number ofviolent sex crimes such as rape did not increase, but in fact decreased in manyareas (Christensen 1990:128-129).So what is it about pornography that women and anti-pornography organizationsdo not like? Violence! One of the greatest myths about pornography is that itcontains an excess of violence against women inevitably resulting in real-lifeviolence against women. Anti-pornography groups release propaganda that themedia approves of violence against women through pornography. In actuality,however, the total amount of violence in sex-related movies was found to beapproximately 6% in a study by T. Palys in the early 1980s in Vancouver, Canada.Even this material was almost entirely composed of verbal threats and spanking(Christensen 1990:59). In addition to the above, studies in Ohio also found that theamount of violence in G-Rated movies was a staggering two times more than inX-Rated movies. In fact, major films such as Die Hard: With A Vengeance andTerminator 2, contain extreme violence 85-90% of which is directed solely at men.There are, however, exceptions; the slasher genre of movies contain much moreviolence towards women, possibly due to the desensitization to violence in othergenres of films. Because women are involved, violence against them could create atrue sense of horror. However, this does not suggest that men should go intosociety and rape a woman any more than it suggests that men should go out andkill other men. Horror movie fans choose to watch these movies because theyenjoy portrayed violence. Needless to say, no sane individual would wish for thisviolence to become a real-life conception. Similarly, sex also excites people andbecause these two elements offer the most thrills in movies, they are oftencombined.It should be pointed out that women, and not just men, also enjoy these thrillsbased on numerous studies. When discussing pornography, it is scarcely noted thatmen are not the only ones who enjoy fantasizi...
