Porn Hypocrisy and Double-Standards

Former New York City Mayor and current former lawyer posing as a stand-up comedian - Rudy Giuliani - has recently come under scrutiny for making the following comments during a speech in Tel Aviv:

"Stormy Daniels? Pfft. Look at her. You have to respect on this stage every woman. Yes, I respect porn stars. Don't you respect porn stars? Or do you think porn stars desecrate women, do you think porn stars don't respect women, and therefore sell their bodies? I respect all human beings. I even have to respect criminals, but I'm sorry I don't respect a porn star the way I respect a career woman or a woman of substance or a woman who has great respect for herself as a person and isn't going to sell her body for sexual exploitation. So Stormy, you want to bring a case, let me cross-examine you. Because the business you're in entitles you to no degree of giving your credibility any weight. And secondly, explain to me how she could be damaged. I mean, she has no reputation. If you're going to sell your body for money, you just don't have a reputation. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, I don't know."

I honestly can't stand pornography. I don't watch it and have even reached the point where, due to how ridiculous I find it, have started a satire poking fun at the genre. Having said that, though, it's my choice and opinion. I know for a fact many others consume pornography in one manner or another, love it, and that's their choice and opinion. What it comes down to is consistency. Why should women like Stormy Daniels be seen as uncredible due to their careers in pornography and men like Donald Trump be seen as credible, despite him appearing in three softcore porn films and fornicating with porn stars like Stormy Daniels (while married to another woman, mind you)? Why should participants in pornography be viewed in one light and consumers of pornography be viewed in a completely different one?

I can't stand pornography. I think it's degrading to the concept of love, to both sexes (women in particular), sets unrealistic expectations for sex, and even comical at times, due to its extreme level of ridiculousness. However, while I may not care for the genre and do see potential repercussions in viewing it regularly, I also think it's unfair to deem its participants and/or consumers as uncredible due to their partaking in the industry, or to see them as almost inhuman due to said consumption. It's all about consistency, and while I find pornography to often times be comical, Rudy Giuliani's defense of Donald Trump in this situation is even more hysterical. Giuliani has been married three times, including to a second-cousin. Donald Trump has been caught cheating on all three of his wives. According to Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-check site, Politifact.com, Donald Trump lies 69% of the time and only tells the truth 16% of the time (the other 15% are half lies/half truths). So it's pretty ironic that Giuliani is defending Trump on terms of credibility, for if there's anyone in this predicament whom isn't credible, it's Donald Trump.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/porn-stars-are-furious-with-rudy-giuliani-a-storms-a-coming

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/07/politics/rudy-giuliani-trump-credibility-porn-videos/index.html

http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/

Boycotting jukeboxes because of TouchTunes

I love music and enjoy hitting the bar(s) over the weekend, so naturally, when the mood strikes me, I've never been coy about playing some songs on the jukebox. This past Thursday, a friend of mine turned 50, so several friends of her's, including myself, all met up to celebrate the occasion. At around 9:30, a friend of mine and I both chipped in $5 to play some songs on the jukebox. Four hours and 231 skips later, we gave up on hearing the songs we had selected, and went home knowing we had just wasted $5. This wasn't the first time such a thing had happened to me (and many others), and due to that, I'll be boycotting jukeboxes. Why? The scam known as TouchTunes. You see, here's how the plot typically breaks down. A person (or group of people) downloads the TouchTunes app on his/her phone, consumes one too many adult beverages, and due to this, has less care for spending extra money to hear the songs of their choosing right NOW. That's the thing with TouchTun

The difference between "looking" and "checking out"

I may be way off with these numbers, but it's my approximation that at least 75% of individuals whom are involved in a serious relationship feel it's perfectly acceptable to "check out" members of the opposite sex they're not involved with. Meanwhile, approximately 25% either don't feel this is acceptable or aren't sure about the matter. I hadn't thought about this matter for a while, but since I've been dating a woman for about 8 months, the topic has been pondered about some. When reading or hearing others discuss this very issue, I often times hear comments similar to the following: "It's human nature to look." "There's nothing wrong with checking others out. I'm sure he/she does it too!" "It's fine to do it. Just don't tell your boyfriend/girlfriend about it or do it in front of them!" "It's natural to find people attractive." When observing the array of comments, I i

The verdict is in. To no one's surprise, Jonathan Hoenig has been found guilty of being an idiot.

Just recently, when discussing the Michael Brown shooting and whether or not race had anything to do with it, Fox News contributor Jonathan Hoenig said, "You know who talks about race? Racists." One moment while I provide Mr. Hoenig with the well deserved slow-clap. :: slow-claps for two seconds :: So, that was quite the line by Mr. Hoenig, wasn't it? "You know who talks about race? Racists." Well, wasn't he just talking about race? So, by his own words, I guess that makes him a racist. Also, if he wants to be consistent, does this mean that people whom talk about gender are sexists and people whom talk about sexual orientation are homophobes? With that line of thinking, Hoenig would engage in the following back-and-forths: Hoenig: "So, who are you voting for?" A woman: "The Democratic candidate, because he's been adamant about his support for equal rights for women." Hoenig: "You sexist feminist nazi!"

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