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lorimt ([personal profile] lorimt) wrote2003-04-23 11:42 pm
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Debate is not porn

No matter what someone else may have said, debate is not porn. They may have a few things in common, but just about any two things have at least a few things in common. There is one big difference however. Almost nobody will watch a debate for entertainment. (I happen to be an oddity, in that I watch debates sort of for fun, and wouldn't watch porn, but we all agree I'm not exactly typical.)
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[identity profile] ziqueenmab.livejournal.com 2003-04-23 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Except for, like, you and...being right about stuff.

Long live teh pr0n.

[identity profile] avani.livejournal.com 2003-04-24 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
So, if I find both debate and porn highly entertaining am I just wierd? ( though, it may be knee-jerk to all that judging I've done.. damn are bad debaters funny ).

Also, I'm a big fan of having both in the lounge. Well.. given the company of all of the lounge.. but with the right subset of people either ( both! ) sound like all kinds of fun.

[identity profile] isomorphisms.livejournal.com 2003-04-24 08:39 am (UTC)(link)
What about pornographic debate? HMMMMM?

(context, please?)
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[personal profile] lorimt 2003-04-24 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
There really isn't much context. My roomate claimed debate = porn. I disagreed. This is clearly LJ worthy, of course.

[identity profile] viritrilbia.livejournal.com 2003-05-05 09:19 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, so I'm coming to this a little late. But I'd like to point out that according to Merriam-Webster, "pornography" has a further meaning: "the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction," e.g. "the pornography of violence." I can see a case being made that some debates could fall into this category.

[identity profile] galapogos11.livejournal.com 2003-05-08 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Why did your roommate suggest that debate= porn??
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