And again, sexologists claim that porn is still bad!
The controversy surrounding pornography continues to this day. Anti-pornography argues that the Internet has made “shameless” films too accessible and not only psychologically, but also socially harmful. Proponents say the videos are helpful for many single people and help those suffering from sexual dysfunction.
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Criticism
Wendy Maltz, a renowned American sexologist and psychotherapist, describes the negative impact of pornography on relationships and sexuality in her 2008 textbook, The Porn Trap. She argued that indulging in pornographic videos is dangerous and causes divorce and sexual irresponsibility. Proponents of this theory often quote Martz when making her arguments in their articles.
American writer and radical feminist Andrea Dworkin was perhaps the most famous pornophobe. At times she argued very aggressively that “pornography depicts women as men”s playthings and incites rape and other forms of violence directed at women.” Her follower and student Robert Jensen wrote
Professor Diana Russell, an outspoken critic of pornography and a scientific expert on the study of sexual violence against women in the United States, believes that “pornography destroys and stimulates male inertia and leads to rape.”
The work of these luminaries has become a reliable source of information for publications on the harms of pornography and the causal relationship between pornography and sexual violence.
Facts
Until the end of the 1990s, pornography was sold exclusively in specialized stores; tapes were paid and were not available to minors. However, since the early 2000s, free pornography distributed over the Internet began to invade the homes of all users. But can it be considered one of the key factors causing social damage?
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US Statistics tracks several social phenomena that may have had a detrimental impact since pornography became widely available on the Internet. Surprisingly, the results were the opposite.
- Compared to 1990, sexual responsibility has increased, as evidenced by a 41% decrease in the number of abortions and a 51% decrease in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases.
- Over the past 25 years, the number of sexual contacts among minors has decreased by 7%, and the birth rate has decreased by 33%. In addition, teenagers are on average 16% more likely to use condoms.
- Over the same period, the divorce rate decreased by 23%.
- Since 1995, the rate of sexual violence has decreased by 44%.
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Ambiguity
We cannot talk about the absolute harmlessness of pornography. Some men watch it so much that it ends up harming their health. To overcome their addiction, such people need the help of a psychologist, but it is not known how they would behave without pornography and perhaps they need a psychiatrist.
Signs of insanity also appear in women who accuse their husbands of watching “dirty” videos. Such women also need treatment, and tantrums can threaten marriages and sometimes even lead to divorce. Men need to “let off steam,” and their beloved halves are not always in a hurry to “open the valve.”
And, of course, it is a big misconception to consider pornography as a way of intimate education or a model for real sex. Life and cinema are two different things.
But despite the fact that people overindulge in adult films and self-medicate, evidence suggests that pornography does not cause rape, sexual irresponsibility, or a surge in sexually transmitted diseases, does not influence early sexual activity, and does not increase teen birth rates. And the time may come when experts recommend pornography as a treatment for patients with psychological tendencies to violence.
