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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
 ANY literature can "affect behavior," by that standard. Why single out erotic literature as noteworthy?
Shops that sell photography books, postcards and magazines and also camera equipment, notice that people who buy the magazines often come back to buy a camera later. Comic book stores also sell figurines, plastic "blaster" guns, masks and capes. That doesn't mean the readers are trying to become superheroes.
Shall we ban murder mysteries, or remove them from public searches in ebook stores, because some Sherlock Holmes fans buy pipes, hats and trenchcoats? |
I love that we're both smacking our foreheads in frustration.
Part of this debate has been on whether or not literature affects behavior. Another part has been on whether or not erotic literature should be banned. Still another part has been whether or not it should be filtered. My answers to these three questions are: yes it does, no it shouldn't, and yes it should.
I appreciate that it helps your argument to assume that I want to ban such literature, but I affirm once again that I do not.
EDIT: Just curious--what standard would you use to determine whether or not a book has impacted another person's behavior?