So, I had sex yesterday. What bothers me though, is that this did not stop me from masturbating this morning. Was I ashamed for masturbating? Slightly. I've been reading psychology articles about the differences between shame and guilt. I felt shame, as in an awareness that I had done something wrong. But guilt? That usually involves the awareness that you may have hurt others.
Guilt is a tool that can be used to never perform an action again. I've read that people who commit crimes are more likely to commit the same crime again if all they feel is shame, whereas if they know that what they did may harm others, it's less likely that they will commit the same crime again. So I ask myself: How do my sexual habits harm others? Well, if there is porn involved, (and much of the time there is) it gives a market for viewing women as objects. It's a very indirect hurt as there are women in the porn industry who make a decent living, and maybe are treated very well. Unfortunately, this does not apply to everyone in that industry. I'm not a radical feminist, and I say radical because there is nothing wrong with being a feminist, but there are those that are stereotyped and take their views to the extreme.
Anyway, I got off track. I do agree with women's rights however, porn should lead to guilt, and unfortunately, most of the time it does not. Is there anything wrong with using my imagination though? This may have to be a topic for another journal entry. I actually have a lot more to write on a totally different subject, so I'm going to go ahead and publish this, but I will be thinking more about this in the morrow. bye for now.
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