Anonymous2012 wrote:
I did resort to an extreme example, but for mere emphasis. I understand that people do not conform to the same set of morals, but justifying a cause such as that aforementioned by CaseyCumz by casually stating that people have different morals is plain wrong in my humble opinion.
Right, and if you look through the thread, you'll see that I have no love for this action taken by Hydii May, but I oppose it not only on the moral grounds, but on the verifiable, factual reasons that may cause harm.
I do this because the moral high ground isn't an absolute.
Consider this; plenty of people don't like porn, period. Their answer would be to ban it altogether. Their moral stance would be it's degrading to women, presents harmful stereotypes, studies have shown that overexposure to porn can lead to extremes in sexual behavior, etc.
And they can make a very good moral case, but their legal standing would be very shaky.
And I appreciate living in a society of laws rather than morality because it makes it difficult to impose one's personal feelings. I mean shit, many moral minded folks still believe in miscegenation.
