Porn sucks

Porn Sucks

“Open wide. Look up at me. That feels so good you dirty bitch.” Sadly, these phrases are not uncommon in pornographic videos. In our times, one can access a limitless range of dirty fantasies in just a few clicks. According to Caroline Waxler, a former staff writer for Forbes Magazine, “about one in four regular Internet users visits one of the more than 60,000 sex sites on the Web at least once a month” and “more than 30 million people log onto porn sites every day” (2004). Pornographic videos are those that display sexual acts in order to entice sexual feelings. Pornography is used so widely, that many users are desensitized of the negative attitudes that it has towards women. However, all of these negative attitudes, in fact, demoralize the sex as a whole.

Many people claim that pornography allows women to express their sexual freedom. “Pornography is a form of sexual expression that, although it has been traditionally male domain, is not the institution that defines women’s position in a patriarchal society” (Concepcion, 1999). However, men run the industry for the purpose of men’s pleasure. The vernacular used in pornography is incredibly demeaning to women. “Bitch”, “slut”, “cunt”, and “dirty”, are only a few of the foul words spat at women in adult videos. “Blonde slut gets it straight to her ass”, “Skinny Asian sucks cock”, “Busty babysitter needs cash” —The titles given to these videos are often times a simple equation of the woman’s race, body type, and sex position, as if that is all there is to a woman. This is not freedom, but rather, a very clear objectification that displays women as the inferior sex.

The reinforcement of male supremacy and female submission in pornography leads to violent behavior. Porn videos not only encourage and justify aggressive behaviors such as name-calling, spanking, choking, and hair pulling, but also portray them as sexually arousing. Teen sex is also popular and deemed “sexy” in this industry. A study about the effects of pornography on social interactions discovered that “exposure to pornographic material puts one at increased risk for developing sexually deviant tendencies, committing sexual offences, experiencing difficulties in one’s intimate relationships, and accepting the rape myth” (Oddone-Paolucci, Genius, Violato, 2000). A.W. Eaton argues, comparably that “Pornography shapes the attitudes and conduct of its audience in ways that are injurious to women” (2007). These videos portray severe issues, such as rape, as sexually relieving and even enjoyable for the victim. These violent behaviors are caused by the porn industry’s false depiction of this type of aggression towards women as the norm.

This industry encourages misogynistic beauty standards, which leads girls to face issues with body image. According to a research study by USC professor, Julie M. Albright, “A symmetrical relationship was revealed between men and women as a result of viewing pornography, with women reporting more negative consequences, including lowered body image, partner critical of their body, increased pressure to perform acts seen in pornographic films, and less actual sex, while men reported being more critical of their partners' body and less interested in actual sex” (2008). Similarly, in a study researching the

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