People believe that those who create this form of sexual entertainment are only feeding the violent urges of those individuals and making it more acceptable. Altman would argue that the pornography was doing the exact opposite. Those who watch violent pornography can be fulfilling those urges which in turn would make them less likely to act out those depictions in society. If violent pornography is seen as a danger to society and the wellbeing of others, then who is say that violent movies are not? Andrew Altman would argue that if there
The “sex” issue in the movies should be reviewed by the MPAA, because how could someone rate an act of love and passion when we live in a society with violence. “Sex” does not mean pornographic and some body parts have to be hidden sometimes but; why not consider this act of love the one that also give birth. Sex over violence need to be suited; expecting any kind of aggressive sex referred to “rape”, sex is not harmful to another individual. Now on the other hand any kind of violence is harmful and will consist of an altercation or even murder. “By the time the average U.S. child starts elementary school he or she will have seen 8,000 murders and 100,00 acts of violence on TV ”.
Some people were against the idea of abstinence because they said this would put their kids at risk by “providing a fear-based program that gave children incomplete, inaccurate, biased an sectarian information”. A women from Planned Parenthood referred to it as a “trick” to the students (517). Limbaugh disapproves of this opinion, and says it is “absurd” since he believes that this approach is honest and provides student with information about health endangerment. Students will learn about the truth of a sexually active
Virginia governor, Bob McDonnell, was open to this shameful procedure and pushed for it to be adopted in his state. It is completely and medically unnecessary and its invasive characteristics have been prevented from becoming the law for now. However, the massive amounts of protestors have not swayed certain politicians from continuing their unimpeded fight to control women’s bodies. Mandatory abdominal ultrasounds are currently in effect in nine states, including Virginia, which with being unable to convince the legislature to pass the invasive bill, settled for a more tolerable one ("An Overview of Abortion Laws.") Women across the country who must go through the traumatizing horrors of abortion are often categorized as shameful.
Protests were launched because people believed the use of a carton character was intended to target children. Peart (1993) writes: U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello demanded that the tobacco company remove Joe Camel from all its advertising and marketing. Although the Surgeon General’s office had no legal authority to force a change, Novello said the company should do it [stop using Joe Camel] for moral reasons, because the ads enticed youngsters to smoke. As evidence, she cited a study showing that children as young as age 6 recognized the Joe Camel character and linked it [the cartoon character] with smoking.
Lithwick:Teens, Nude Photos and the Law In this article, published in Newsweek, the author explains the harsh possible outcomes from teenagers sending at the own free will nude photos of themselves to their mates or lovers. Something that the author defines as “sexting” epidemic and analyses how the law is treating offenders and victims. The author makes an obvious claim that the criminal-justice system is too harsh to solve any issues that deal with teens and technology because this issue is becoming more common and although he doesn’t examine different or alternative ways to solve the problem, personally I agree with him that the law should not interfere with such juvenile cases because being exposed to others instead of the person it was intended for is punishment enough. In the article, the author brings personal stories which highlight three
There are numerous arguments for and against the censorship of pornography. Although anti-pornography activists may prove some valid points, many do not see that pornography can actually be beneficial to women. This essay is not meant to persuade anyone to watch pornography if they choose not to, or to change their stand on this issue. This essay is my personal stance on this subject: pornography has many benefits for the women in our society. Banning pornography may actually be detrimental to many women.
But, is pornography really that harmful? There are many reasons why the government is having trouble putting restrictions on pornography. As Cynthia Stark states in Social Theory and Practice," just because some find certain materials offensive is not a sufficient reason for restricting those materials." There has to be proper grounds for making such laws to prevent pornography distribution because either way you look at it, it goes against the free speech laws of the first amendment. Nadine Strossen of the ACLU had a good point when she said "the First Amendment contains no exception for sexual speech.
It is not going to be an argument about it is art or not. To examine the dissimilarities in detail, there is not only difference between cultures but also between people that have a various levels of morality. This essay will examine the history of pornography in artworks and use the knowledge of history to analyses four different pornography images including my own practice. Also find out the reasons why pornography became obscene and unacceptable for some people and some culture. 1.Pornography came from greek word pornographos (writing about prostitutes), from pornē-prostitute + graphein-to write; general meaning is the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) which causes sexual excitement 2.The word obscene has been linked to the greek term “ob skene” which mean “off stage”; can interpret to something that should be kept out of public view, from Oxford English Dictionary BODY In the prehistoric world, there
Though there still exists many restrictions on what one can depict on TV and in movies, many citizens argue that we need more regulations on what can and can not be seen in the theater or one's living room. However, these loosing of the bonds on television and cinema is, in actuality, a liberation of creative freedom that artists in America rightly deserve. That is not to say that sex and violence should always be considered creative expression, but in the battle to protect our morals, it is morally wrong to chain down our nation's artists with restrictions that hold back their ability to channel their creative vision and hold the mirror up to society and life. The primary purpose of the visual arts is to reflect, in one medium or another, our history as a society and the nature of our existence as human beings. This is the duty of filmmakers.