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| Addiction to porn destroying lives, Senate told |
| 2004-11-18 |
| Comparing pornography to heroin, researchers on Thursday called on Congress to finance studies on "porn addiction" and launch a public health campaign about the dangers. "We're so afraid to talk about sex in our society that we really give carte blanche to the people who are producing this kind of material," said James B. Weaver, a Virginia Tech professor who studies the impact of pornography. Internet pornography is corrupting children and hooking adults into an addiction that threatens their jobs and families, a panel of anti-porn advocates told the hearing organized by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., chairman of the Commerce subcommittee on science. Brownback, a father of five, said when he was a boy, the typical kid's exposure was limited to occasional peeks at dirty magazines illicitly obtained by a buddy. Now, he said, pornography seems pervasive. Children run across it while researching homework on the Internet. Vulgar ads arrive unexpectedly by e-mail. Some of his middle-age male friends limit their time alone in hotel rooms to avoid the temptation of graphic pay-per-view movies, Brownback said. Mary Anne Layden, co-director of a sexual trauma program at the University of Pennsylvania, said pornography's effect on the brain mirrors addiction to heroin or crack cocaine... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #10 I gotta get me one of those Government Grants to study this...... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-11-18 11:42:48 PM |
| #9 6 Billion on the planet and still multplying. Oh, the humanity of it all. Just say NO! Don't think porn is responsible for getting us to this population level, we've been working on it for a while. |
| Posted by: Don 2004-11-18 11:37:20 PM |
| #8 I wonder where I would volunteer for one of Dr. Layden's studies: "First we'll scan your brain while you're on the heroin, then the crack, then the naughty cheerleader film festival." |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2004-11-18 10:40:00 PM |
| #7 God I just want to pound the piss out of these goody two shoes types. Get the fark out of our lives and leave us alone. Worry about your own morality not mine. Get your book banning asses out of my way. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-18 10:39:25 PM |
| #6 I'm sure each Senator will do extensive private research into the issue. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-11-18 9:52:20 PM |
| #5 All yer eyes are mah favorite color! Brown!!! ///poor kittens |
| Posted by: Asedwich 2004-11-18 9:52:19 PM |
| #4 Addiction, my ass. Uh, that didn't come out quite right.... ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-11-18 9:51:18 PM |
| #3 Aw c'mon, Brownback. You're not thinking like Senator. Why don't you just tax the hell out of it and claim a victory for decency? |
| Posted by: lex 2004-11-18 9:49:30 PM |
| #2 You hairy-palmed wanker... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-11-18 9:49:25 PM |
| #1 I know it's given me carpal tunnel syndrome - and calluses |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-18 9:41:34 PM |