r/changemyview • u/klaus1986 1∆ • 7h ago

Delta(s) from OP - Switch-It-Up Saturday CMV: Preferring "barely legal" porn specifically, rather than porn with young adults, points to an interest in childlike traits

Let's get this out of the way first: I'm not saying that anyone attracted to a 19 year old is a creep. That's NOT my claim.

My claim is about the genre. "Barely legal" productions don't sell youth, they sell the red line. And the packaging of this product leans on school uniforms, braces, stuffed animals, "tiny," "innocent," etc etc. Those aren't markers of being 19, they're markers of being a kid. They're characteristics that signal "minor-ness."

So, I think someone who actively seeks this out, as opposed to stumbling onto it, is probably responding sexually to apparent immaturity, not just age. The age number isn't necessarily the issue, it's the qualities that correlate with younger ages.

I'm not saying these viewers are dangerous, that the performers are victims or that attraction equals behavior. I'm saying the preference itself tells you something.

What would change my mind: evidence that people who choose this genre don't differ from general porn viewers in their response to childlike cues, or that "barely legal" is just a search keyword and the viewers don't care about the framing.

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u/Ready_Set_Noped 1∆ 3h ago

Gay and bi people exist Klaus. 

I don’t think you have much evidence to back up what you think the percentage is. 

Do you think people that enjoy BDSM porn because they envision themselves being the sub are single digits?

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u/klaus1986 1∆ 3h ago

You're right, I have no hard evidence on this particular topic. But we do have circumstantial evidence. Men are more likely to watch porn and self-report studies show that men are more likely to identify with male performers. What makes you think I didn't include LGBTQ?

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u/Ready_Set_Noped 1∆ 3h ago

Your view uses language that is absolute. We’ve both established here that it is not. 

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u/klaus1986 1∆ 39m ago

!delta

But only on the margins. My view is that people who specifically look for and consume "barely legal" pornography are attracted to child-like qualities. I acknowledge that there may be a tiny subset of consumers who specifically watch that type of porn to envision themselves as the person with those child-like qualities. Of course, that's also a troubling notion, but for a different reason.