Pornography and Censorship

Censorship of pornography continues to be a controversial issue; many arguments have been generated by this topic. I believe that censorship of pornography is wrong. ... Although I am against censorship I am an advocate for safeguards on accessing certain "hard-core pornography". ... After doing much research on the internet about censorship and pornography I have found that censorship conflicts with our Bill of Rights because it takes away our right to freedom of speech or the press. ... After all my research on this issue I am truly against censorship of pornography....

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Pornography and its effects on Society, is Censorship the Answer? ... Entertainment and art is taking the blame for all of societies mishaps, and with pornography bieng the most explicit, should they be the victims of censorship? ... She has published books that call for the abolition of not only pornographic displays of sex, but of sex itself.These feminists that are for censorship base their efforts on an assumption that getting rid of pornography would reduce violence towards women and sexism. So should censorship be the solution for the problem we are facing? ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Censorship of Pornography" It has been stated that pornography creates disastrous effects to our society. ... The most important pro-censorship argument is based on the harm principle. ... A second pro-censorship argument is based on the principle of legal paternalism. ... However, censorship of pornography would not eliminate the way women are sometimes treated in our society. ... The big question here regarding censorship is, who decides? ...

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Themes of lesbianism, sodomy, seduction, multiple copulation, flagellation and sadism appear, as well as the common flimsy plot with stereotypical characters that have over-hyped sexual desires.(1) Along with Porn there has always been the censorship of it. The first recorded incident of punishment for the good of public decency was in 1663, when a man publicly urinated onto a crowded street from a balcony.(1) Censorship and the porn industry grew together after the renaissance. ... Anti-censorship groups use the first amendment as a shield under which they hide when anyone tries to cen...

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Many feminists, along with politicians, have taken a stance against pornography, but just as many have taken a different side, the anti-censorship stance. ... Pro-Censorship Andrea Dworkin and Catherine MacKinnon are two radical feminists who take a strong stand against pornography. ... Anti-Censorship Nadine Strossen has been one of the biggest advocators against censorship of pornography. ... Pornography is used for many purposes that are positive and helpful to those who use them (Gillan 1978). Anti-censorship has a strong case against the law. ...

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Hate literature and pornography do exist, but it is insignificant to the legitimate applications of the Internet. ... Often times pornography sites will ask for a registration and a major credit card number. Forms are sent in the mail and logging onto a pornography site can be quite time consuming. ... As stated in "Censorship and the U.S. Government," "Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but unlike charity it should end there" (Censorship and the U.S. ...

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None of these, however, have created as much controversy as pornography. Anti-pornography groups have tried to make all forms of this entertainment illegal. ... Hard-core pornography can only be bought in specialty, "adult only" stores. ... Most even include erotica in as pornography. ... Both the pro-censorship Meese Commission Report and Metropolitan Toronto Task Force on Violence Against Women have admitted that none of the research has been consistent linking violence to pornography (McElroy). ...

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The views of the Christian ministers of the day, on sex outside marriage, influenced film censorship. In today's climate, the church has less influence on people's moral views, and thus society in general accepts pornography, which has lead to censorship being relaxed. ... " The debate about pornography in the feminist community has centred on two issues, the pornography/censorship issue and the distinction between pornography and erotica." ... Censorship limits the freedom of expression, and we all aspire to live in states free of censorship, so, ideally, it should only b...

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Should the state censor pornography? ... Feminists advocating for anti-pornography claim that no "healthy" woman would consent to pornography. ... Furthermore, the government's use of censorship would hurt women more than it would help them. Such regulations as censorship have hurt women's progress to equality throughout history. ... Like Strossen writes in her book Defending Pornography, censorship is a powerful tool that must stay out of the issue of pornography or else people will drift back into the shadow in regards to sexuality. ...

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This essay is about obscenity and pornography on the web. ... I myself am personally against the idea of easy access to pornography websites. ... Pornography has no positive effect on society. ... Seventy-two percent of Americans want some sort of crack down on pornography. ... The censorship of pornography does not have a downside. ...

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• Grade Level: High School