Dalia Marks April 4, 2013 Hon. English 10 Dumas Lets Talk Abs Porn ‘ 4 eae {Lo AY \ oC. Pept ave snd shng Ameria. ean the ict whether poegapisar cL < Centon of free speech deserving of constitutional protection there ae two major viewpoints sal | Ne Quek ws ‘being that pornography should be protected by the constitution as any other form of free speech; and Qu e 4 vhe other that should not because itis sual degrading fey Prior to my research, all knew was that TV shows, and movies were considered a freedom of speech and had some, but not full constitutional protection Like in regula shows and movies, f De ne ote ey coerce Pornography features actors portraying a role; But Unlike movies, pornography, does not usually have a - uncle ‘message other th ‘some sort of dominance or whatever category ts found under. did not choose thstopias my ft but was interested infin out the peoples arguments on why por should hve constutna protection. sk waned hd out what dul fim mater’ fess wae to people ‘Who think their pornography is degrading to women. | used the SIRS khowiedg¢sburces provided to get my sources for research. think the most helpful source was Noor ves ate, "Sex Changing How Teens ViewSex?® , integers J ‘Thighas been a problem since the start of video pornography “This is not your fathers Pornography,” Javed online). Pornography today shows gruesome material and a wide variety of ‘categories that were not always around. A while ago these acts would be unheard of, some of which are sino aceptestoday acted. “The nt-pemesraph ami cae bythe htore of such Valeo GuerteMarks 2 feminist activists as Robin Morgan—who famously proclaimed in 1974 that ‘pornography is the theory and rape is the practi (Campbell online). There are networks and articles dedicated to telling people ( f ae how to'dotand get away with an think we all know wht it f/“When | wasn year 8 ifyou went \ 10 a certain field behind the school and shouted a certain code-word halfway upa certain tree, a pulley —_/ 4 Would be lowered, at the end of which you would be allowed to catch a glimpse, fora few wicked seconds, a picture of Anna Kournikova's bottom.” (Penny online). ned betler tee cact pw neg Nas Wide Areens should not be learning about sex from pornoaraphy, “if we went cilren to grow up ina world in which they can love, learn and experiment without fear of abuse, more education, not more censorship, isthe answer.”(Penny online) f pornography gets constitutional protection and someone is ‘watching it ina public library, a child could walk by and see the explicit material. That same child could Puce yinhec wee the same in that case/“Rape - walk by a user playing an R rated video game with explicit material. 13} remains at ts lowest evel in 40 years cos- national for both juvenile and aults.even a time when bern's everywhers Javed ening). Even though apes atts lowestonj0 yar itis also remains the intemeg ‘most under reported crime in the United States. Pornography cannot be solely blamed for what ‘appears to be an increase in rape or sexual violenc (Javed online). People need to be educated on rape culture and be able to take responsi ty for their actions. paces Pornography encourages rape culture and unhealthy relationships. “Pornography peddles the same lis that always have been told about women: that women’s bodies enst to be used and ogled by men, ‘that male sexual satisfaction demands the subjugation of women, that a woman's worth boils down to the size and shape of her body parts.” (Campbell online). Nowadays there are not many scenes in pornography that do not show a woman being abused and accepting it. What does that show theMarks 3 viewer? "Most pornography now looks to degrade and humiliate women. Its not about healthy relationships, and | think fa teen is seeing those messages over and over again, it does have an impact.” are Uaved online). Alot of current pornography does not recognize the word “no” meaning no encouraging rape culture, "There are websites dedicated to forced non-consensual sex with drunken, inebriated women” (ered onine). C42! Lagree that people definitely should not be learning about sex from pornography, and that it does not produce healthy relationships and views. Also, pornography encourages rape culture and ‘physical harassment in relationships. Pertaining tothe matter of constitutional rights, !do not think there isa problem with pornography having constitutional protection. Although it is a degrading ine of business, t's @ business nonetheless. Similar to the views stated in Penny Laurie's “More Sex Education, Please, and Less Censorship.” Ido not believe that someone can have a problem with poriography being viewed in public bit nét have one with any other Xrated material being shown In publ that also | {5005 for profanity Ifyou are going to say itis because ‘akd ould walk by and see It you are —— quirk. 4 responsible for what and what not your child sees; and should be able to explain it just the same as you ‘would when they ask where babies come from or what ‘that word’ means.