What did people do without porno back in the day?

Started by primushead, Apr 09, 2008, 06:55 PM

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primushead

Apr 09, 2008, 06:55 PM
Serious discussion.

On my way to work this morning, a segment on the radio came on about a guy being arrested for child pornography.

This got me thinking, "What did the common man (or woman) do without porno, say, back in the 1830's?"

Most of us take for granted the fact that we discovered a lot about sex, or sex positions, or whatever, by stumbling onto our Dad's porn stash when we were 9 years old, or accidentally landing on the fuzzy nudey channel when we least expected it.

What did the prarie dwellers do?  Seriously?  What did your average Joe do when suddenly faced with the challenge of pleasing a woman without actually having seen one naked up until that point?  Did nature just take its course?  Or was it just awful intercourse, leading the couple to call it quits after the first couple of children (who would help on the farm) could be born?

Or was old time porn readily available and was just kept REALLY secret?

Thoughts? :o

primushead

#1
Apr 09, 2008, 07:04 PM
Really?  No one?  I thought this was super thought-provoking.

Oh well, I'll give it another 30 minutes.

vespachick

#2
Apr 09, 2008, 07:09 PM
We drew raunchy explicit pictures for each other, duh!!

My jacket's gonna be cut slim and checked

mjkoehler

#3
Apr 09, 2008, 07:16 PM
Porn (either raunchy or artist) has been around for ages. Some of the most explict stuff I've seen has been some of the art from India and Japan from hundreds of years ago. Plus Erotic Lit was around during Roman times and before.

Not sure if the good stuff was around with the pioneers, other then Lili Von Shtupp coming around for a show and bringing her schnitzengruben. Don't forget, America was founded by prudes. I think when the mode was right, they just let nature take it's course.

ycartrob

#4
Apr 09, 2008, 07:21 PM
well, I certainly didn't learn how to drive a car better by watching NASCAR...

(ggg, that NC loss is really hitting you hard, I see...)

...

pawpaw

#5
Apr 09, 2008, 08:26 PM
Well, photography is really a relatively new invention (relative to how long people have been having sex), and obviously motion pictures are even newer, so porn as we know and love it hasn't been available for that long. And while erotic art and literature has certainly been around for a long time, I think most people didn't have access to it, or were shamed into avoiding it. I think that the 1830s prarie folks probably had some awkward tries, but probably learned about sex from older friends, or drunk, foul-mouthed trappers raising hell in town, or whores, or maybe they saw some bison or prarie dogs going at it, and took the lead from their fellow mammal brothers and sisters. Prarie doggie style...
"I'm able to sing because I'm able to fly, son. You heard me right..."

ycartrob

#6
Apr 09, 2008, 09:07 PM
plus, people got married back in the day when they were mere teenagers.

then there's this display of caveman love:

The DARK

#7
Apr 09, 2008, 11:27 PM
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(ggg, that NC loss is really hitting you hard, I see...)


;D
In another time, in another place, in another face

ManNamedTruth

#8
Apr 10, 2008, 12:56 AM
QuoteWell, photography is really a relatively new invention (relative to how long people have been having sex), and obviously motion pictures are even newer, so porn as we know and love it hasn't been available for that long. And while erotic art and literature has certainly been around for a long time, I think most people didn't have access to it, or were shamed into avoiding it. I think that the 1830s prarie folks probably had some awkward tries, but probably learned about sex from older friends, or drunk, foul-mouthed trappers raising hell in town, or whores, or maybe they saw some bison or prarie dogs going at it, and took the lead from their fellow mammal brothers and sisters. Prarie doggie style...

yes, brothels were much more common those days.
That's motherfuckin' John Oates!

aMD

#9
Apr 10, 2008, 07:16 AM
i think they just got into a bunch of fights and died real young.  

I'll take porn.  ;)

primushead

#10
Apr 10, 2008, 09:12 AM
Quotewell, I certainly didn't learn how to drive a car better by watching NASCAR...

(ggg, that NC loss is really hitting you hard, I see...)

...


Hahaha.

Just give it a week or so.  I'll be back to normal eventually.

Foxtrot76

#11
Apr 11, 2008, 10:48 AM
QuotePorn (either raunchy or artist) has been around for ages. Some of the most explict stuff I've seen has been some of the art from India and Japan from hundreds of years ago. Plus Erotic Lit was around during Roman times and before.

Not sure if the good stuff was around with the pioneers, other then Lili Von Shtupp coming around for a show and bringing her schnitzengruben. Don't forget, America was founded by prudes. I think when the mode was right, they just let nature take it's course.


Lili Von Shtupp with the shiznit. No thanks, baby. Fifteen is my limit on schnitzengruben...

BH

#12
Apr 11, 2008, 11:55 AM
Prarie Doggie Style! ;D
I'm digging, digging deep in myself, but who needs a shovel when you have a little boy like mine.

Angry Ewok

#14
Apr 11, 2008, 02:11 PM
I've seen some pretty crude illustrations from the pre-Photography age...
--- and that's 2 real 4 u.

BH

#15
Apr 11, 2008, 03:48 PM
I'm digging, digging deep in myself, but who needs a shovel when you have a little boy like mine.

bearass

#16
Apr 12, 2008, 11:51 AM
c'mon no ones worked off of the old spank bank (good ol fashion imagination)
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