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And I'm a woman. Pr0n is great for those mature and responsible enough to handle the adult sensations and emotions it evokes. Those prone to addiction and overboard emotions should avoid it; as they should avoid booze, drugs, and other adult pleasures.
It also my be a generational thing as stated by an earlier poster. I was raised by parents who grew up in the "free love" society and were comfortable with their sexuality. My mom had a life outside of the home and she owned a vibrator placed unabashedly in her underwear drawer. We had/have frank conversations about sex, masturbation, homosexuality and other complicated topics. Maybe by those raised by repressed 1950s housewives who held their noses while performing their "wifely duty" feel differently about sex (and it's various accoutrements) and the complex emotions it raises.
I'm married and my husband peruses porn when I am uninterested or unavailable for sex. Occasionally I join him, but I think most porn in laughable in its exaggerations (with all the fake boobs and groans and grimaces) of sex. I greatly prefer "naughty" stories. I don't feel threatened by those women because, well, I'm hotter then them any day of the week. Maybe ladies threatened by pr0n should take a peek and see that their perceived competition is comprised of.
...is for each individual to figure out, individually. Science can only give us the "who, what, when, and where".
AKA, complete protein, is a myth. Look it up. I'm working.
"Y'all" is a conjunction of you and all. I'm from Texas so I'm qualified to speak on such matters.