that what the person thinks will ultimately evolve into his actions -> which is the case for these ministers.Shyamalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256687801957895482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post-62017470071348238282012-02-10T21:39:58.968+05:302012-02-10T21:39:58.968+05:30@Sam
I play violent video games all the time - us...@Sam<br /><br />I play violent video games all the time - usually for around 3 hours a day. Yet I'm one of the gentlest people I know and don't even kill spiders and cockroaches, but pick them up and throw them outside instead.<br /><br />Do you have any supporting evidence to back up your claim that watching/playing stuff causes a similar behavior in real life other than your opinion? I don't believe there is any such study.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post-85651423936895330132012-02-10T10:44:00.174+05:302012-02-10T10:44:00.174+05:30@Bhagwad and Arun
Usually a person is judged only ...@Bhagwad and Arun<br />Usually a person is judged only by what he does - outsiders can see the action but not what the person thinks. But watching porn is an action and does not stop at the thought - thats why they were caught. <br />I believe that what the person thinks will ultimately evolve into the actions. And we can see that very well in these ministers in their attitide towards women. <br /><br />@Fem<br />Agree that many do not have sexual partners. But aren't there other alternatives (toys etc)?<br />There are freinds who watch porn and like I have said it is considered normal. There are women who want to be sex objects/stars but most women in this field have been pushed into this. Even if there are not too many alternatives,aren't we indirectly supporting an industry that is exploitative.<br />Where is the market without the customer?<br /><br />Repressive culture exists in India. Porn is rampant thoroughtout the world irrespective of the status of women. Married men also watch it.Shyamalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256687801957895482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post-76716176953930903792012-02-09T12:39:53.430+05:302012-02-09T12:39:53.430+05:30I have two points here.
One is that you assume e...I have two points here. <br /><br />One is that you assume everyone has a partner to release his/her pent up sexual energy. That is not so, and I know friends who get relief from watching porn. <br /><br />As you said, the reason it was bad was because these same men criticise porn and women who make porn while using their services. Another reason was that they are doing it in public time. Namely, they are using the money we taxpayers give them to watch porn during Assembly. <br /><br />Also, I would like to point out that these men watch porn because of repressive culture that they have imposed upon themselves and their women. They don't repress women because they watch porn. The cause-effect works in the opposite direction, imo.<br /><br />- Fem (why doesn't blogspot allow me to use any name I like?!)Nomadic Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985888743048281983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post-32834911359543106032012-02-09T05:55:10.052+05:302012-02-09T05:55:10.052+05:30I agree with Bhagwad here. As I said in my post th...I agree with Bhagwad here. As I said in my post the speed at which the resignations was obtained speaks volumes about misplaced morality of our societyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post-59260672073249070832012-02-08T21:06:06.479+05:302012-02-08T21:06:06.479+05:30Nothing wrong with watching porn per se. To me, it...Nothing wrong with watching porn per se. To me, it's as bad as if they were playing video games in the assembly.<br /><br />A person is judged by what they <em>do</em> and not by what they watch/think. Let's not make porn a thought crime here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413947612056132568.post-73918440547928800022012-02-08T19:48:28.857+05:302012-02-08T19:48:28.857+05:30And these same men show no respect for the any wo...And these same men show no respect for the any women, those in the 'obscene videos' and those who fit into every ideal of Indian womanhood.Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.com