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Picture some lonely man in his mid 40's. He's fat, ugly, has no friends. He's poor, works a dead end job and deals with suicidal depression on a daily basis. For him, getting out of bed in the morning is the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest to a mentally stable, able-bodied person. Because of all these things, this man lacks most forms of social skill. Any he has have been obtained through television and porn -- rough porn.

So lets say this guy, by some generous act of God, meets a woman. It's been a decade since he last got laid, if it even happened at all. When it comes to sex, this man's only frame of references are the Max Hardcore videos he's such a fan of. So he gets physical with this woman. He's a little awkward, a little rough. She seems uncomfortable, but he continues because he knows the girls in the videos seem to enjoy it. He starts off small -- a little tug of her hair, firmly grabs her face when they kiss. The girl's had enough. She want's to split. He's confused, he doesn't understand why. He's sitting there with a hard-on that can cut glass. He's not going to let her leave. He'll get what he wants, by force if need be. Why? Because he's seen Max do it, so it must be okay.



I see a major flaw in this argument. Why was the guy watching Max Hardcore in the first place? Rough porn is not the only flavor, he could just as well have chosen to watch those lovey-dovey "couples" flicks made by Vivid, which are actually much easier to get as they rule the cable market.

Ergo, this hypothetical loser/rapist chose Max videos because they satisfied the mysogynistic inclinations he already possessed. Max did not make him a rapist.
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