Does pornography degrade our society?
I believe pornography degrades our society. It encourages the degradation of women by propagating the notion that they are too be viewed as objects.
If a man looks at pornography, he is not looking at a woman AS a woman. He is simply seeing the woman in a sexual nature, only to be used as an object to attain sexual gratification. Since it is available in such volumes, excessive use could cause some men to become detached from fantasy, and start treating women in this way in real life.
Posted by: goofrankPornography degrades society because it lacks the most important ingredient of sex, LOVE!
Pornography doesn't show any romance or love. Some pornography does shows romance or love to some extent but it's hard to find. Of course it's not only porn that doesn't show any love or romance, but also the media in general, music videos and commercials especially. Because we all know sex sales! The sexualization of girls has greatly increased in the past 20 years. Pornography is only a part of the degradation of our society. Because pornography is so accessible these days, it has much greater effect on young boys just discovering their sexuality. And gives them a wrong image of what sex is about... LOVE and affection for your life partner.
Studies on sexualization of girls in the past 20 years.
Http://jlmjjh.Wordpress.Com/tag/sexualisation-of-young-girls-and-women/
http://www.Essex.Ac.Uk/sociology/documents/pdf/ug_journal/vol8/2012sc111_annawebster.PdfPosted by: Anonymousyes they should stop it
thats nasty and morally wrong
Posted by: AnonymousPornography is degrading to society.
Pornography makes people more promiscuous. The people who stare at this pornography degrade themselves to no end. Why would people want to watch others in these acts? It teaches people that these things are okay and acceptable behavior. Then, people want to go out and try and re-enact these things in their everyday lives. Men and women are cheating on their husbands and wives all the time. There is no sanctity of marriage anymore. Women are wearing clothes that barely cover any part of themselves. Show a little respect for yourselves.
Posted by: babydollxixPornography is degrading our society because its normalization is causing people to expect unrealistic, hedonistic things of their own relationships.
STDs and infidelity is on the rise, and while I don't feel that blaming pornography should be the knee-jerk reaction, it is being used as an excuse by many self-affirmed "sexaholics" and people who prefer to use abortion as birth control. The fantasy of pornographic relationships has now spilled into real life, and with celebrities holding up their infidelities as examples, it's become a way to reward degrading behavior in society, with some actor's latest mistress being paid tens of thousands of dollars for a story about her knowingly illicit affair. Society is going downhill because people are buying porn as reality, instead of a fantasy.
Posted by: R053NeddyUngodly behavior always degrades a nation and it's people.
Any behavior, whether it be pornography, homosexuality, lying, adultery, fornication (sex outside of marriage), the list goes on and on, all are unGodly and all are part of an immoral degradation of people. It is only through the living of an upright and righteous lifestyle, being right with God, can man experience the peace, joy, and love he so longs for.
Posted by: AnonymousInternet porn should be filtered
Porn belongs in the Adults Only section of an Adult book/video store. It is not acceptable in our society that porn is freely available on the Internet for viewing of all ages.
The availability of porn on the Internet is causing a severe degradation of our society. It is ruining relationships. It is contributing to domestic violence, child abuse, and rape. It is irresponsible for members of congress to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to this serious problem.Posted by: tbean74Pornography harms are society by spreading immoral values.
Pornography is harmful to our society for a number of reasons. Pornography harms our basic respect for other human beings, degrades women, and undermines family values. Ideas of disrespect and immorality are then brought into other realms, such as the family unit and the workplace and, eventually, corrodes our entire system.
Posted by: SpikyWesleyYes, because pornography is coarsening to a society in that it debases human beings down to mere orifices for lust.
Pornography is a dirty business run by callous people. They reduce the beauty of the human body to merely ONE aspect of life. Plus, pornography is often partnered with pseudo-violence, or even utilizes symbols of childhood, to excite the real disturbed people out there. I am not in favor of draconian bans on pornography, but I do wholly believe it's sick, and a definite negative for society when it is taken to extremes.
Posted by: tabundesI am opposed to pornography, as it degrades our society, because it destroys virtue.
Pornography degrades society by its general depiction of women in a light that reduces their virtue. Those who work in the pornographic industry could serve a better benefit to society by working in other occupations. Pornography, at times, can lead to criminal acts that are harmful to other people. Generally, it is hard to find redeeming qualities in pornography.
Posted by: Purf3ctRencI think it degrades young women in particular and can ruin marriages.
I think it does damage to the young women involved. They may make a little money, but they are losing so much more when they offer themselves this way. I don't think it's good for society and I have heard of a lot of marriages breaking up from men being addicted to internet porn. It's really a sorry state. I think all in all it does add to the degradation of society.
Posted by: ShoPPingGaIIaPornography does degrade our society, because it promotes sexual addiction, as well as other types of abuses.
Pornography, especially in this day and age, completely degrades our society. It is so incredibly easy to access, that it provides an easy way for a person to get addicted to it. In addition to this, it also provides ways to abuse it, like providing ways to have postings without consent of the ones appearing in it. This just all becomes a horrible cycle in the end.
Posted by: eyeslikethatImmoral loss of family values
Porn slowly degrades a person's life and porn is in no way indicative of an actual loving intimate relationship. Instead of focusing on one's life and trying to make it better or even rebuild something that may be lost, porn takes hold. It steal away time, energy and even money but above all it slowly injects and desensitized us to love and kindness. (Look at the many porn addicts and just listen to their stories, all started out slow and ended up with either broken lives or on the road to being broken).
Posted by: AnonymousInternet porn should be filtered
Porn belongs in the Adult's Only section of an Adult book/video store. It is not acceptable in our society that porn is freely available on the Internet for viewing of all ages.
The availability of porn on the Internet is causing a severe degradation of our society. It is ruining relationships. It is contributing to domestic violence, child abuse, and rape. It is irresponsible for members of congress to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to this serious problem.Posted by: AnonymousYes absolutely!
Www.yourbrainonporn.com
All the arguments you need are in this website. Testimony after testimony of people who say porn has ruined their sex life and what it took to recover. Porn ruins the brain, the one sex organ we need to be functioning healthily as men and women. Porn dehumanizes the act to something to be watched rather than something to be experienced.Posted by: AnonymousI truly believe that pornography is mainly responsible for sex violence .
There was not much rape cases or illegal child sex two decades before. When Internet came, pornography slowly entered into every household. This has affected our youth mindset and it has increased rape victims, child sex abuse and so on.
Pornography affects us both physically and mentally indirectly. It has degraded the society especially women's image very badly.Posted by: Anbu Vadivelu
No
All good things have their downside. If you eat too many sweets you may have caries. If you watch too much porn you may suffer hypersexuality. I’m the first to admit that we live in an over sexualized society. Sex is everywhere: ads, music video, TV show … and then there is porn. As part of our adult life we all have performed sex. This is, among other things, why we are here in earth. Therefore we should forget this old taboo which considers sex as bestiality. I’m pretty confident that people can decide for themselves how they want to live their sexuality. For a large majority, countries which have banned porn websites are authoritarian ones. Sexuality is a right that we should not restrict.
Posted by: AnonymousPornography does not degrade our society, it merely reflects it.
Throughout time, human cultures often include paintings and other artistic representations of sexuality. Our time and cultures are not much different in this respect. Society is complex and multi-faceted. The expressions of artists and others are mirrors, not sources of problems. Our modern society in the U.S. has been degraded by many factors, not one of them due to pornography.
Posted by: ToothsomeLucioNo, pornography does not degrade our society.
People as a whole have fetishes. These fetishes are ones in which they don't necessarily want in reality, but enjoy fantasizing about. I think that's exactly the basis of porn. Its allowing people to have something that is unattainable to them. I don't see the problem with that, and I definitely do not think its degrading.
Posted by: LorenaHPornography is a natural and healthy release and does not degrade society.
Like many other things, pornography can be abused. However, if used in a reasonable manner so as to not interfere with schooling, work or relationships, pornography is a healthy release. Societal sexual repression and religious conservatism is at the root of the belief that pornography is a destructive, degrading sin.
Posted by: SlyHymiePornography does not degrade our society as long as parents raise children correctly.
Pornography is often cited as a source of societal degradation. However, pornography can only degrade those who do not possess a strong moral compass. Early in life, parents can instill in children a sense of right and wrong; seeing pornography later in life cannot override this early life experience. External factors should not be blamed for degrading society -- if anything they are a sign of other factors that led to degradation, like poor parenting on the part of those making the pornography.
Posted by: MiIBootI do not agree that pornography degrades our society because it provides an outlet for desires and fantasies that would otherwise become problematic.
I believe that pornography holds a very important place in our society by functioning as a release valve for pent-up sexual aggression in both genders. As long as the use of pornography does not extend into an addiction or into areas considered inappropriate it should not cause a problem at all. The only types of pornography that is a problem is that sort that is exploitative and created in an illegal manner. Otherwise, the use of pornography only provides an outlet to normal individuals that would not normally be fulfilled in every day life.
Posted by: VampireShuCan Improve your attitude towards sex
Some suggest, that rather than causing the viewer to have a less respectful attitude towards sex, pornography can in fact help inhibited persons to loosen up. For the less inhibited, pornographic material can be deemed as simply a reference. A tool to use that opens you up to experimentation and gives you inspiration for new ideas.
Posted by: AnonymousI believe pornography does not degrade our society. What one chooses to do in private should not define our level of decency.
Some people may feel uncomfortable with pornographic images or videos, but censorship almost always protects those who do not wish to lay eyes on pornography. As far as the content of pornography, everybody involved in the images or videos is eighteen or older, and everybody involved consents to sexual activity. We already have laws against child pornography and rape.
I'd bet money that nine out of ten people who say they dislike pornography in public are only doing so out of shyness. In private, they love indulging in the stimulation. As long as we're not hurting others, what we do in private should not be considered immoral or degrading.Posted by: 5cr33KendPorn is not degrading, our society is.
Our society is degrading us. We have come to a point were we have the science, technology, and resources to provide a high standard of living for every one on earth. We could end all pf the worlds major problems and provide for every one with out having to lower the standerds of anyones life. We could stop using money and use technology to do the degrading work for us. Yet people do porn and scrub public toilets. People starve to death and kn some places resort to eating dirt. Are society is at a all time low. People uresort to doing degrading jobs while the people in power allow it to happen. Pornagraghy is a reflection of our sociey. Society is violent and unethical. Porn is just another bussiness providing a service where the is a demand. It is our socitey that has a inhumane value system. Our society is filled with perverts, who have a distorted view on sex and care less about the well being of others. Porn itself does not change us, porn is a result of how our society conditioned us.
Posted by: AnonymousI do not believe pornogrophy degrades our society and I will continue to hold this belief until there is firm evidence to the contrary.
Many of the reasons for the opposing view can be disproven.
1) Women have, for a vast amount of human history, been viewed in a negative light and as lesser than men, the Victorians did it, the Chinese did it, the Muslims did it, Christians did it; in fact, people from all of the afore mentioned groups still do it.
2) Many women have benefited from the porn business, namely pornstars; in porn women make 3 times as much money as men.
and 3) there are male porn stars and there is male porn.Posted by: AnonymousPornography between consenting adults does nothing to degrade our society, as sexuality is a natural part of our existence.
There is nothing shameful about pornography when it abides by laws of consent. It has been proven that much of the pornography that at first appears illegal -- for example, using "teens" -- is actually perfectly legal. Upon reading the fine-print, legal pornography will always use those over the age of consent and simply dress them to appear younger.
Various studies show that sexual pleasure is a vital part of keeping one mentally healthy. For those that have no other outlet, being able to watch pornography or read erotica fulfills that need. There are also very interesting studies that have shown that there are some people who have a specific personal need to be paid for nudity or sexual acts and that this fetish is the only way they find personal pleasure, and others that can only find satisfaction through exhibitionism. While this may be hard to fathom for those without these fetishes, it is clear that being involved in this industry -- when safe & legal -- is a healthy way for them to be sexually fulfilled.
Legal pornography does not degrade society as it is an absolute choice to view or read it. With legal pornography, there is always consent and no one is unwilling to be partaking in it. Likewise, there is no force to view or read pornography and those who disapprove have the power to choose not to seek it out.Posted by: MitP4rty