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I think one way is to call a spade a spade.

If dead bodies are floating down a river, go upstream and see whose throwing them in.

Men and women in America are fueling a chronic culture of sexual consumerism and it’s creating addicts. Men are particularly voracious supporters and consumers of pornography, not just naked pictures of beautiful women but hardcore porn. Sex presented as a dominating act of objectifying, illusion-fueled fantasy. Men are being brain washed into thinking every plump princess in their browser is a perpetual invitation for pleasure. They are trained biochemically for no restraint on sexual impulse, if they are hungry, they can feed like vampires.

Women don’t say “no” on fantasy island. This kind of mental, emotional and hormonal training creates men and women who don’t understand or follow the boundaries, norms and healthy relational narratives of sexual maturity. They can become irresponsible and dangerous predators, particularly in environments where colleges are erasing more practical boundaries like separate dorms, bathrooms and even showers. Add to that libertine lunacy the assault against religion, ethics and morality in universities and you’ve got a recipe for just what we are seeing take place.

Women are not guiltless in this orgy of objectification. We still worship Aphrodite and that worship involves the commodification of women. Her faithful followers use women for their own satisfaction without commitment, relationship or repercussion, they are sacrificial lambs to be consumed at the various techno-altars created by the money God, Jesus called Mammon.

Our culture begins training up neophytes from an early age, soaking the seeds of selfishness and lust with a heavy rain of sensuality in images, tv shows, music, fashion, stories, movies and cultural expectations. Modesty and morality are jokes, virginity and restraint is mocked like a dream of some prudish Victorian era.

We parade a smorgasbord of well prepared, perfectly cut chunks of juicy meat in front of sex hungry, hormonal young men and women and tell them to dine with dignity and moderation.

The real joke is the chefs slapping the hands of the patrons.

Eric Blauer
Eric Blauerhttp://fcb4.tumblr.com/
I am Frederick Christian Blauer IV, but I go by Eric, it sounds less like a megalomaniac but still hints at my Scandinavian destiny of coastal conquest and ultimate rule. I have accumulated a fair number of titles: son, brother, husband, father, pastor, writer, artist and a few other more colorful titles by my fanged fans. I am a lover of story be it heard, read or watched in all beauty, gory or glory. I write and speak as an exorcist or poltergeist, splashing holy water, spilling wine and breaking bread between the apocalypse and a sleeping baby. I am possessed by too many words and they get driven out like wild pigs and into the waters of my blog at www.fcb4.tumblr.com. I work as a pastor at Jacob's Well Church (www.jacobswellspokane.com) across the tracks on 'that' side of town. I follow Christ in East Central Spokane among saints, sinners, angels, demons, crime, condoms, chaos, beauty, goodness and powerful weakness. I have more questions than answers, grey hairs than brown, fat than muscle, fire than fireplace and experience more love from my wife, family and friends than a man should be blessed with in one lifetime.

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Jan Shannon
11 years ago

Eric, are you making a distinction between ‘naked pictures of beautiful women’ and ‘hardcore porn’? I’m asking because I think there isn’t really a difference, but I don’t want to merely be misreading what you wrote.
I do take issue with your last paragraph, in that while I think modesty is a wonderful virtue to pursue, I do not think that modesty has any bearing on rape, and to even suggest that it does leads to the continuance of rape in our society and others. No means no, no matter what anyone is wearing or what time of the day/night it is. I do think that self-restraint is a virtue that we could all try to work harder on and also teach the kids about.

Deb Conklin
Deb Conklin
11 years ago
Reply to  Jan Shannon

Jan, I think that there is a difference between a naked picture of a beautiful woman [or man] and hard core porn. The naked human body can be the subject of beautiful art – as it has been for centuries. It is only when it becomes objectified, treated as an object for someone’s sexual gratification that it becomes pornography. And there is also a scale of pornography. I believe there is a difference between a sexualized image of a beautiful naked body and pictures of rape and other forms of sexually related violence. When we treat these as if they are all the same, we limit how effective we can be in taking seriously the consequences of violent pornography.

Fred
Fred
11 years ago
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