ny reasons forthis misinterpretation and through the following few points, an attempt will bemade to show that pornography has very little to almost no correlation withviolence against women (of course nothing is “absolute” in society). In order to demonstrate this, it must be made evident that pornography is not “evil”and does not cause undesirable social behaviour by displaying nude women insexually explicit circumstances. Thus, it is important to indicate that women arenot treated only as sexual objects through the media. This is done in an attempt toquash any traces of “evil” in pornography. Subsequently, a second point, that somemay consider to be completely bizarre, can be addressed; that pornographyactually reduces the amount of violence against women. For thousands of years, sex itself has been considered “evil” andrevolting. This is exactly why the concealment of the sex organs and teaching feelings ofshame toward human sexuality is so common worldwide (Christensen 1990:4). These same feelings of shame are the chief reasons that sex is considered apersonal and private matter. Contrary to the beliefs of many, the mass media didnot create these settings; society creates this image. In some societies,women have no reservations with regard to living their entire lives completely naked,while in other societies, females cover themselves from head to toe, only revealingtheir eyes. The media has been bombarded with criticism, overwhelminglyfrom the female community, relative to the amount of sexually explicit material thatis published in magazines and that appears on television and in the cinemas. A common argument against pornography is that the media portrays womenas being nothing more than sexual playthings and objects to satisfy malesexual desires. As before, the media once again, is not to be held responsiblefor creating this image; these views are products of society. It w...
