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There are many ill affects and some positives of pornography. Pornography affects many people on different levels; however this paper looks at the affect that porn has on men. There is only one focus of this paper and that is the relationship between pornography and the actions of males who are exposed to it. Rape, homosexuality and child molestation will all be discussed.
Why does Mr. X get cancer form smoking and Mr. Y not get it? As individuals it one could argue that there is no connection between the two. Now looking at all smokers as a group and calculating the stats for smokers and the percentage that develop cancer it is easy to see the connection. One may use the same argument for porn saying that there is no relationship between porn and rape. Thousand of man watch pornography and never rape; however many man that do rape are motivated by images that they saw in a sexually explicit movie. Images of actual rapes or shots or women being violently abused during sexual relations with one or more men are sold and at porn store or are found on the internet. These depictions can erupt fantasies in a man's mind that will undermine ones internal inhibitions against carrying them out. In a study done by Neil Malamuth it was report that 20 to 30% of a group of 356 male students show substantial sexual arousal by a rape in which the women never shows any signs of arousal, only abhorrence and about 50 to 60% show arousal by a rape depiction in which the victim is portrayed as becoming sexually aroused at the end. This is clear that rape scenarios arouse men who view porn. The next question is: Do these fantasies get carried them out? The answer is clearly given by author Timothy Beneke from his interview with convicted repeat rapists. In one interview the rapist stated, .
"I went to a porno bookstore, put a quarter in the slot, and saw this porn movie. It was just a guy coming up form behind a girl and attacking her and raping her.
Similarly, pornography in movies has become common entertainment. ... Pornography undermines the moral fiber of the community and the nation. ... We see pornography having introduced a profit motive into rape. ... We see pornography in serial murders. ... Pornography is not just a woman issue anymore though. ...
Similarly, pornography in movies has become common entertainment. ... Pornography undermines the moral fiber of the community and the nation. ... We see pornography having introduced a profit motive into rape. ... We see pornography in serial murders. ... Pornography is not just a woman issue anymore. ...
None of these, however, have created as much controversy as pornography. Anti-pornography groups have tried to make all forms of this entertainment illegal. ... The broad field of pornography is divided into two fields, hard-core and soft core. ... Hard-core pornography can only be bought in specialty, "adult only" stores. ... Most even include erotica in as pornography. ...
Pornography was a means of unlocking the evil I had buried inside myself" (Leidholdt 47). ... After considering the increase in child molestation, sexual harassment, and the corresponding increase of business in the pornography industry, pornography is definitely a cause of violence. ... Even though the intention of those viewing pornography was for self pleasure; such studies prove that in many cases viewing pornography affects the viewer's personality and the indivisual's view point on victim and pornographic related criminals. ... Both the 1970 and 1986 Commission on P...
In odrer to properly discuss pornography and be able to link it to violence,we must first come to a basic and aggreable understanding of what the word pornography means..The term pornography originates from two greek words,porne,which means harlot,and graphein,which means to write.... "Snuff" films go even future to decict the actual death of a victim,and child pornography reveals the use of under-age or pre-pubescent children for the sexual purposes (17-18).These types of pornography cross over the boundaries of entertainment and are definitely Hard core. Now that pornography has been defin...
This essay is about obscenity and pornography on the web. ... I myself am personally against the idea of easy access to pornography websites. ... Pornography has no positive effect on society. ... Seventy-two percent of Americans want some sort of crack down on pornography. ... The censorship of pornography does not have a downside. ...
The debate of women in pornography has been a well developed over the decades. With the emergence of women's liberation there have been several organizations against the pornography industry such as Women against Pornography (WAP), Women against Violence Against Women (WAVAW), and Women against Violence in Pornography and the Media (WAVPM) (Cowan 347). ... Yet as these groups have emerged, the pornography industry has suffered little. ... Pornography is a creation at reality yet is unreal in many ways. ... Also, on the Internet the age to receive pornographic material is 18 yeas of age o...
This allowed the pornographic industry to flourish. ... Laws have been set up that prohibit the purchase of pornography by minors, as well as laws that prohibit the exploitation of minors within pornographic materials. ... Pornography does have a bad side, some people mistreat children in the interests of pornography, and other rape the women that they are filming. ... Minors aren't allowed to view or purchase any pornographic material. ... These things aren't representative true pornography, true pornography is meant to stimulate and titillate the senses. ...
Consequences of Men Viewing Pornography Nowadays our society seems to have strong opposing views on pornography. ... I feel that pornography causes men to turn to pornography for sexual solutions, and as a result, it causes the breakdown of family life, and may also lead to sexual crimes such as rape. Before we can go further into this topic, we must define what pornography really mean. ... I find that there are three main reasons why men really watch pornographic movies. ... There are no benefits to viewing pornography, and men who view explicit movies often think that its okay to ...
