Obscene Thoughts Quotes

“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ~John Stuart Mill”
― Dave Pounder, Obscene Thoughts: A Pornographer's Perspective on Sex, Love, and Dating

“Similarly, consider the relationship between how society handles cigarettes and marijuana. Most medical professionals agree that smoking cigarettes is more damaging to one’s health overall than smoking marijuana. Despite its intensely addictive qualities, however, the consumption of tobacco has been legalized in this country, while marijuana is considered a “drug” and is banned.”
― Dave Pounder, Obscene Thoughts: A Pornographer's Perspective on Sex, Love, and Dating

“This is comparable to the long fought battle over the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) and a popular stance that automatic weapons should be illegal while handguns should be permitted. Similarly, Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine, fought a hard battle in the 1970s and 1980s over the First Amendment and his right to publish any material regardless of content as it was a matter related to the freedom of expression. Gun control opponents, such as members of the National Rifle Association (NRA), do not want to outlaw fully automatic weapons because of the “what is next?” argument, which can be a slippery slope.”
― Dave Pounder, Obscene Thoughts: A Pornographer's Perspective on Sex, Love, and Dating

“The answer is that people, especially religious leaders, deem pornography bad because it depicts women having sex with multiple men with whom they don’t have an emotional connection or having a willingness to want to have sex, which goes against the evolved mating strategies of women. Furthermore, they do this on a recurring basis for monetary gain.”
― Dave Pounder, Obscene Thoughts: A Pornographer's Perspective on Sex, Love, and Dating

“Just as the dogs wouldn’t opt to have their testicles removed, neither would men. Since humans can communicate and vote, it doesn’t happen. It requires a “higher power” (i.e., humans) over the dogs to realize the population issues and subsequent problems that would result from not spaying and neutering dogs (and cats). If a higher power were controlling humans, the race would have been spayed and neutered decades ago to limit the destruction caused by much of humanity. Take”
― Dave Pounder, Obscene Thoughts: A Pornographer's Perspective on Sex, Love, and Dating

“Additionally, more mainstream companies, such as IBM, are allowing employees to work from home. This causal, autonomous approach to work is increasing productivity dramatically, which is why more companies are adopting such practices.”
― Dave Pounder, Obscene Thoughts: A Pornographer's Perspective on Sex, Love, and Dating

“It is far more typical that the women working in the adult industry come from broken homes or were abused, either physically or emotionally, at a young age. Most”
― Dave Pounder, Obscene Thoughts: A Pornographer's Perspective on Sex, Love, and Dating

“Ultimately, if society wants to eliminate the adult industry, it needs to get rid of the supply of talent. If one wants to eliminate the supply of talent, then one needs to prevent homes from being broken. If one wants to prevent homes from being broken, the mainstream employers in society need to stop exploiting their employees – squeezing the life blood out of them so they have nothing for their families when they return home. Employment”
― Dave Pounder, Obscene Thoughts: A Pornographer's Perspective on Sex, Love, and Dating

“What makes pornography and prostitution “bad” is the human cost, and it absolutely has nothing to do with the act of filming sex itself. Many”
― Dave Pounder, Obscene Thoughts: A Pornographer's Perspective on Sex, Love, and Dating

“Why is the addition of a camera with consenting adults having sex such a bad thing? A common response is that sexual acts are private. However, other private acts are filmed everyday including, births, marriages, and funerals. In the movie Lethal Weapon, actor”
― Dave Pounder, Obscene Thoughts: A Pornographer's Perspective on Sex, Love, and Dating