Someone doesn't like Rick Santorum?!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/16/rick-santorum-war-on-porn_n_1353383.html

First and foremost, I want to make it clear it's the Santorum quotes I disagree with, not the Huffington Post. I am vehemently pro-Huffington Post. Also, be careful searching for "Rick Santorum porn" (I stumbled across a collage of gay porn making a larger image of Rick Santorum which, while hilarious, is totally NSFW). Now, I hate to take such an unpopular side of an argument as being pro-porn or anti-Santorum, but for the sake of this post, I suppose I'll have to. While the position has seen its fair share of flak,

it might be slightly misinterpreted. Now, I wouldn't argue the position harms the world directly, but it redirects the issue from real problems. He argues, "It contributes to misogyny and violence against women. It is a contributing factor to prostitution and sex trafficking." However, as the Chicago Tribune noted,  the rate of rape is down since the rise of internet pornography. Meanwhile, real misogynistic commentary is still coming from so-called conservatives.

Santorum also claimed, "Gay pornography is the reason people choose the gay lifestyle or what I call the deathstyle. If we got rid of that, homosexuality would be gone within a matter of months," which clearly suggests some matter of choice in sexual orientation.

Now, it's fairly easy to understand the worldview of this side. Pornography is not for children, but they have access to it. Thus seeing sexual images leads to depravity, but this is an over simplification of the subject. There's something to be said for an open discussion of human nature with children (Though, again, pornography is not for children). So long as (and I'm generalizing for the sake of argument) the Christian right plays the role of victim, they'll feel disenfranchised and, unfortunately, look for a spokesperson as dangerous as Rick Santorum.