Debate is not porn

[lorimt]

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.)

Comments

[lorimt]

There really isn't much context. My roomate claimed debate = porn. I disagreed. This is clearly LJ worthy, of course.

[dclayh.livejournal.com]

I don't know...I think one could generalize "porn" analagously to "wank"--something which has no purpose other than to gratify those who view/read/whatever it. Of course, a whole bunch of things would then become porn...