Sunday, July 21, 2013

Placing the blame- a found poem


Believe what I’m saying.
Softcore pornography, the most damaging kind of pornography,
helped mold and shape the kinds of violent behavior.
A compulsion, a building up of this destructive energy,
violence and sexual violence.
It is difficult to talk about.

Violence in the media, particularly pornographic violence,
it fuels this kind of thought process.
Fantasy life that was fueled, largely, by pornography.
This one, small but very potent and destructive segment that I kept very secret,
I can’t really talk about that right now.

My exposure to pornography,
the most common interest among serial killers is pornography.
Without exception, every one of them was deeply involved in pornography.
Being possessed by something so awful and alien,
it’s hard to talk about.

I’ve met a lot of men who were motivated to commit violence.
Dangerous impulses are being fueled, day in and day out, by violence in the media.
Pornography can reach in and snatch a kid out of any house,
behavior that is too terrible to describe.
I won’t be able to talk about that.

Believe what I’m saying now,
I’m not blaming pornography.


References

Dobson, J. (Interviewer) & Bundy, T. (Interviewee). (1989, January 23). Ted Bundy's interview with James Dobson [Interview Transcript]. Retrieved from Pure Intimacy: http://www.pureintimacy.org/piArticles/A000000433.cfm

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