• SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    Honest question, is it normal to feel regret after watching porn/masturbating? If so, why?

    I mean, I used to feel it when I was a kid in a religious household, but after that…

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      1 year ago

      Oh, I was talking about eating those massive carb towers with sugar from the link.

      I suppose it depends on the kind of porn you’re into. Some things are more socially acceptable than others and levels of shame varies. Even among secular society certain things carry a burden of shame, even if they are just kinky stuff done in private by two consenting adults.

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        1 year ago

        Well, fair, I get that about food. It is negative for your health when consumed in excess after all.

        As for the porn, well, I guess that makes sense, even if I’m still very much like “if it doesn’t hurt anybody, why feel shame? Even if people consider it weird? They don’t need to know.”

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          1 year ago

          For some people the shame is part of getting off. Without shame there’s no kink. Sex is complex.

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            1 year ago

            Well, sure, humiliation and such is a thing, but that also won’t apply to outside the scene/play nor is it a very mainstream thing.