The porn magazines only tickle lust (and is that so bad really?) whereas these others spread self-hatred and despair.
I think you're so right about that. Erotic imagery can sometimes be degrading, to men as well as women, but it doesn't have to be, whereas the flaunting of the unrealizable ideal is bound to do harm.
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Date: 2008-07-08 12:19 pm (UTC)I think you're so right about that. Erotic imagery can sometimes be degrading, to men as well as women, but it doesn't have to be, whereas the flaunting of the unrealizable ideal is bound to do harm.