I’m sure you’ve seen this.

Among the images on the site were a photo of naked women on all fours painted to look like cows and a video of a half-dressed man cavorting with a sexually aroused farm animal. He defended some of the adult content as “funny” but conceded that other postings were inappropriate.
Kozinski, 57, said that he thought the site was for his private storage and that he was not aware the images could be seen by the public, although he also said he had shared some material on the site with friends.

I just got off the phone with someone following this a little more closely, and I’m told that this is the gentle description of the stuff that was on his “private” public site. Yadda yadda, to each his own, if it doesn’t involve the unwilling or children I’m OK with it. But: ick. What is wrong with republicans? Cows? Cows??? Anyway, besides being totally grossed out, and not at all surprised that even ’libertarian’ Republicans are sick fucks, this comment from that link pissed me off:

besides, everyone looks at porn of some sort. most people are just afraid to admit it.

No, not “everyone.” I’ve written some porn here, so I won’t make the claim that I’m ’porn-free.’ But mostly, I did that to raise some money so the site admin here doesn’t have to sell blood to keep this place going. And frankly, it made me uncomfortable and somewhat depressed. But whatever, I grok that people will look at porn all the livelong day but can’t be bothered to read and/or lift a finger to save American Constitutional Democracy. Still, I hope the commenter eventually is told: no, and I’m speaking both as a non-conusmer of visual porn, as well as a friend to lots of (mostly women) people who aren’t either; not everyone “enjoys” porn.

There’s a whole nuther discussion about why porn is hateful, hurtful, misogynist, anti-feminist, ubercapitalist, hurts children, encourages rape and violence, and degrades our ’moral values.’ I won’t start that here as I don’t think most of you want to hear it. But while I’m enough of a Freedom of Speech All the Time sort of person, I will not accept that porn is always “healthy” and “normal” and that “everyone” should “enjoy” it. If you do, that’s your right. But please understand, there are actually quite a few of us who don’t. That’s our right as well.

I’m sorry Twisty doesn’t post so often anymore. She said it best, and I have to agree: what’s wrong with long walks on a beach at sunset? Holding hands? Reading poetry? Linking arms over a toast? Is a pretty face not enough anymore? Must it be closeups of clits and fake tits, all the time, and nothing else? Is perceiving the whole being/object of your attentions/attraction really that hard, such that people (men?) must always and only see the “juicy” parts to get excited? If so, that strikes me as really sad, and a sign of the degree of sickness in our society.