Often times when we talk about Pornography we automatically think of men. But Pornography affects everyone. EVERYONE. The Cultural Hall sought out a woman who was/is dealing with pornography.
This episode is a must listen for all who think that pornography has no consequence.
Special Thanks to our guest for this episode and being willing to come in and share her story.
~The Cultural Hall
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When you brought up visiting Vegas as a Mormon I recalled my Spring Break trip to Vegas as a group of Mormon kids.
I have only stayed in Vegas once because I am Mormon and it is hard to find fun things to do there that you can still feel good about yourself tomorrow. However, my trip to Vegas was incredibly fun because my friends and I found unconventional things to do that we could not have got away with anywhere else. For example, we yelled at gamblers and prank called rooms from lobby phones. Only got kicked out of one hotel casino, Sands, I think. Caesars Palace has a dome shaped room that has fantastic acoustics. We sang the national anthem and yelled nonsensical things at the top of our lungs. Everyone just thought we were drunk and nobody bothered us! My favorite activity was this though: between many of the casinos there is a raised sidewalk or gang plank to allow people to go from casino to casino with out needing to cross streets and such. I would start on on end and take off running full speed holding an imaginary football. My buddy would act like John Madden and call out the play by play as I sprinted past couples, hurdled strollers and dodged old people. Funnest thing ever! We pulled alot of crazy pranks that would have got us arrested for public disturbance. A fun one was the limo game. We hung out in front of the Bellagio waiting for limos to approach. When the door opened one of us would jump in and start a conversation with whoever was inside. The other would count from when the first sat down. Each second was a point. The one with the most points won the game. My buddy won with 58 sec. I got a little roughed up by one of the drivers, or he could have been a bodyguard. All I know is he was black and at least twice my size. He yanked me out of the limo and threw me on the ground.
Or, we would hop in a taxi, move to the other side saying to the the driver, “Dont mind me, just passing through” and get out on the other side. Kinda juvenile, but its a really fun game! Prank calling hotel rooms from the hotel lobby was really fun. Or doorbell ditching hotel rooms. Most hotels required a room key to get on the elevators. The Luxor however, does not, because of its design. We knocked on random doors and when they answered my friend and I would be shoulder to shoulder jammed in the door way. We would not say anything just stare at them. It only happened twice, because most were out gambling. But it was super awkward when they were there!
Looking back on that trip, I admit we were quite immature(we were fresh off our missions and not entirely responsible). But it still stands out as my funnest spring break trip ever. I have no desire to go back to Vegas because I know Im not going to be that childish again. And without being that way, Vegas holds nothing for me(except perhaps the Vegas Temple). But it was still interesting to me that we were shrugged off as drunks and nobody but one casino and a limo driver tried to stop our stupidity.
Great episode! It was very interesting hearing about porn addiction from a women’s perspective. Her experience reminds me a lot of working with women and men with eating disorders. The men were often very embarrassed to admit they had a ‘woman’s problem’ and when they actually reached out for help, they found a severe lack of gender appropriate resources, groups, and treatment programs.
I also appreciated hearing from ‘Jane.’ I can see in my own life how masturbation isn’t so much about the sexy feelings, but more about a way to deal with something else in my life… not even being lonely, but perhaps the stress of a hard day, feeling sick and stuck in bed, feeling like I failed at something else, etc… I suppose that is part of a woman’s perspective, thanks!