Facebook and Pornography

zervianight's picture
Tagged:  •    •  

I don't think I've ever been more insulted by Facebook than I was today. I guess not really Facebook itself, but rather what the Facebook community has evolved into. I was looking at my Newsfeed, which already feels like stalking to me, when I saw a group that a friend, who shall remain nameless, joined. The group was entitled "Women need to grow up, sucking dick ain't bad". Now, beyond the fact that I was mildly insulted by the title, the choice of whether you give or recieve oral sex has nothing to do with maturity, it has to do with your comfort with the act and your partner, I had to see what in the world these people were talking about. I clicked on the group link and was immediatly confronted with a row of images of women sucking on men's penises. Now, there is nothing at all wrong with sex, it's perfectly natural and promotes the survival of our race, not to mention it can be quite enjoyable. But to be faced with these pornographic images on a site that not only myself but also my younger brother are members of, was beyond insulting. Facebook is no longer a college student only site, anyone, of any age, can join. The images posted on this group site were pictures that you would generally have to show ID in order to view and yet here they were for anyone to see, AND being spread around through the newsfeed system. Now I know that some may say that if I don't want to see those images then don't click on the link, but that's not the point I'm trying to make. I certianly won't click that link ever again, but I don't want that link floating around waiting for some younger person to click on it. All power to you if you enjoy watching pornography or looking at those pictures but I am a full supporter of the age limitations on that sort of material and this group is in direct violation of them.

0
Fallon's picture
Managing Director of Progressive U

You should be able to report it to the Facebook admin people and they can deal with it. Not sure how it works, but I would imagine that pornography is not allowed unless they have it where those under 18 or whatever the age is cannot access it.

"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?" George Elliot

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Aristotle

zervianight's picture

I did, but just the fact that someone thought it was ok to put something like that on there in the first place is what worries me.

JD

Some of those groups are so stupid. I'm a member of "DAMN LOCH-NESS MONSTA, I AIN'T GIVEN YOU TREE-FITY!", but that is just because of my unhealthy obsession with everything Southpark, and it is not sexual in nature. Mildly stupid groups (like the ones I join) are fine; the ones like "Eat a Steak, Give head to some guy (or whatever the hell) day" is just downright idiocy, in the highest sense.

"Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity--and I'm not so sure about the universe"
-Albert Einstein

I for one hate all of those newsfeed things.why do we need to know what everyone is doing 24/7??Its crazy if they are your true friends then I am sure that you will know that business that they so wish to tell you. And as for those groups some people just need to realize what to put out there.

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.