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Element of Pop Culture: Pornography

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Is pornography a crime that has no victims? According to this article, Link, done by Laurie Hall, it is. I agree with her, but only if the person takes pornography to an extreme. I personally believe that porn is not a crime unless the individual makes it into a crime. By this, I mean that a man or woman would neglect their relationship/marriage just for porn or to a real extreme, someone willing to kill. I haven't heard of anyone killing someone else for porn, but there's a chance that it may happen since there's those few people who have problems in the head. Anyways, Hall makes a mention of sex being linked with fear, violence, and shame if it's portrayed and viewed that way by an individual. I find this totally stupid to say and feel that she is mixing up pornography with rape. Most pornographic movies just show the couples having sex and not having anything even remotely close to violence, putting fear into an individual, and making them feel shame. I know this because I have watched porn movies myself and if an individual does feel shame then I ask, why even watch porn? Of course, if an individual does feel bad then there's always a confession booth at church. Especially if the individual was raised in a Christian house and was taught that pornography was wrong.

Pornography does not entirely draw individuals further into the realm of fantasy. Reality and fantasy does not get mixed up by just watching porn and looking at pornographic images. It's stupid to believe this and I know, because I've seen countless pornographic movies and it hasn't affected me at all. It only affects people who do that to themselves. I have friends who subscribe to Playboy, yet they aren't completely obsess at pornography or images of naked woman. I'm not saying that there isn't people out there who are obsess who porn, but for the most part, everyone who looks at pornography is sane. I believe everyone who looks at porn is sane because of how Playboy and other magazines have changed society's view on sexuality. This article, link,, points out how Playboy magazines and the like have desensitized American society from pornographic images and how it doesn't suprise most people as it did before in the 60s and 70s.

Just because everyone is unleashing their sexuality, that doesn't mean that there's a cultural decline, in a way. Yes, people manipulate other people to get what they want, it's been done in the past and is being done now, but the blame can't be all put on pornography. Pornography have given manipulation a little more push, but what about all of these magazines (Cosmopolitan) that are being printed that have headlines that read, "How to break up." Also, what about all these internet sites that have tips on how to break up with someone like this site, link, or how about giving links like this, link. This whole thing about "losing" trust is complete and utter bull****! If everyone on this planet didn't trust each other then the world would have died! How do a guy and girl go out on a date? By having trust in the other person! If there's no trust then I wouldn't be here, anybody reading this blog would be dead and the world as everyone knows it, is gone.

Until then...
-I love porn!