Censorship

             rape? There are many reasons for this misinterpretation and through .
             the following few points, an attempt will be made to show that .
             pornography has very little to almost no correlation with violence .
             against women (of course nothing is "absolute" in society). In order .
             to demonstrate this, it must be made evident that pornography is not .
             "evil" and does not cause undesirable social behaviour by displaying .
             nude women in sexually explicit circumezces. Thus, it is important .
             to indicate that women are not treated only as sexual objects through .
             the media. This is done in an attempt to quash any traces of "evil" .
             in pornography. Subsequently, a second point, that some may consider .
             to be completely bizarre, can be addressed; that pornography actually .
             reduces the amount of violence against women.
             For thousands of years, sex itself has been considered "evil" .
             and revolting. This is exactly why the concealment of the sex organs .
             and teaching feelings of shame toward human sexuality is so common .
             worldwide (Christensen 1990:4). These same feelings of shame are the .
             chief reasons that sex is considered a personal and private matter. .
             Contrary to the beliefs of many, the mass media did not create these .
             settings; society creates this image. In some societies, women have .
             no reservations with regard to living their entire lives completely .
             naked, while in other societies, females cover themselves from head to .
             toe, only revealing their eyes. The media has been bombarded with .
             criticism, overwhelmingly from the female community, relative to the .
             amount of sexually explicit material that is published in magazines .
             and that appears on television and in the cinemas. A common argument .
             against pornography is that the media portrays women as being nothing .
             more than sexual playthings and objects to satisfy male sexual .
             desires. As before, the media once again, is not to be held .
             responsible for creating this image; these views are products of .