This is not a puritanical issue. I have no problem with porn in its place in life.
I have no desire to control anyone else’s body, to shame or judge anyone for sharing themselves online or elsewhere.
Even if I feel there are unanswered questions that our society has not really tackled yet with the speed of change the Internet created, I’m still broadly ambivalent about porn.
As someone with a background in studying historical social attitudes especially around gender, sex and equality we’ve taken a step forwards I believe, but with more to do.
But I just don’t have any interest in seeing stranger’s genitals. Genitals can be a lot of fun of course, I have the superpower of enjoying whatever I find in a partner’s pants.
I just don’t think the fun part is looking at them. When I see a lady spreading her legs in a pose of “check this out” I’m left cold. Yes. Very nice. Gonna keep scrolling.
If I am seeking out porn I’d much prefer something with dignity, make it erotic over explicit.
I think finding an unannounced vulva in my Lemmy feed is a little like an unsolicited dick pic, except it’s not aimed at me.
The photos where she’s spreading her labia make even less sense to me. Yes, it’s a hole. I know how they work. Unless you’re hiding something up there that’s not the interesting part, and if you are that’s not arrousing, just entertaining!
I’m working on the assumption that these things are popular just because of the prevalence. Be funny to find out that this is a normal perspective and those people are sharing their cocks and fannies for a niche audience.
It’s not unpopular to say an unsolicited or unexpected explicit pic in social media feed is unwelcome. A lot of people would agree. I’ve spent ages setting up my Lemmy app so I don’t see explicit content when browsing c/all. A better way to filter certain content out of my personal feed would be very much appreciated.
Here’s something I hate even more than an unexpected asshole close-up: the constant politics in everything. I want to enjoy dumb memes. I don’t need to see your ideological flag waving specific to your country. Please give me better content filters for all types of content.
One thing that I would love to see developed for the Fediverse would be a way to categorize the various magazines.
I would love it if I had a single switch I could click that would turn off all sports, news, or politics related magazines with a single click.
If I’m getting very particular, it would be great if there were a way you could flick a switch and make it so that when you’re viewing NSFW content, you don’t see nsfw guys or women or couples or whatever your ick is. Yeah, I just wish there were ick filters.
A few extra levels of customization, both incredibly broadly grained and slightly fine grained would be super helpful.