tion, theseanti-pornography organizations assume that the organizations (hence organized)that produce the legally obscene (hence crime) material, are operating illegally. It isobvious why pornography is attractive to criminals; just as anything that is bannedor is made illegal, there is always someone who will pay the high black-marketprice for it.Having considered the issues at hand, it can be said that since there is no concreteevidence to support otherwise, pornography in the media does not causeundesirable social behaviour. As mentioned before, sexually explicit movies andmagazines do not just arouse, but also satisfy. It is an undisputed fact that feelingsof love and happiness cancel out violent feelings (Zillman, Connections BetweenSex and Aggression) and to say that pornography endorse violent feelings fails tomake sense; if it did, why would men want to be exposed to it. To suggest thatpornography causes men to go over the edge and commit rape is as ludicrous assuggesting that pictures of food cause the hungry to steal more food. It has evenbeen said by some women that rape is the fault of women who dressprovocatively; they ask for it. According to this logic, in the event thatpornography is banned, then an attempt should be made to force women to covertheir skin and wear clothing that completely hides the shapes of their bodies so asnot to provoke rape. Absurd. As members of society, we recognize the power of the mass media. Weunderstand that public perception can be easily persuaded. But it should be clearlyunderstood that pornography in the media alone cannot persuade men to causeharm to women; it cannot cause men to do things that are socially unacceptable.As was mentioned earlier, pornography only causes feelings of excitement andsatisfaction and these feelings overpower those feelings of violence. For thesereasons, it can be said that until a positive link can be found between pornographyin the media and violence against w...
