...that sexuality does not have to determine anything about me. Feminism is not a one size fit all. (Alter, C. 2014) While feminist porn is ethically produced porn, which means performers are paid a fair wage and they are treated with care and respect; their consent, safety, and well-being are critical, and what they bring to a production is valued. Feminist porn explores ideas about desire, beauty, pleasure, and power through alternative representations, aesthetics, and filmmaking styles. Feminist porn seeks to empower the performers who make it and the people who watch it. (Taormino, T. 2013) In ethical porn, everything is safe and consent is part of the narrative, which enables viewers to watch whatever plays out guilt-free. ‘Ethical porn’ is used to describe the performers work, and ‘feminist porn’ is more specifically the kind of work. (Vasquez, T. 2012) Feminist have had a very complicated relationship with pornography, anti-porn activists often showcase the most violent or kinky porn that show images of women being degraded, humiliated, and beaten to show how mainstream pornography is. With this, mainstream pornography reinforces the idea that some forms of sex are unethical and non-consensual, leave the woman who enjoys rough sex, bondage, dominance, sadism, or machochism as they have something to be ashamed of. In mainstream porn, women are abused, forced to work with partners they might not want to work with. Men have a tendency to be very abusive to the women...
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...Is porn adultery? The notion that watching porn and fantasizing about other women leads to divorce and infidelity has been floating around for ages. The reason this debate has never been settled is because of the ambiguity between a person watching naked women and physically touching another woman that’s not your wife. I think porn has the potential to not only keep a marriage afloat but also strengthen it. A closer analysis into real life interviews with college students, porn statistics and a deep look into Ross Douthat’s essay on porn, it can be concluded that porn, in fact, isn’t a gateway drug to adultery. I was introduced to porn during my freshman year of high school. At the time, I was still attending T.A.S.O.K (The American School of Kinshasa), an extremely diverse private Christian school in the Congo. I vividly remember that Friday afternoon in the men’s locker room after the basketball team had finished practice my friend Jeremy coming up to me with a big smile on his face. He said something along the lines of “James check this out!” He pulled out his new Nokia that he had received as a gift from his parents for his birthday. I remember looking at the screen of the phone and seeing a man and a woman having intercourse and staying in the locker room with the entire basketball team for next thirty minutes. There were lots of fist bumps and laughter as we were all exposed to this simple tape that was part of a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry. According to...
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...VI. DARK SIDE OF PORN I n consonance to Newton’s theory of every action has an equal and opposite reaction the same principle applies with the ill effects of porn though porn can be a stress buster for many person who work day in day out or a merriment moment for a couple but it certainly has its own negativities. The most common accusation is that watching porn regularly tends to de-sensitized man and augments his desire for more and more. Well there has been a constant jump in offence against women in last decade, according to data collected from National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) there has been a substantial change in percentage in year to year basis in crime against women as per the records in year 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 as many as 22,172 , 24,206 , 24,923 , 33,707, 36,735 rapes have been reported respectively with an average percentage increase of 10 percent per year with the year in between 2012 to 2013 recorded the highest jump from 24923 to 33707 with a percentage growth of 35.2 percent an increase of 8784 cases and this is the amount of cases which were recorded, just think about the cases which were not recorded, if they were recorded this number might easily be...
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...Poverty porn By: Gilda Cordero-Fernando Philippine Daily Inquirer 4:43 am | Sunday, June 17th, 2012 From time to time, National Artist Francisco Sionil Jose poses questions like, “What is wrong with us?” or “Why we are so shallow?” And one day I got bristling mad and told him, “Speak for yourself, Frankie!” Of course he just laughed at me and said, “Not you, but we as a people.” “But I am a people!” I said indignantly, “And such statements make me boil.” He laughed even more and continued to invite debates still more depressing. By then truly aggravated, I suddenly remembered a contemporary who had been an honor student but somehow never made it in life. He was always in dire need, buying and selling odds and ends to keep body and soul together. Whenever he visited me he would complain over and over how poor and luckless he was. Suddenly I remembered those affirmations that “abundance” workshops assigned participants to repeat, “I am loved,” “I am beautiful,” “I have everything I need.” My friend’s was a mantra, too, only in reverse. Looking at him made me realize that, yes, repetition does make what you repeat become reality. That was my brief with Mr. Frankie Sionil Jose. I was his direct opposite. I know he loves the Filipinos, too, but he criticizes them negatively, if brilliantly, while all I want is for my kabayan to feel the simple joys of being loved. More interesting artery Often a middle-class district suddenly leads to an older, crowded, poorer but more interesting...
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...During the 1950's there was a social movement against the pornography industry in Canada. Religious and Feminist groups were concerned about the harmful effects regarding the danger and degradation of women. The opposition to this movement was that pornography was a freedom of expression and sexual orientation. This brought about many political debates and controversies about what is ethically right and what is a personal freedom. This created many problems for the Canadian government on how to legislate pornography and up hold the Common Rights of Canada. First Legislation on Obscenity and Criminal Law In 1959 the Canadian government passed the first law regarding obscenity after a social movement by feminist groups. The Canadian law stated "For the purpose of the Act, any publication of a dominant characteristic of which is the undue exploitation of sex, and any one or more of the following subjects, namely, crime, horror, cruelty and violence shall be deemed obscene." The addition of this law did not settle the conflict between Liberals and Conservatives over the value of pornography and sex itself. Everything was based around one question: Were representations of sex socially and morally dangerous or sexually liberating? Feminist Movement During the 1980's another Feminist movement began because they felt the current law didn't do anything to protect women and it didn't criminalize pornography in any way. Feminist groups argued that pornography oppressed women and...
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...An Assessment of Feminism fighting violence and pornography Feminism, and the lack of equality for women when compared to men, was the key subject throughout the readings in WC2001. Feminists have fought for equality over a long period of time, and women’s rights have improved in many poignant areas. Unfortunately, a lack of knowledge concerning women’s history is letting the new generation’s views be warped by the media concerning the advancements feminism has successfully made for women throughout the world. However, even now, women are still disadvantaged, especially concerning domestic violence and the sex industry, where men are dominating women and enjoying all the benefits, while the women involved, suffer. Feminism has fought hard against such inequalities for the women’s sake, but now it is time for the men to stand up and fight too. The word “Feminist” brings many mixed reactions throughout society; it has been these reactions that have shaped people’s views towards joining a progressing women’s movement, which is bent on bringing equality for ladies everywhere. Before I started WC2001 I was one of those people who viewed feminism as a negative movement. My views were not based on any actual knowledge, but shaped by my society and the media. My lack of education in women’s history prevented me from addressing feminist views critically and most importantly, accurately. This lack of knowledge, which is commonly found throughout society, makes it easy for the media...
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...Saturday, February 16th- 2013 Topic: Porn Regulation in Canada BY: MUZZAMIL HUSSAIN I. Introduction: Pornography has been defined as any material that is sexually explicit but does not appear to be obscene and, which can be displayed through the Internet, adult movies, magazines and adult stores. Obscenity laws in Canada use the community standards models to determine which pornographic material are in accordance with societal morals, and which should be categorized as obscene. John Stuart Mill and the Harms of Pornography is an article written by David Dyzenhaus in 1992, professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. In his article, he raises an interesting idea that liberalists and feminists would support the censorship of pornography (Dyzenhaus, 1992). The feminist viewpoint argues that pornography shows men forcing women into sex; therefore it should be censored because of the harm it causes against women. Dyzenhaus then hypothesizes that because pornography is portrayed as violent material, the classical liberalists such as John Stuart Mill would defend the feminists in censoring such behavior based on his harm principle. The article also raises gender inequality issues of contemporary society, one being the subordination of men to women. Three political philosophies are concerned with the law of obscenity: liberalism, conservatism and feminism. Conservative morality takes into consideration the elements of virtue or...
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...WMGST Presentation Paper Porn In The U.S.A Ever since the invention of the internet, many things have become more easily accessible to virtually anyone. Most notably of them being pornography. Porn still existed before the internet, of course, but in the form of magazines and films that someone had to be a certain age to purchase. Nowadays in the age of technology, anybody with a computer and internet connection can view pornographic images for free... All they have to do is click a button that says that they are over 18. Pornography at first seems natural and harmless to anyone who is of a mature enough age, but much like the mainstream media and Hollywood today, pornography creates unrealistic expectations of women and treats them like sexual objects. This belief launched a movement in the 1980’s that was against all pornography, dividing feminists into two groups, one for and one against porn. Pornography catapulted to the forefront of the American women's movement in the 1980s. Because of this, many feminists viewed it as a key agent of female oppression. However, ‘sex-positive’ feminists viewed pornography as an essential ingredient of sexual liberation, and porn can liberate women from conventional notions that they must be monogamous, romantic and that sex should only be associated with procreation. For pro-sex feminists, the patriarchal nature of our society oppresses the sexuality of ALL people, not just women. The sex-positive feminists generally opposed obscenity...
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...aspect of so many people’s lives that it is often not even regarded as morally wrong among many people. What many people fail to realize is the negative impact that pornography, when used in an improper context, can have on one’s life: both sexually and with intimacy. Pornography puts the other sex in an objectifying manner, where it is purely a physical and lustful relation, without regards to the notion that real people are emotional beings with needs other than sexual wants. As Joseph Gordon-Levitt said while talking about his film Don Jon, “Rather than engaging in with a unique individual and listening to what the other has to say, right at this moment, we put people in boxes with labels. We objectify each other.” Now it is not to say that porn has no place in modern society. It is often quite the...
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...Masha Shkuro Alves Honors English 10 09.01.15 Pornography Pornography influences everyone in one way or another. Though plenty of people do not view it themselves, it is impossible to escape the dreaded clickbaits and spam emails proclaiming sexy singles in your area. With the topic of pornography, many questions may arise. Is porn harmful? Does it pose a negative effect on people who indulge in it? Pornography has an unjustified negative stigma, despite contradicting evidence. This stigma came about due to a lack of education on the topic, and assumptions made as a result of that lack of knowledge. The subject of pornography is a peculiar one, seeing as it is not something the average person can typically discuss with their parents during dinner. I have always been deeply fascinated by pornography. However, my fascination lies not with the content, but with the science and logic that creates a “need” for porn. I believe that the majority of people vastly lack an education on and make general assumptions about porn. In addition, I love to learn and educate on myself on topics like evolution, of which the main goal is reproduction and the transfer of genes down to proceeding generations. This means that overall, the main goal of life is sex. Pornography is a word that is difficult to define. In past times, it was “used broadly to refer to sexually explicit words or images. Today, the meaning of the term has been narrowed somewhat to describe sexually explicit material...
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...Diamond, Milton. "Porn: Good for us?" The Scientist, 2010. Exploring Life, Inspiring Innovation. Web. 1 Jan. <http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/28803/title/Porn--Good-for-us-/>. * Porn allows you to explore your sexuality. To learn what you like, what you don’t like. The only other alternative to porn is the real deal which in some cases isn’t the best option. * It’s fun and can make you feel good. Masturbation can be helpful if one is in a sexual rut. * Successful masturbation can often times be relaxing. It can make you feel less stressed. * Porn can teach you new things you may want to try in the sheets. You may discover a new position you might want to try. * Porn allows you to explore secret fantasies. We all have sexual fantasies but we never express these fantasies because we feel too embarrassed. With the use of porn one is allowed to express their fantasies in private. You don’t need to hold back with porn. Alex. (2012). Is Porn Good You? Attraction Institute, 5. Retrieved from http://attractioninstitute.com/is-porn-good-for-you/ * Porn could potentially bring a couple closer together. It could help the couple feel more comfortable with new ideas. * It provides women with sexual information. * It strips away real world confusion about sex. * It breaks cultural and political stereotypes, allowing women to interpret sex for themselves. * It is the great leveler of shame. * It is sex therapy. *...
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...Scholar by Day, Porn Star by Night. It is funny to see how much double standards can affect the life of people. Not just double standards between male and female. But elite college institutes set double standards all the time. For instance, person A is a student from lower-middle class America, has straight A’s and graduated valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA. Person B is from an upper class family with over five generations of alumni at the ivy league of choice and has around a 3.8 GPA. Person B will most definitely get into the Ivy over person A because of double standards. It doesn’t stop there, take for instance a female freshman at duke, by the name of Miriam Weeks, who is facing loads of double standards on her choice of paying her tuition at Duke University by participating in the all too known world of porn. Yes, you read that correctly, porn. While some people at Duke, especially students, find it a disgrace to the image of the school, other may find it a bit empowering. Here is a freshman student who wanted to further her education. Yes, it seems a bit of a push saying she had no other choice, since of course, she did. She could have waited tables, or gogo danced (jokes of course), but yes there were other options. However, none of those options paid as well as Porn. Miriam, or should we call her by her pseudonym Belle Knox, had already paid her first year at Duke in full just by doing porn alone. What many people do not know is the backstory behind why Porn has helped...
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...One of my habits and the history of it. One of my Behavioral habits that I just can’t seem to break is watching porn, I know its sick, crazy, and nasty but I’m really, really in to it. I have had this habit for as long as I can remember. I think this habit started when I was around 9 or 10, my brother who is 5 years older than me would have porn magazines in his book bag that he and him friend would collect and trade at school. He and I always shard a room and after my parents went to sleep he would let me look at one or two of them. It amazed me how every women’s body was so different, the shapes, sizes and shades where all so different but at the same time all so beautifully. As I started to get older in the mid 1980’s cable TV hit the seen. Once I found out there was porn channel on the TV that was the beginning of the end me. My mom was not a big TV. Watcher and my dad only watched the old movies so no one really even knew we had the channel but me. While other kids were running home to watch cartoons I was running home to check the latest porn. As I became a teenager 3years and 300 porno’s later I started to date and have girl friends of my own and to no surprise they were amazed about all the things I knew about sex, This made me watch even more, now I’m to the point where I buying my own porn movies and just like my brother I have my own collection of porn. Now I’m in my first year of high school and it time to put all I know to the test, Just like any young man having...
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