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Pornography Myths (Femme Talk Post)
Pornography Myths (Femme Talk Post)
There are a few schools of thought as far as language goes. Some people, like you, seem to believe that language is stagnant and that definitions are based on some kind of standard set by an expert. I believe that language is what we make of it. And myth has a new definition than it used to. That happens. Deal.
>> ^blankfist:
Thanks for the copy and paste reference.com definition of myth. That's great if you want the English Exam question number nine on page six for that standardized test where no child is left behind. But, when you speak to a scholar (such as one so respected as Joseph Campbell) I really hope you can refrain from rolling your eyes, lest you will lose your argument. Joseph Campbell does, in fact, define Myth as a metaphor. If you want to dispute him, that is fine and great, in fact, I love that notion. But, please, please, give evidence outside of a pedestrian link to some homogenized dictionary definition.
Pornography Myths (Femme Talk Post)
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Kevlar
In reply to this comment by Kevlar:
thepinky, I have yet to contribute to your Sift Talk discussions but I have read them, and kudos for stirring the pot a bit.
-Kev
K0MMIE
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Would you like to sign a petition to end Woman's Suffrage?
schmawy
And it's also really cool that I discover good people like you and others when I argue with the losers. That's mean. They're not losers. They're just victims of a warped society.
In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Don't despair, ThePinky. It's a helluva fight you and LittleRed picked to have on the internet. And please don't take any of it personally. You both have my utmost respect for even trying.
cc: LittleRed
LittleRed (Member Profile)
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Ugh. I think it's a lost cause.
Pornography Myths (Femme Talk Post)
Well, myth doesn't actually mean lie or theory. It means metaphor when speaking of comparitive-mythology, which is something you should read deeply into. Joseph Campbell talks about comparative-mythology largely in great books like The Hero with a Thousand Faces and, my personal favorite, The Power of Myth.
That aside, lies are lies and myths are myths. Religion is considered mythology by scholars. Psychology of sex is not. So, to say sexology is mythology, to me, is a bit of a stretch. Then again, I may be way off base.
*eye roll*
This is ridiculously irrelevant, but I'm going to address it, anyway.
From http://dictionary.reference.com:
Myth: an unproved or false collective belief that is used to justify a social institution.
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spoco2
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Thought you might like this sift, a really great talk from an agnostic about his journey of trying to spend a year living by all the laws in the bible (all 700+ of them!), sifted by another user.
It says a lot of what I feel to be true, that there is a lot of good in the bible, and a lot of bad, it all comes down to how you follow it...
A.J. Jacobs: My year of living biblically
Another thing is that the Bible has been edited and messed with so many times that it is impossible to take it as the pure word of God. It was written by men and has been mistranslated and corrupted over the years. I believe that the ability to know good from evil is a gift that every sane human being has, and that God has given us the ability to discern which things come from Him, and which things come from man.
gwiz665
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I'm interested in your thoughts on http://www.videosift.com/video/Noam-Chomsky-on-Pornography since you were up in arms at the other softcore "dance" routine. Join the discussion.
Noam Chomsky on Pornography
Chomsky rocks.
Americans thinking that they are morally superior to the rest of the world has nothing to do with the argument against pornography. However, maybe those who oppose pornography ARE morally superior to those who don't. "Ashamed of sex." Ha! Morally developed people understand that porn is not the same as sex, and they are ashamed of it. Yes, we ought to cultivate healthy sexual practices and, like Chomsky says, "have nothing to do with" immoral ones.
Man pays for dinner in pennies... my hero.