In Which Russell Brand Gets It Right on Porn … and Quotes a Saint. (Video)

Every now and then, someone you may find generally repellent actually gets something dead right, and credit must be given.

There’s also the phenomenon where truth can only be heard when it comes from someone with whom you’re in general agreement. That doesn’t stop actual truth from being true, it’s about dismissing something out of hand because we don’t like the source. And that can be a great loss.

I don’t care for Russell Brand, the British comedian, actor and activist. I find him insufferably arrogant, a bit skeevy, and we are oceans apart politically, but he’s far from a stupid man. And in this video inspired by “50 Shades of Grey,” he is spot on about the poison of pornography.

He also quotes Saint John Paul II, who said:

There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.

So, it’s NSFW (don’t worry, Brand gets no more naked than you see here, but there’s a bit of language), but it’s worth a look. Good job, Russell.

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