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Watching porn is healthy and normal. Like any form of entertainment it can be abused, but there isn't a moral panic about binge watching Netflix or video gaming. Like anything, it's best in moderation.

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Watching porn is healthy and normal.

I'd say pornography has been normalized over time, but I'm not convinced it's inoffensive.

I won't polarize it and say it's bad. It is what it is, but I don't know if it can be categorized as healthy either.

If you think porn is offensive, that's fine. I don't think watching porn should be a public thing. It satiates a human need, just like eating fast food technically makes you full.

But is eating fast food healthy and normal? I think thats what the parent poster meant.

Do people really think that watching other people have sex is "healthy"?

Sure, it's a safe way to explore one's sexuality.

How can you claim that porn is safe? You're completely sweeping porn addiction under the rug. Viewing porn itself is not inherently unhealthy, but to make a claim that it's safe is at minimum misleading.

Like anything, it's best in moderation. Is driving a car "safe" by your standard? Porn addiction is real, but often caused by other issues in one's life such as alienation, etc.

"explore one's sexuality."

That actually means absolutely nothing lmao.

Sexuality, like anything, is a set of preferences. I don't think you've properly explored it if that statement means nothing to you.

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