Pornography is pornography, what is there to see? Movies are attempting to destroy something that's supposed to be the most beautiful thing a man and a woman can have by making it cheap and common. It's what you don't see that's attractive.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Argues porn degrades intimate beauty.
- In plain terms
- Pornography cheapens the beauty of intimacy.
- What can you take from it?
- Privacy preserves the value of intimacy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does public exposure reduce intimacy value?
- What makes intimacy beautiful?
Another view
Generalizes effects of adult content broadly.
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