Did/does porn cause you to want to sexually abuse people?

[Darlingman]

I think that just like blaming video games for gun violence, it's an easy scapegoat and a total load of bullshit.

Porn has helped me discover many areas of my sexuality without me having to take risks or involve others. That being said, most of my lovers, who have all been women, have enjoyed having porn as a spice of their sex life, it especially helps when getting frisky over long distances. What I may like, what may not like, what I definitely like or don't I know through porn. These aren't definitive obviously but like I said, porn allows one to explore without having to step out of their comfort zone.

Porn is not an educational tool, and what actually is going on off screen is very rarely explained to the viewer, not that the average viewer would be receptive to such information. What happens in any kind of porn is hardly ever a sexual act that was created by the porn industry because of course human sexuality has existed for as long as human civilization has. A unique exclusions apply to that though.

Contracts are signed and discussed at great length.
Boundaries, consent and sexual acts are discussed at great length by all those involved.
Safe words are made clear, and performer safety is made paramount.

Of course it hasn't always been this way, and many corners of the industry still keep to the lack of care like the days of old but more and more female performers, either former or current have greater influence over the industry and as we all know, it is the only industry where the women are far better paid than men.

[HawkPerception]

Humans, just like any animals are born with different predispositions. We all process things in different ways. Where people have a lives full of misfortune, there are those who remain positive and kind those who become negative and bitter. Where people are shown acts of love, some are moved and some aren't phased. Where some people are hit, some fight back and others let it go. The list goes on and on.

It's all in the brain. We're born with different efficiencies in different areas of our brain. Where most males find that dominance in sex is a big turn-on, some can't hold back their impulses as much because a part of their brain (the prefrontal and orbital cortex) that is working at a lower efficiency. It applies to every scenario. And (as far as I know) we have no way of altering someones brain to alter their behaviour because we understand so little about the brain that it's hard and risky to tamper with.

So the short answer is that it depends on the person.

[smalls95]

I don’t think people are so detached from real life that they think porn is a good enough excuse as to why they would want to rape someone. Most people that have sexually abused were initially abused themselves. Someone that’s willing to force themselves on another is dealing with more deep seeded issues than watching porn. I do think porn can get destructive and desensitize people, but I don’t think it would be the direct cause for doing something like that.

[Stacie3]

My husband and I watch porn all the time.. we dont watch rape in porn.. but we do see that in movies.. my husband will almost always loose intrest in sex if I even attempt to play hard to get.. if I dont want it neither does he.. he can role play as being forceful and go hard core.. but ONLY if I want it.. dom/sub type thing if I say no.. its a rap.. not rape..

[lightbulb27]

any ideas and emotionally impacting stuff will or can lead to programming. This is also a strong chemical hit in the mind/body which conditions the body. add to it, porn is not really real nor a positive view of male/female, it's usually about some specific aspect of it.

Add to this, people project their reality, so what they see is partially coming out of their minds eye. This can be really bad.

In short, I think it creates the wrong dynamic and can lead to all sorts of problems. Look at your local list of Tier1-3 sex offenders and I'll bet every one of them has had exposure. How can an old gray man think a 12yr old would want to mate with them? That's some messed up crap.

Turn the junk off...

[front2back]

That's a stretch, however, I will say I believe porn has normalized the idea that forceful sexual situations and awful pain are "hot" ideas. For the women that I have gotten close enough to to talk about it, many had fantasies that were basically r*pe but with extra steps that they assumed were normal because of stuff they saw online.
Some who hasn't felt the pain also thought the idea that slamming against the cervix was a hot display of a man's large size and strength. When in reality, it is strong enough of a painful experience that it will completely bring the sex to a halt.

[motownplayer2000]

I think it can definitely try and push someone. However, if you are someone that wants to do that, I think you are a person that would have done it anyway. I dont think people watch a porn video and wake one day and say, "well, I feel like it's a good day to rape today." No, i think that people have already that fantasy in there heads and have thought about it probably longer than they've watched porn. And it can definitely put them in a place where it manifest itself... but porn isn't the cause of it.

[noahboat]

I personally believe watching pornography as a young child or even teenager is damaging to ones mental health, I do not believe it is healthy and can lead to things like, abuse-rape-insanity-ect. When you look at big time serial killers you see somewhat of a connection between them... they watched pornography at a young age. When you look at one for example Ted Bundy in an interview he mentions he watched porn from a young age and wishes you would’ve never viewed it. I’m personally a Christian and i stand by it, but that is not the topic we are speaking about BUT in the Bible according to 1 Peter 2:11 it says: “Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.” Even as a adult I would never recommend someone watch it, as kids watch Iron man and wish they could be him and do the things he does, pornography could have the same effect. Again this is my personal belief, if you have a different view I respect that.

[SjE78]

the porn i've watched has never influenced me to abuse others... anyone who abuses in nonconsenual situations has issues deeper than what they watch... and therefore the fault lays with them not the content.
it's a similar thing about when you hear about people going around shooting schools and committing murders, and they blame video games...

the fact those people are mentally unstable before and that their chosen crimes are coincidental to the material they watch, they do not see their actions as an issue, until they are caught that is.. then that self view they have that they didn't do anything wrong is then projected in blaming others, blaming a thing they watched or was introduced to in order to victimise themselves and create a level of pity in the hopes they get away with it.

[Gaming_dragon]

No I'm a porn addict so much so I have no interest in having a relationship

Yet I have at most respect for women and act decent around them

One woman actually got surprised that a sweet , innocent guy like me watch porn and violent movies

This is just a bad scapegoat just like how video games cause violence

And the off chance porn or a video game caused a person to be violent , that person had a problem long before he/she was introduced to video games and porn

There is no explanation for rape or it's cause , if a person rapes , no excuses , no explanations he/she has to be getting life imprisonment or a death sentence ( after proving him guilty of course )

[DanaeAdam5]

Ok I have watched and read A LOT of porn but about rape it was about...2 times I think?
And I can't even stand the trought of me raping someone. Also guys let me explain something. Kinky sex and rape roleplay is NOT consider rape. Rape means that u sexually harass someone with the worst way possible.

[devilman666]

Yeah, we all know that before porn was created, rape and sexual abuse didn't exist. I remember the first time I watched porn, I was so turned on that I went out and raped some girl in an alleyway. *sarcasm*

Rape has existed far longer than porn, so no, porn does not cause those feelings. The majority of people watch porn, this is kind of ridiculous to even ask.

[PlacentaSalad]

I think the fantasy to rape somebody will exist in certain people with no relevance to pornography. I know a woman who once admitted to me she would enjoy rape if she "is the one doing it." Undoubtedly, she has mental issues from other comments she has made during our conversations. I don't think there is a correlation between hardcore porn and sex crimes just as there is no correlation to gun violence and video games.

[PondyPand]

No. Again, this is just the mentally Fucked finding some unrelated reason.
Now, I'm not saying porn helps. But porn is fine for a healthy brain that understands it's fake. The tendencies have to be there already for the person to think the porn is real

[sawno]

Accidentally voted B but meant to vote E, other than fantasy stuff i never had the desire but i had a phase in my teens where rape content appealed to me. I grew out of it since after my kinks got more developed and it was actually the domination aspect that appealed to me and not the forced sex against someones will aspect.

[Anonymous]

No, but... I did have a bit of a rape fantasy growing up. Not caused by porn but all sorts of media. Anything where a woman got kidnapped, tied up or raped really inspired my fantasies. As I've gotten older I've grown out of it because I realise I'm just into BDSM and S&M. I would never ever want to get raped or put myself in a situation where I could be.
In case your curious I have watched rape porn. It kind of got to the point where it was the only porn I would watch, and it wasn't enough to just watch people acting it out. I had to actually watch someone getting raped and believe it to be able to get off.
I've had counselling since then and I find it more upsetting then arousing. I actually feel really guilty thinking about the things I've seen and have found arousing.

[AliyahMia]

Porn is just a way of visualizing fantasies. A high percentage of people fantasize about things they would never want to do in real life, like most people who watch milf porn don't actually want to fuck their mom. Porn isn't promoting violence or unrealistic standards, its just a way to step out of reality to help people get off.

[myd_nudie]

It's kinda a weird and different from others but I wanna share my story...


It was almost 15 year's ago when I got raped from my elder cousin sister and I think she continuously kissed me for almost 10 mins and then she sucked my dick even though my age at that was 4-5

[Anonymous]

I watch a lot of BDSM porn but any porn that shows non-consensual acts is a huge turnoff. I know they are fictional but I still don't want to see it. It's also a turnoff if the woman looks like she is out of it for whatever reason. It's only good if the woman looks alert, intelligent, and aroused. There are a few models who are totally into it and that's what I like to see.

[Walrus_au]

There have been studies on this, the data actually shows that the availability of porn that includes fantasies that are anti-social, actually reduces the behaviour in a society.

Does it decrease the thoughts of? No idea. But does that matter? The problem is what people do, not what they think.

[sixxx]

It's only just for fun and fantasy. While it's true there are some men that are so obsessed with it and want to practice with random girl or her partner. But not all men re like that. We just enjoy watch it but it does not mean all men would force girls to do it anyway.

[CharlieDMX]

Porn does not cause rape. Psychological trauma, substance and metal illnesses do, and they might use porn as a catalyst.

I've watched rape porn and played Japanese videogames who include rape. None of them have made me want to abuse a woman sexually because I know how to distinguish fantasy from reality and what is wrong and what is not.

[OddBeMe]

Rape and sexual violence is rarely about sex. It’s about power and dominance over a person for sadistic reasons. Sex is sharing emotional, physical contact between two people. Porn helps us masturbate by objectifying people. It’s not great but not necessarily a bad thing.

[bamesjond0069]

I voted F. I always loved ultra feminine looking girls in a playboy kind of style. So not like super pornographic and i liked more normal sex. But once this girl told me to hit her while we had sex and she would beg me to do it harder and harder and i really liked it. And so we kept doing that... ONLY THEN did i start watching violent rape porn.

[Waseem94]

Watching porn sexually turns you into a beast. Of course you enjoy watching it and you want to try out yourself to experience that pleasure. We have seen that porn industry has developed and rape cases in whole world is also increasing.

[90degrees]

I've seen/read rape porn only by chance and usually stop after I've realized what it is. It's one of the few things the gets a physical adverse reaction out of me. Turns my gut.

[purplepoppy]

Given the vast amount of porn that gets watched by men compared to the rareness of rape I doubt there's a link. People forget rape and abuse existed long before we had 24hr access to hard-core porn.

[kmg9150]

TBH porn has opened my mind to experience a higher level of intimacy with my lover. I feel it has helped me become more selfless and appreciative towards my lover for hours if the time slot allows for it. I dont believe I could ever have nonconsensual sex, even then if my partner is distracted or appears uninterested I must stop, no matter how horny I may be. Thats just me though. I will he the first to admit that I personally do watch more often than the average person.

[chriscdi]

no just makes me wanna fuck someone, i dont even watch abusive porn, im more into the casual or passionate porn, gotta keep it simple and the most realistic so i dont become one of those coons that choose porn over their girl

[normalice]

No, but it gives me a really good idea of what I would require if I were to write or direct a rape scene on film.

[RexLuther]

Porn plays a great point in psychological harm... Yes it can cause/ lead to the desire of sexual abuse
As its known that porn is a sexual movie/clip meaning it is directed and works under a certain script.. the watcher is filled with the actions and tuned up to do the displayed actions which in real life is an abuse...
Hope its well explained.

[ImagineSketchy]

I watch it mostly, and from time to time I might read some. Nothing influences me into doing something like that to someone.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

As much as i saw porn and recovered a porn addiction
never had a desire to rape or sexually assault anyone
and i admit that with all my heart , mind , body , soul

[howlinsilently]

There is mysoginist ideals portrayed and for me it reinforces my distaste for much of the abuse that happens. At same time this will give someone validation to copy and repeat. The part i really don't like about this is it teaches to young from beginning of sexuality

[koolkal]

I don't think the desire to hurt and control someone comes from watching porn. It's rooted from something deeper in a person's life experience and tends to come out through sexual abuse and rape. Sex is just one of many channels abuse comes through.

[Insightfull]

Rape porn is awful. Also, I don't believe that any amount of anything could ever make me rape. You could put a gun to my head and I'd rather die

[Aakash_Hangargi]

Quite the contrary after watching porn people release the tension the desire ends their itself you feel lazy to do anything more I think people use it as an excuse to justify their doings.

[Anonymous]

i can totally see how porn could lead to abuse or sexual harassment. the scenes depicted are totally unrealistic and the fact that people are turned on by it means the brain thinks it's real on some level. personally i think porn has a negative psychological effect on a person especially if they have a mental illness. many people are just stupid and in denial.

[1828avaava1828]

I’m not sure. I don’t watch much. I have watched some. I think in general, it should be kept to a minimal. It’s probably better that way 😉

[honestGUY45]

I watch and like it if there is no violence. I don't like hitting or being hit, and I don't beg or like being begged. Totally consenting both ways.

[Floki-raven]

Ehm no it just helps to get ride of old Sperm this is the hole reason why males Masturbat till climax

[parjacpar]

No as care to much about others.

Someone asked me to rape them I refused under the circumstances

[Anonymous]

Porn does not cause rape. If anything, it helps prevent it. Rape statistics show that the rate of rapes has declined steadily during the same period when porn became increasingly available to the public.

[GreyWolf9000]

Seeing the porn gives a worng idea about how be sexually active.. Well there aren't meant for teaching after all.. Things they do in porn isn't for everyone but EVERYONE wants to try it out.. Which leads to abuse or much worst..

[brigfrey25]

Nope not at all. Even without that, such a thought doesn't come to my mind.

[Anpu23]

There's also some anecdotal evidence that porn reduces rape, not increases it.

[MorticiAddams]

I read a lot of very filthy, graphic porn, quite a bit of it about rape, and I've never had any desire to rape anyone.
Porn doesn't make rapists... rapists make excuses.

[EnglundUberAlles]

I've inadvertantly seen what I would call "Consensual Non-Consent Porn". I've never felt the urge to act it out on a unwilling partner.

[Jamie05rhs]

I have not. The only desires I have are to have sex. But I can't have sex because I'm a Christian and I'm not married yet. So I just masturbate by myself in my room, and then I fall asleep and that's the end of it.

[BoxySama]

I have learned so much in the 18 plus section of the internet

[WarDaddy1969]

I have watched porn myself I've never had the urge to hurt a women I think it was already in them maybe porn released it I don't know

[Sabretooth]

i had to vote E-not because it was the genre-but because a few stories i've read used it as a plot-device. i personally have no interest in it.

[ninjagirl_34]

Okay, I've seen and read porn but I've never had a desire to go and rape or sexually abuse somebody. That's kinda sick

[Tunasub]

No. I don't like or watch porn that glorifies rape or forced sexual conduct.

[Lunatic1]

I have watched porn, but it didn't make me want to sexually assault someone.

[fgalvan]

Abuse hell know unless you count. me spanking her ass or ponding her from behind

[AllYs]

Not 100% sure about that. But I do agree it's effect on us over time breaks down, our morality. That is Really what we should be more aware of

[rockyard]

I like to wank my cock while girs watch me play with myself l think a lot of girls like to watch guys play with themselves

[Anonymous]

No it did not caused to want abuse people, it just looked crazy to me that it was even an option...

[Anonymous]

NO, that idea is simply moronic.
Like video games cause violence or rap music cause kids to be criminals.

[Plitty-Tank]

I've watched porn before but I don't want to rape due to it.

[DanOh2018]

One would think that giving people an outlet would ease such impulses.

Why isn't anyone asking if erotic novels for women is encouraging financial exploitation of men?

[the_sinner]

No never.
When such things cross my mind they make me wanna puke.

[GennySanders]

Porn is trash & not even healthy to watch at all , it's all about cheap entertainment