# Leave Porn Alone! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 12, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912 "2007-09-12T15:26:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/1 "2007-09-12T15:26:45Z")
Not bad enough for the Pit I really dislike this new usage of Porn. Tragedy Porn to describe sad people you don’t like. Torture Porn to describe horror movies you don’t like. Porn is fast becoming the new -gate and I’m against that. It is demeaning to Porn and trust me, Porn is demeaned enough without being linked to Hostel 2 or Anna Nicole Smith’s fans. What will come next? Vegans will call the bacon cheesburgers Meat Porn? Athesists calling the bible Jesus Porn? The Yankees are Steinbrenner Porn? Do you really want Porn associated with George Steinbrenner? Leave Porn alone! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/2 "2007-09-12T15:29:44Z")
Nothing to see here but a little Outrage Porn. ---
**Author:** ![zelie\_zelerton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/59ef9b/32.png) [@zelie\_zelerton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zelie_zelerton)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/3 "2007-09-12T15:30:35Z")
But can we still have kitten porn? [kittenwars.com](http://kittenwars.com) fulfils all the criteria of porn - but for fulfilling our kitten needs! We gots to have teh kitten pr0n!!!one!!1 ---
**Author:** ![Ellef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8dc957/32.png) [@Ellef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellef)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/4 "2007-09-12T15:33:44Z")
But I’ve gotta have my gardening porn and my knitting porn! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/5 "2007-09-12T15:36:18Z")
Yes but those terms seem to, if anything, uplift porn. People like kittens. It is when people don’t like something and they add the Porn suffix that I’m trying to stop. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/6 "2007-09-12T15:37:52Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] Nothing to see here but a little Outrage Porn. [/QUOTE] Hey, let’s not turn it into Porn-Gate ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/7 "2007-09-12T15:40:35Z")
[QUOTE=Duke of Rat] Hey, let’s not turn it into Porn-Gate [/QUOTE] But what if I’m a Porn-Gateaholic? ---
**Author:** ![Ellef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8dc957/32.png) [@Ellef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellef)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/8 "2007-09-12T15:41:37Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] Yes but those terms seem to, if anything, uplift porn. People like kittens. It is when people don’t like something and they add the Porn suffix that I’m trying to stop. [/QUOTE] Aha, I get it. No objection to me looking at seed catalogues with pictures of _BIG_ tomatoes, then? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/9 "2007-09-12T15:44:33Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] But what if I’m a Porn-Gateaholic? [/QUOTE] What you need is a good ol’ fashioned Porn-Gateahol-a-pallooza! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/10 "2007-09-12T15:46:56Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] What you need is a good ol’ fashioned Porn-Gateahol-a-pallooza! [/QUOTE] Thanks, but I’ll stick with Porn-Gateahol-a-pallooza II: Electric Boogaloo. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/11 "2007-09-12T15:47:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Hey, people, leave that porn alone! > “If you don’t eat yer meat, you can’t have any pudding. How can you > have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat?” sorry ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/12 "2007-09-12T15:47:38Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Thanks, but I’ll stick with Porn-Gateahol-a-pallooza II: Electric Boogaloo. [/QUOTE] …on steroids! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/13 "2007-09-12T15:52:06Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] …on steroids! [/QUOTE] Turbo-style. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/14 "2007-09-12T15:54:00Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Thanks, but I’ll stick with Porn-Gateahol-a-pallooza II: Electric Boogaloo. [/QUOTE] Don’t go there! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/15 "2007-09-12T16:02:04Z")
Does this mean that at some point we’re going to have to specify that we’re using the word porn in reference to sex? We’ll have to say “sex-porn.” ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/16 "2007-09-12T16:14:26Z")
[QUOTE=zelie zelerton] But can we still have kitten porn? [/QUOTE] Sorry - Kitty Porn is illegal… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![zelie\_zelerton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/59ef9b/32.png) [@zelie\_zelerton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zelie_zelerton)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/17 "2007-09-12T17:33:10Z")
[QUOTE=ASAKMOTSD] Sorry - Kitty Porn is illegal… 😉 [/QUOTE] cite! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/18 "2007-09-12T18:28:17Z")
Years ago I started referring to my food magazines and cookbooks, with the oh, so luscious photos of food splayed out in all its glory _drool_, food porn. Eventually I discovered other people do this as well. I will not give up my food porn! ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/19 "2007-09-12T19:05:16Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Years ago I started referring to my food magazines and cookbooks, with the oh, so luscious photos of food splayed out in all its glory _drool_, food porn. Eventually I discovered other people do this as well. I will not give up my food porn! [/QUOTE] Now that you mention it, I do remember this one website where a girl was furiously trying to peel a cucumber. Didn’t look like her method was very efficient, but I gave her A++ for effort and enthusiasm. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912/20 "2007-09-12T19:08:08Z")
[QUOTE=Duke of Rat] Now that you mention it, I do remember this one website where a girl was furiously trying to peel a cucumber. Didn’t look like her method was very efficient, but I gave her A++ for effort and enthusiasm. [/QUOTE] That wasn’t the peel she was trying to get off. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-porn-alone/418912.md?page=2)