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Porn may be considered fantasy, but it is very real to the people involved. I would not minimize this myself.
People have definitely died from choking even when it is consensual. Although most deaths are from auto-asphyxiation.
When I lived in Idaho one of my girl's classmates died from choking himself with a belt while masturbating. It was primarily a Mormon community.
After that they had "experts" come in and tell the children that porn makes people serial killers. It was pretty ridiculous.
My primary concerns in all this is safety. It is not safe to choke your partner even if it is agreed upon. It causes permanent damage, although how much damage I suppose is debatable.
I know the brain fog from getting choked out is real and can affect someone for weeks afterwards. The fact that so many young people engage in this behavior is worrisome.
Even when perfectly healthy consenting partners engage in this it is dangerous and that is rarely the situation.
What is much more common is men choking out women because they have seen it in porn. Does this make all porn bad? I don't think so personally.
tbh I don't care if people engage in dangerous actions as long as it's done with informed consent.
There are major issues with people being pressured into putting up with stuff they wouldn't otberwise but that's a far bigger issue you don't solve by banning media.
Hey, if you are cool with damaging your own brain sure, I draw the line when you choose to do it to someone else.
If it was SO consensual why are guys not getting choked equally? The answer is it isn't. It is about dominance and power not a consensual act.
Furthermore, the majority of choking acts are not consensual and they also cause brain damage.
I really fail to see where you are coming from.
Edit: I reread your statement. You think banning choking depictions in porn is wrong. I see it as perpetuating abuse.
Okay this comment makes me think you don't understand consent.
My partner has fetishes I'm not into, but I engage in them because I want to give him the pleasure he gets from them. Is that not consentual because I'm not into the fetish?
Consent doesn't mean only doing things you're into, it means you're agreeing to it free from any pressure or influence on your decision and you know everything you need to know to make your decision.
I won't be choked and I wouldn't choke someone because it is dangerous and I'm uncomfortable with it regardless of if the other person wants it. But as long as people consent and know the risks I don't care what others do.
Dominance and power can absolutely be consentually engaged in. The bdsm community takes consent incredibly seriously.
There are larger cultural elements behind what people are into that are worth examining. Cultural influence doesn't necessarily mean it isn't consentual though.
You seem to think because "consent" it is okay. That is your failing and that is okay. You are very wrong about this particular topic and we will have to disagree here.
This isn't about a kink, this is about misogyny, brain damage, and perpetuating abuse. I swear kink culture is a cancer if it produces the kind of callousness and willful ignorance you display.
I agree on that point. My point is that this is what should be discussed, and not banning acting.