Category: Pornography

  • Porn on Halloween

    by Jason Stotts What kind of porn do people look for around Halloween? According to PornHub, people’s taste in porn goes along with the season: (Source: PornHub) They’ve got a lot more data for those who want to find out the details, so check it out.

  • Question: Pornography and Ayn Rand

    by Jason Stotts I get a lot of interesting questions at Erosophia and I try to answer as many of them as I can. When I think the question and answer is particularly interesting, I usually publish an anonymized version of it.  This is one of those. Hi Jason. What is your basic advice on using…

  • Operation Choke Point and the Erosion of Freedom

    by Jason Stotts Today is the Fourth of July or American Independence Day. It’s a day when we celebrate the freedoms we have by enjoying spending time with our families, having barbecues, going to parades, and watching fireworks.  It’s a day when we should be contemplating what freedom is and what it took to achieve…

  • Porn Addiction?

    by Jason Stotts I’ve argued before that I don’t think porn addiction is a real thing (here and Erosophia Podcast #14 & #15).  I’ve also referenced Dr. Marty Klein’s essay on it.  But, here’s an angle that I haven’t pursued enough yet: why do people think they’re addicted to porn in the first place?  It turns out…

  • The Rest of the Bettie Page Photo Shoot

    by Jason Stotts Have you ever seen the full Bettie Page photoshoot?  What about the nudes? NSFW – The ‘Illegal’ Bettie Page Photos We Almost Never Saw (NSFW)

  • Early Porn was Intense

    by Jason Stotts io9 has an article up called “One of the earliest adult cartoons was gonzo even by today’s standards (NSFW)” that features  the very first animated porn video ever produced.  I recommend you check it out, but don’t be too surprised if it’s raunchier and funnier than you expected.  Oh, and it’s very…

  • Pornography

    by Jason Stotts Scientific American recently had a good article on pornography called “The Sunny Side of Smut.” It’s one of those rare articles about porn that actually looks to the facts, instead of rationalistically condemning porn for its imagined detriments like many feminists and religious people are wont to do. In fact, the article…

  • Contribute to Porn Research

    by Jason Stotts There is a new study being done looking to understand how exactly real people use porn in their everyday lives.  I want to encourage everyone to go and take the survey and be honest in your responses, even if you never use porn.  This information could really help shed light on porn…