Pornography started by way of messengers and scribes, then evolved.
through the presentation of newspapers and radio, also brought us together with.
television, and now serves us world-wide through the ever-popular Internet. It is.
the mass media, and even from the earliest days of its existence, it has.
contributed greatly in ways that both enlighten and enrich society, and ways that.
deteriorate and perplex it. It is not a surprise to learn that the mass media is the.
most powerful source of information we have, and nothing else in today? .
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 . 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 society. It would be downright absurd to.
assume that women in this society are treated as sexual objects only because the.
media releases or broadcasts pornographic material. A magazine associated with.
make-up and skin care, for example, will quite obviously not be concentrating on.