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bitstream [soylentnews.org] writes:

Utah Governor Gary Herbert [wikipedia.org] said on his "GovGaryHerbert" Facebook page that "Pornography is a public health crisis. The problem is rampant, yet it thrives in secrecy and silence." He emitted this thought on signing a resolution [archive.is] which says porn is "a public health hazard leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms [cnn.com]." In addition, it "perpetuates a sexually toxic environment." The resolution goes on to say "due to advances in technology and the universal availability of the Internet, young children are exposed to what used to be referred to as hard core, but is now considered mainstream, pornography at an alarming rate." The resolution states that pornography "equates violence toward women and children with sex and pain with pleasure, which increases the demand for sex trafficking, prostitution, child sexual abuse images, and child pornography." The resolution requests that "the need for education, prevention, research, and policy change at the community and societal level in order to address the pornography epidemic that is harming the people of our state and nation [cnet.com]." In the words of Gov. Gary Herbert, "Today's bills will start an open discussion." The NGO Fight the New Drug [wikipedia.org] supports the resolution and ascribes various ill effects to pornography.

It sure will start an discussion, perhaps there's more to it than the small corridors of power can muster? Or is someone in need of "donations & contributions" ?

SJWs and a rigged dating market populated by stressed out people perhaps makes people choose porn as the most resource efficient choice? No social sniping, legal risks, infections, endless stream of bills, time consumption and more stress?

The consumerist [consumerist.com] notice that states “that have enacted conservative legislation on sexuality.” consume more porn. The average consumption is the same. Other finds are that adult escort sites are more popular in “blue” states while visitors from the “red” states are more likely to visit wife-swapping sites, adult webcams, and sites about voyeurism. When porn was legalized in Denmark in the 1970s, rape went down significantly. Later studies have shown that the places with the most and best internet connections have the lowest number of rape cases.

Societal and political mental blocks also makes porn the most valuable but not the best source of information on the issue of feeling, love and sex? because depictions of healthy, well-adjusted sexuality are banned from general media way too often. While violence and death is just fine. And thus the systematic bias continues to implement the law of unintended consequences.

Resolutions are way less likely to happen on issues like GMO, unsound foreign entanglements, dogma schooling, pharma deception, financial robbery, depletion of aquifers, junk food.. even in schools, poor educational opportunities, personal freedom restraint, pollution of life-essential resources etc. So perhaps someone just needed to engage peoples emotions to keep themselves relevant with or without intention.

(I saw a shorter submission in the article queue on the same subject and thought that I might contribute what I wrote in the journal, this line can be deleted upon presentation. The heading is a bit tongue in cheek, adoption may be needed.)

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