"Mainstream" pornography

In a number of recent discussions with people the subject of mainstream pornography arose. I'm not sure how this is defined, but I'm defining it as any porn that is legally available. This may be a very broad definition, but from what I can tell the boundaries have been lowered to a point that if it is legal it is OK.

I'm not going to try to argue against the right of anyone to sell, buy or view pornography. That battle has been fought and decided. I'm approaching this much like drug addiction, which I also happen to know something about. Not everyone who tries drugs becomes a heroin addict. Not everyone who views pornography winds up with severe consequences like divorce, prison, loss of jobs, or even death. But you never know which chamber the bullet is in and if it has your name on it.

Professor Mike Adams wrote a great piece entitled, "Real Men Don't Do Pornography http://townhall.com/columnists/MikeAdams/2008/08/25/real_men_dont_do_pornography." I read the article when it first came out, and while I was still in the midst of my porn addiction, and it made me think about what kind of man I was and wanted to be.

Do I believe some men, and maybe most men, can look at pornography and not suffer serious consequences? Yes. Do I believe that pornography does more harm than good? Yes.