Effects Of Media And Pornography

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for entertainment or pleasure. These feelings are spread into society. This is exactly why the concealment of the sex organs and teaching feelings of shame toward human sexuality is so common worldwide (Christensen). Contrary to the beliefs of many, the mass media did not create these settings. In some societies women have no qualms about showing their bodies. In several European cultures it is common for women to sunbathe topless, or even nude. However, in other societies, such as the Middle East, women cover their bodies from head to toe. The media has been bombarded with criticism, overwhelmingly from the female community, relative to the amount of sexually explicit material that is published in magazines and that appears on television and in movies. A common argument is that the media portrays women as nothing but sexual playthings. It is also said that the media reduces women to a collection of body parts through pornography (Christensen). But why then are their no ...

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small rooms or behind counters.
It is fundamentally important to realize that the media does not deliberately create images of hate or disagreement (Howitt, Cumberbatch). They just influence the more appealing things in society (thus directly increasing their ratings). Although it is obvious that pornography is largely a male interest, a noted increase in female interest would certainly cause an increase in the amount of pornographic material geared for women; this relates to the laws of the business world (Christensen).
Having discussed the untruthfulness of the claims against pornography and showing that pornography is not “evil”, it is now possible to consider the violence issue. ...

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