azza1625/createdebate-arguments huggingface dataset:
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is not sex

The nature of vaginal and anal sex is vastly different than oral, well they may share many attributes they possess enough differences that oral sex should be in a class of its own. The name doesn't adequately describe the experience; you don't have oral sex then proclaim that you have just had sex(in general) and still maintain accuracy in your words. The word "sex" doesn't refer to oral sex in everyday usage, because other distinct meanings take up the word. In short, the name "oral sex" is a misnomer, because it doesn't fall under the general category of "sex".
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is not sex

Sex, is strictly penetration of the vaginal canal with a penis. Oral sex is, cunnilingus or penetration with the tongue or in the woman's case sucking a mans cock. If sex is any act that can be performed in public kissing is sex in most middle eastern countries, hell even the U.S. had/has public displays of affection laws, depending on the state.
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is not sex

I do not consider oral sex to be sex. They are defined differently. The word 'oral' is my first clue it is not sex. Sex to me means intercourse and in daily word use people refer to intercourse as sex. If I gave someone head I wouldn't say I had sex with them, that would imply I had intercourse. I'd say it was oral or cock sucking or whatever you like to refer to oral sex as.
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is not sex

It doesn't fit the commonly accepted idea of what sex is. If you tell people "I had sex", everyone would assume you mean sex as in penile penetration of the vagina.If you mean something else, you have to specify: "I got a blow-job", "I jerked off", etc. You can use the word "sex" and sex-related terms (like "screw" and "fuck") to describe these non-intercourse actions, but if you want to be understood correctly, you have to explain what actually happened. (The exception is if you're a gay man and you say you had sex - people would assume you mean anal sex because they know your partner doesn't have a vagina.) You wouldn't call oral sex or dildo sex "sex", period.
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is not sex

You would think if you go through the effort of creating a whole debate about it you would actually get the quote right."I did not have sexual relations with that woman..." ref
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is not sex

I'll try to put it as plainly as possible for what i think people on this side are saying.Sex: copulation/coitus, vaginal intercourseSexual - adds the suffix -ual/-al which adds "of or pertaining to" sex and would include sex but also things pertaining to sex like arousal, orgasm, penetration, etc.Though I think ThePyg is right that there is some element of context.
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is not sex

Virginity is not determined by someone kissing you, not considered on squeezing a girls boobs. Its about getting it, his genitals in hers. That's something that can't be done easily, it means something and the blood broken shows that. You say would u mind if your wife gave oral sex to a friend "cause its not real sex" aha I wouldn't want her to kiss anyone else and that isn't sex so obviously I would mind if it was sex or not. Its passionite which is meant for me.
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is not sex

Although it mounts to some sexual pleasure it is not intimate body contact...if French kiss is not considered sex, why oral sex?Sexual organs are just other body parts and kissing them cannot be any different than kissing any other body parts..intercourse is considered as sex because it is a defined act between 2 bodies for a specific purpose ..
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is not sex

Oral sex is not sex, but it is sexual in nature. It also sounds damn fun. ;)
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is sex

Oral sex is not sex? Merriam Webster's Dictionary has two definitions for that word, the second definition being: "Sexual activity or behavior". Amazing what you can find when you actually research what you say before you say it.
Debate: Is oral sex considered sex?
Side: Oral sex is not sex

Oral sex is not sexual intercourse. .
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Pornography exploits women and has no redeeming social value. It commoditizes sex and objectifies women.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Pornography of everykind and anykind is dangerous and is degrading our society.It desensatises us and portays both men and women in all the wrong ways thought possible.People might say it is a healthy fetish but when you see porn for too long, it will cause mental damage to your brain and your thoughts and behaviour will get corrupted by them.It's like getting influenced by a bunch of bad friends who offer ciggerates to you.But watching porn is far more worse.If watching porn is not enough, lustful men or even women might molest or even rape.Porn can turn a good person to a bad person.So think again when you feel compelled to watch them.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

And gay porn objectifies...?
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

Gay women! :)
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

What's wrong with commoditizing sex? Sex is a natural, normal thing.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

The problem I see with porn is that it desensitizes us towards what is beautiful or normal or realistic! What is beautiful is the human body, not a ton of plastic and silicone.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

Soap operas could distort one's idea of what is beautiful or normal or realistic -- so could Disney movies. Does that mean they are degrading to society?
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Actually, yes. Ever read Fahrenheit 451? What you said is close to what Ray Bradbury is getting at. No, Fahrenheit 451 is not about censorship, its about the degrading effects of TV. He tears into soap operas in the novel, and I agree with him. Porn and soaps are similar in that they are usually not intellectually stimulating. Like a soap opera, a little porn now and then isn't bad, but don't let it consume you.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

go kirstie !!porn downgrades what we see as something thats supposed to be a special moment with the person you love to something to amuse us. it's sick and wrong.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

I've seen much plastic and silicon throughout my life in various places... even this so called PORNOGRAPHY, yet I do not find it beautiful...
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

although im addicted to it i do believe it damages the perception we have of women Although i dont subscribe to the taboo feelings some have about Sex i do realize the damage seeing women as sex tools can be hurtful.the porn has become more degrading and lower nature thruout the years so yeah id rather make homemeade porn and watch it on my own time ..the best way to indulge
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

I've watched pornography for many years and it has never changed my perception of women. And I know plenty of people who watch pornography and are extremely respectful of women.For some people, this negative change in perception may happen. But those are people who have become obsessed with pornography. It doesn't matter what you obsess about - food, driving fast, going to the gym - obsessions are negative. Does that mean that all of these things are degrading our society?Taken as a whole, pornography is actual helpful to society. It helps eliminate dangerous social taboo's that have hurt so many peoples lives. Just watch the movie Kinsey to see the damage a sexually taboo'd society can have on an individual.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Yes.I would get SO much more work done if it were not for porn, and I would learn so much more. I got addicted to it, and now it wastes a few hours of my day everyday.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

People who like porn [as opposed to healthy relationships with real women etc.,are inadequate in themselves and in their ability to have overall creative relationships ,fullstop.Their animal ,lower selve is overactivated and will result in the long run in them losing their status as a human being .What goes around come around,so you will become a victim of sexual exploitation in some ghastly place,the cycle will continue to descend,until you become no more than an abused animal some where and it will not stop.In other words hell.Christians think that hell exists somewhere else ,but no it exists right here on this earth,and sexual perversion,ie.no relationship or exploitation ,or same sex ,sex, will all lead to hell on this lovely planet.They are all from the 8 th house ,the house of death .There are other heaven and hells, but it all begins here sometimes not far away ,sometimes on another continent,but you can never escape the laws of karma. And yes there is evil,and there is good.Some people would have you believe you can avoid the consequences of you actions, but no you never can .The greatest negative karma comes from seriously crude sex.The churches in recent times have been too strict about divorce and condoms etc but you cannot emphasis enough the cruder side of porno.as bad
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

Truthfinder declares that "people who like porn":1) do not value healthy relationships2) are losers who can't form relationships3) have overactive "animal lower selves"4) are SUBHUMAN: "they lose their status as human beings." These extremely hostile, hateful judgements are based on mean-spirited prejudice, not fact. On the contrary studies have shown that most of the men and women (yes, women!) who enjoy porn value intimate relationships very highly. Many couples, for instance, report that that they enjoy watching porn together and believe that it stimulates and enhances their sex lives.Truthfinder warns, nevertheless, that such people who will be punished by the Law of Karma. They will experience Hell on earth: "sexual exploitation" in some "ghastly place"... because "The greatest negative karma comes from seriously crude sex."Seriously? If there IS such a peculiar thing as "negative Karma", created by our sins - Does anyone agree that maybe, mass-murder, rape, torture and other violent crimes would create a tad more bad Karma than... a bit of hot, consensual, kinky sex? Or even, watching a porno?Be that as it may, it's clearly hot sex that Truthfinder hates and reviles -- hence the hostility to porn.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

You say that research shows that couples who watch pornography are in fact happy and in great healthy relationships. This is a difficult claim to make and thus for this I would have to see the detailed methodology and collection of data for such information. Sorry, but I must be skeptical here. Making couples more physically aroused. Okay that makes sense. but improving that many other complex dimension within the relationship, I do not know about that. Also, why would you need to watch pornography to have a more healthy and positive relationship, even in the bedroom. This does not seem very genuine to me and would make one wonder if there are perhaps other issues going on that are not disclosed in the findings.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

If you removed the financial dimension from the porn industry, would there be any willing porn stars? For instance, say 100% of a porn star's earnings went to the government or even a charity. Would young women be so eager to have sex with strangers on film?
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

If you removed the financial dimension from the burger-flipping industry, would there be any willing burger flippers? For instance, say 100% of a burger flipper's earnings went to the government or even a charity. Would people be so eager to spend their time flipping burgers?-No, of course not. They're doing it for the money. That doesn't address the question of whether or not porn is degrading to society.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

My point is that it isn't something people are willing to do just because it's a sexual proclivity as some claim.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

Yes, they will.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Yah bu tthat's why it's so much fun, right?
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Pornography is totally sexist to women and does not need to exist on the internet, television, or anywhere else.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: It's sexy

no it isnt. sexism is saying men are better than women.all porn is is showing what women look like with nothing on.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Pornography's sole purpose is to give the viewer lustful feelings toward the people on the screen or page. Exodus 20:14 says thou shalt not commit adultery and Matthew 5:28 says that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Therefore, pornography is sinful and degrading to society.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Of course pornography is degrading to our society. What is pornography other than our body's sexual desire and our lack of control over it. All that it does is teach us to treat people as sex objects, not as equal human beings worthy of our respect. It essentially turns us into animals, which is the exact opposite of what human society is, the distancing of ourselves from animal like behavior.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

We already are animals. Our two biggest drives are sex and foodYour argument is akin to saying The Food Network makes us treat other living organisms as food objects, and trying to demonize them for it.Get a grip.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

Okay. I do not think that was the point this poster was even trying to make. This is what those on the pro side keeping pushing as their lame argument; the argument that others objections are somehow about their own disdain and resistant towards our most basic biological needs and processes. When in fact, I don't think anybody here against the institution of pornography is really even saying that. Of course, we need and desire sex but that is just not the point
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

Agreed, our two strongest bodily desires are sex and food, the two most vital for life to be sustainable. They are both extremely strong and both wonderful things, but we must not as moral human beings allow ourselves to be controlled by these desires. When one is controlled by food, and their very life revolves around it in an unhealthy way, what happens. Their life beings to break down. Their health deteriorates, they become inactive and sedate, and their relationships begin to go south. The same is true when your sexual desire goes out of control. Also, food is not another human being. All the women, and men, featured in pornography are real human beings, who have real feelings, and live real lives. Every time we look at pornography, we are dishonoring their worth as people and treating them as less than they are, and quite frankly, it's disgusting.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

That may be true if you believe sex is something that shouldn't be celebrated. If one views sex as something dirty or somehow harmful then the mentality is understandable, however the reasoning is absent. People engaging in sexual activity is a beautiful thing. There's no reason to demonize people for doing something natural they enjoy. Apparantly, these people don't equate "honor" with the same things you do. Having sex doesn't make anyone less or more, nor does their choosing to allow others to watch. Judge people by their own standards, not yours.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

I do not at all believe that sex is a dirty thing. It is one of the most wonderful things that two people can experience together. However, when people engage in it outside of the commitment of marriage, all that results is pain and hardships.Additionally, you should judge people at all, whether by your standards or theirs. That is not the issue here. In our free country, everyone has the right to whatever they want to, within the confines of the law. My argument is that pornography degrades our society. You have yet to point out exactly how pornography actually benefits our society, which is the issue of this debate.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

Er, no the topic of the debate is that porno degrades - so you have to say how.Also, why do you have to be married to have sex? I say: Find out if your compatible in bed first!
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Wait...wait wait....no offense, but this is a very ignorant, judgemental statement to make.However, when people engage in it outside of the commitment of marriage, all that results is pain and hardships.What do you have to back up this claim? Wouldn't that be a complete act of a person who had no "control" of their sexual desires...if they couldn't have a healthy sex life without marriage and have it result in pain and hardships? Furthermore, don't most marriages end in divorce? Seems marriages hold a bit more "pain and hardship" then casual sex. People create pain and hardships (often because of their own insecurities) no matter what...whether you are married or not. Sex is about communication and understanding...it has NOTHING to do with your status of being single or married. That is religious brainwashing. I think the problem with sex is that people are not educated about it and often enter sexual encounters without real knowledge or maturity to handle some of the responsibilities that must come along with having sex. (i.e. dealing with ignorant social sterotypes of sex, understanding how one will emotionally react, risk of impregnation, risk of disease) and those people will POSSIBLY have hardships. But this idea that sex is something that needs to be controlled is narcissistic...why should anyone adhere to one person's idea of what sex is SUPPOSSED to be? Of course there are certain exceptions to this (child molestation, rape, etc.) But if sex is consentual and safe...what is the problem? It doesn't bother me in anyway that someone wants to watch someone else have sex, or wrap themselves in leather, or be whipped, or rub feces all over themselves or engage in pre-marital sex. It really doesn't effect me. If one doesn't like a certain fetish...They won't participate in it. They will look for someone who shares a common sexual preference as they do.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

This has nothing to do with the debate. Whether or not extra-marital sex is good or bad does not affect if pornography degrades society.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

don't agree
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

That's what the down arrow is for.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

By definition, pornography has no redeeming social value. It portrays sex in a degrading way. There are videos out there that no one ought to see, and only someone who is sick would produce to begin with. A justice of the Supreme Court has said something like, "I can't tell you what pornography is, but I know it when I see it.' Viiewing actual pornography, reasonable people are going to say, "This is disgusting; it is detrimental to our society."
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

At least one study has shown that a decline in rape is correlated to the ease of access to porn. I would see that as quite socially redeeming.See here:http://www.slate.com/id/2152487/fr/rss/http://www.impactlab.com/2008/01/06/internet-porn-shown-to-decrease-incidence-of-rape/ http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/10/31/pornography-and-rape/
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Would you be kind enough to qualify exactly what constitutes "redeeming social value"? Some show sex in the degrading manner you mentioned, but by far it's just videos of people fucking. Nothing degrading about that, people do it all the time for free. Or are you ignorant of xtube?And could you also show any way people being disgusted by watching others have sex is somehow equivalent to harm?*edit: fuck, this is supposed to be "Opposed". Hopefullly there'll be functionality to change that soon..
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

There is a web site that advocates racial hatred. It justifies rape of a 13-year-old, saying "she really want it"; it justifies a multiple murder, saying, "it's what they deserve because of their race and gender".If anyone viewing this site is even slightly influenced do some of the things advocated here, tangible harm would result. Beyond that, I think advocating sexual violence and racial hatred is harmful to society, adding fuel to an already simmering fire.An advocate said, "it's humor". To paraphrase the justice (again) "I can't say what pornography is, but I know it when I see it." This material isn't funny. They wouldn't think it was funny either if the racial references were switched.If there is nothing degrading about a video, then I personally wouldn't consider it pornography. As you say, "people do it all the time." No harm, no foul.That doesn't mean there isn't some real crap out there. If you disagree then you will be comforted to know that I have absolutely no authority to ban anything --just expressing my opinion.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

The website you are referring to advocates racial hatred, sexual violence and pedophilia. It's not even porn, it's just violence.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

Okay, but you just left the whole debate and went off on some violent tangent. Inciting violence is not covered under free speech in this country, so that's a completely different issue.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

I concede. You obviously have more first-hand experience with pornography than I do.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

ad hom much?
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

The nation's most talented people are at risk of shooting their load all over their key board and potentially electrocuting themselves. We need to save them from themselves.
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: Yes, it ruins our society

i dont use it
Debate: Is Pornography degrading to our society?
Side: No, it is a healthy fetish

And that isn't the question.