pros: they already have erotic books and normal movies, stocking porn movies wouldn't be that different other than medium.

cons: idk something about child safety, and you'd have to make sure people couldn't access the porn videos actually at the library unless you were gonna go full hog and set up masturbation booths or some shit.

idk, i'm leaning on the pro side bc i can't think of a non-puritanical reason to allow erotic literature but NOT video porn.

  • throwawaylemmy [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    idk, i’m leaning on the pro side bc i can’t think of a non-puritanical reason to allow erotic literature but NOT video porn.

    1. The books aren't graphic. The DVD covers are and unless you "brown bag" them a la beer in public, this will be shown on the shelves/pulled out in front of others.
    2. Privacy concerns (and librarians are HUGE on that, let me tell you). You pulling "Poor Little White Boy" out of the "porn shelves" (or even being in the "porn shelves") means that if someone flags you there, you'll then possibly be ostracized/ridiculed for your porn habits/tastes. This goes with protecting you/others from discrimination based on what you read.
    3. Not to mention the "health" concerns with regards to the return of the materials. Libraries already have to spend budget to clean if open to the public with COVID right now, now double-triple that budget depending on the porn demand.

    I will say that pornography probably falls under first amendment rights (or whatever, I'd have to double-check) in that patrons are allowed/free to check those materials out. But it's a "mine-field" for actual acceptance-in-community and privacy/etc. concerns.

    (That aside, depending on library policy you CAN view porn in the library, just not in front of others/in a "public" way to where children are able to see it. I've had stories about librarians having to kick serial masturbators out. Don't be that guy/girl.)