[bksvol-discuss] Re: Porn Addiction Books, WAS: Re: Re: the adult content issue and check boxes
- From: Soronel Haetir <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 18:16:22 -0800
I would mostly agree with the above. Everything I have seen about
addiction tells me it is a problem with the person, not whatever it is
they use to get their fix.
On 4/1/10, Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I suppose there are some porn addicts out there. Some people can become
> psychologically addicted to pretty much anything. I think I have seen some
> people addicted to television. However, if porn addicts were common I think
> I was at one time in a perfect position to observe them. I once worked as a
> sales clerk in a porn shop. It was called The Pleasure Island Bookstore.
> There was the hardest of hardcore porn on sale, magazines, videos picture
> books and so forth. I would suppose that porn addicts would be the most
> regular customers of all and that they would buy up those items and cause
> them to have to be restocked frequently. In point of fact, the merchandise
> sold very slowly. There was only an occasional sale and there was hardly
> ever a repeat customer. So you might ask how the establishment ever made any
> money. Well, the real money maker was the movie booths in the back room. The
> customer would feed quarters into a slot and a silent porn movie would play.
> Actually, it seemed that my main job was to exchange quarters for dollar
> bills. But were they really watching the movies? It did not seem that that
> was the main reason they kept feeding in the quarters. The store was mainly
> a trysting place for homosexuals and prostitutes. While the movies were
> playing a red light came on over the door of the booth signalling that it
> was occupied and as long as the quarters were fed in the red light would
> stay on. Outside the store was an area that is often referred to as the
> stroll. That is, the street walkers literally walked the street and the
> bookstore was a convenient place for them to bring their customers. In the
> main part of the store where I was stationed gay men tended to hang out.
> Some of them were male prostitutes and some were not. The ones who were not
> did have an obvious desire to have sex with as many men as possible and they
> were always on the make. Now, I am pretty sure that I did not see any porn
> addicts when I was working there, but I can well believe that I did see a
> number of sex addicts. They were not the customers of the prostitutes. I
> only occasionally saw them bring in repeat customers. It was those
> nonprostitute gay men. Frankly, some of them seemed to live only for having
> sex with a new man as often as possible.
>
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> From: "Debby Franson" <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:28 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Porn Addiction Books, WAS: Re: Re: the adult
> content issue and check boxes
>
>
>> Hi everyone!
>>
>> I want to add to what I said below.
>>
>> I did a search on amazon.com for porn addiction, and it says:
>>
>> Books:
>> See all 76 items
>>
>> If there was not a problem in this area that needed treating, there
>> wouldn't be so many books.
>>
>> Here is the link to my search page.
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1270149183/ref=sr_nr_seeall_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=porn%20addiction&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aporn%20addiction%2Ci%3Astripbooks
>>
>> Here is one book that I have heard of while listening to the authors as
>> guests on a radio program called Midday Connection.
>>
>> The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by
>> Pornography (Paperback)
>> ~
>> Wendy Maltz
>>
>> Larry Maltz
>>
>> The link to the page for that book is:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Porn-Trap-Essential-Overcoming-Pornography/dp/0061231878/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270146263&sr=1-2
>>
>> I have read a few of the reviews, both the editorial and customer reviews,
>>
>> which were intelligently written, and the book is thought of quite highly,
>>
>> being given a 5.0 rating by the reviewers I read.
>>
>> Debby
>>
>> Previous message:
>>
>> Hi Jamie and everyone!
>>
>> I have heard programs on porn addiction, and they say that kids who see
>> playboy or other explicitly sexual content as children often become
>> addicted to porn as adults, and these are from many walks of life
>> including pastors. This addiction can wreck a marriage. This addiction
>> is a real stronghold, as the programs have said, and so it's a hard
>> addiction to break. I think that responsibile adults should look after
>> children in their care in this way as well as from other dangers.
>>
>> I do not know anyone with this addiction.
>>
>> Debby
>>
>> At 10:49 PM 3/29/2010, Jamie Yates, CPhT wrote
>>>Laws are what they are, Roger. They're there for a reason, just like it's
>>>against the law to cell cigarettes to those under 18 and alcohol to those
>>>under 18 or 21 depending upon the state. I wouldn't advocate allowing 16
>>>year olds to buy alcohol any more than I would advocate allowing children
>>>under 18 access to the four books I listed as examples of true adult
>>>books. While their parents are still legally liable for their actions,
>>>they can't be allowed to purchase alcohol (and potentially harm another
>>>person maybe driving while drunk) and I'm sure there are valid reasons for
>>>
>>>not allowing true adult content for minors as well.
>>>
>>>I don't think you'd be very successful in repealing those kinds of laws.
>>>
>>>My point was simply to give true examples of ADULT books, not the books
>>>that are currently getting marked as adult.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Jamie in Michigan
>>>
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>>><http://www.michiganrxtech.com/books.html>www.michiganrxtech.com/books.html
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