Excessive pornographic material does have a psychological effect on the brain because of the dopamine rush it gives. Basically it desensitizes the viewer of common things that would sensually stimulate him/her such as being touched or caressed by their partner (Rokks 1). A world-wide phenomena, pornography is everywhere from music videos, the big screen, movies in DVD and Blu-ray format, it’s on a poster you walk by in a store or picture you see in a magazine. The most common and most thought after is what we view on our computer screens, on our television, and our cell phones. Over the past few decades porn has become mainstream and easily accessible for people.
Often people who hear the term date rape will dismiss the seriousness of the crime believing it was consensual because they perceive that the victim had an attraction to the person since they agreed to the date. Rape, regardless of who commits it, is a sexual assault that leaves the victim injured and traumatized. Victims of rape, especially when committed by an acquaintance, often feel a sense of responsibility for the attack and therefore seldom reports the crime to police (RAINN, 2009). Rape is defined as a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent (Webster’s Dictionary, 2012). Rape is a misunderstood crime.
Watching pornography can lead to serious addiction. Pornography addiction is defined, by those who argue that it exists as” A dependence upon pornography characterized by obsessive viewing, reading, and thinking about pornography and sexual themes to the detriment of other areas of life.” Pornography addiction is diagnosed when an individual engages in the overuse or abuse of pornography to the extent that they experience negative consequences. The addiction will start out as curiosity and end up an addiction. When addicted to pornography, the person will find every possible way to look at it again. Some might deny that watching porn is just a one time thing, but reality is they will look at it again due to curiosity or boredom.
There are also many sites that exploit children outing our innocent children in harmful situations. Pornography is very addictive and the internet makes it that much easier for an addict to feed their need; it also contributes to the shaping of attitudes, beliefs, and the values of individuals. Because of the negative effects that internet pornography has on people I believe that the government should regulate the internet and make it more difficult for people to access and to put a stop to the horrific crimes being committed against children. One of the biggest arguments there is for not regulating the internet is the amount of money that is earned through distribution of pornographic material via the internet. According to now public.com the internet’s economic engine is pornography; it is an industry that has larger revenue than “the top technology companies combined: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Apple, Netflix and EarthLink.
Usually meaning you will want to join the “bandwagon” to keep up with the crowd. You trust people you shouldn’t. Many young people who thought sexting was a harmless game ended up having their lives destroyed. The consequences of sexting can be severe, ranging from embarrassment to ¬imprisonment or worse. Explicit photos or videos forwarded from person to person can cause embarrassment for the original sender.
TeensHealth online magazine says, “Like anyone who's being bullied, people who are sexually bullied or harassed can feel a great deal of emotional stress if the situation continues without relief” (“Sexual…Bullying” 1). These comments can come in many forms, such as inappropriate jokes, word manipulation, threats, and name-calling (“Types…Harassment”). Studies were done to test the frequency of everyday sexual comments experienced by college students. These studies concluded more women were impacted by sexual comments than men, but both had an emotional reaction (Swim et al.). Society is so used to these offensive comments that most people do not think of sexual harassment when they hear one, or when one rolls off their tongue.
Being able to see sexual acts being done throughout the media can have an affect on teens thinking that having sex will make them cool or popular. Confused but curious teens and preteens who engage in sexual behavior are left feeling used, worthless, and emotionally detached as they are not psychologically ready for these
We might as well bring it out into the open. Prostitution laws are a violation of the right of individual privacy. This is because they impose sanctions for the private sexual conduct of consenting adults. Whether a person chooses to engage in sexual activity for purposes of recreation, or in exchange for something of value, is a matter of individual choice and not for governmental interference. Prostitution has been a career option for some people since history began, In 2001 it was estimated that over 40 million woman are prostitutes around the world.
In The passage ‘’The Stranger’’ (referring to the television as a he) the author writes ‘’He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex. His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally embarrassing…’’ This leads kids to engage in sexual activity at a very early age. Parents must make sure they do what they can to keep their children from viewing inappropriate material on the internet and television. The second challenge that parents must overcome is the temptation of drugs and alcohol.
Child Pornography, Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation in the Age of Constitutionalism and Technological Advancement Introduction Sexual exploitation of children has been interpreted by the courts to mean the taking advantage of the human sexual impulse by exploiting children to serve a sexual purpose. It is given a negative connotation due to the fact that it manipulates the sexual urges of the human being for a negative purpose, cause or result. In this sense, the child pornography and prostitution industry uses the human sexual urge to exploit people at their most vulnerable when they are young. It essentially manipulates the natural urge for sex in a way that has little cost on the industry and a much greater psychological tax on the child involved. The contemporary understanding of child pornography and child sexual abuse in South Africa is one which has risen fairly recently and has seen significant development in the short time in which it has enjoyed recognition.