PSY 227: Reaction Paper 2
I Want Your Love: Pornography or Should it be Considered Something Else
In modern society, pornographic representations are growing to become more acceptable in all aspects of life. Alongside this progression, the expanse of the pornographic genre has been increasing dramatically in the past few years. Pornography is defined as any material that depicts human sexuality with the purpose to cause sexual excitement. I believe this definition gives an oversimplification of pornography that leaves room for speculation about the material’s purpose.
The longer version of the film I Want Your Love features graphic depictions of homosexuality that is heavily supplemented with character development and story progression. The …show more content…
I was surprised to hear James had a degree in nursing and how independent and cautious he was with his practice. I was particularly interested in the fact that he has 3 separate names to use for varying situations to isolate his work from his life. Personally, I was astounded to hear he had refused to engage in role-playing pedophilia and bestiality simply because he did not want to advocate people to explore those desires. Beforehand, I had thought that sex workers always had a price with few exceptions, but James did renounce a fair amount of sexual actions. But what I found truly bewildering was that many people would pay to perform oral sex on James. I believe I found this shocking because I did not expect so many people could gain enough gratification from performing oral to want to pay for it. Some things that I did expect was how unemployment had played a part in his decision to join the sex trade and his weekly income while being a prostitute. Despite the confusion I felt at times, I also experienced times of amusement. When James said that some customers will deny that they want anything sexual while making suggestive statements that they do; I felt it was such a ridiculous cliché interaction. Another moment that helped ease the interview was the depiction of the man who would pay for grapefruit themed showers. I was expecting some unconventional sexual acts, but that was …show more content…
One such occasion is the research study by Hald and Malamuth that looked at whether pornography lead to aggression. I find a personal interest in the negative effects of pornography and was hoping to talk in depth about the topic. Since pornography addiction can lead to some serious health problems I am surprised it did not come up when looking at the study or at other times during the class. However, a limitation of the conversation on porn addiction is that there is no universally accepted definition of what is considered porn addiction. Currently the only measure of porn addiction is adopted from the definition of addiction. Addiction is defined as compulsive engagement in pleasurable stimuli despite adverse outcomes. I believe this is lacking in definition due to the problems that may arise with relationship attachment before adverse outcomes can be observed.
Although, I presume that if you’re looking at any type of addiction you already understand there is a negative impact. Therefore, it would be more educational to look at the effects of modest use rather than look at addiction which may create a negative outlook by students towards pornography. Since there is already a lack of sexual expression and education in Western culture maybe a look at modest use was more
I Want Your Love: Pornography or Should it be Considered Something Else
In modern society, pornographic representations are growing to become more acceptable in all aspects of life. Alongside this progression, the expanse of the pornographic genre has been increasing dramatically in the past few years. Pornography is defined as any material that depicts human sexuality with the purpose to cause sexual excitement. I believe this definition gives an oversimplification of pornography that leaves room for speculation about the material’s purpose.
The longer version of the film I Want Your Love features graphic depictions of homosexuality that is heavily supplemented with character development and story progression. The …show more content…
I was surprised to hear James had a degree in nursing and how independent and cautious he was with his practice. I was particularly interested in the fact that he has 3 separate names to use for varying situations to isolate his work from his life. Personally, I was astounded to hear he had refused to engage in role-playing pedophilia and bestiality simply because he did not want to advocate people to explore those desires. Beforehand, I had thought that sex workers always had a price with few exceptions, but James did renounce a fair amount of sexual actions. But what I found truly bewildering was that many people would pay to perform oral sex on James. I believe I found this shocking because I did not expect so many people could gain enough gratification from performing oral to want to pay for it. Some things that I did expect was how unemployment had played a part in his decision to join the sex trade and his weekly income while being a prostitute. Despite the confusion I felt at times, I also experienced times of amusement. When James said that some customers will deny that they want anything sexual while making suggestive statements that they do; I felt it was such a ridiculous cliché interaction. Another moment that helped ease the interview was the depiction of the man who would pay for grapefruit themed showers. I was expecting some unconventional sexual acts, but that was …show more content…
One such occasion is the research study by Hald and Malamuth that looked at whether pornography lead to aggression. I find a personal interest in the negative effects of pornography and was hoping to talk in depth about the topic. Since pornography addiction can lead to some serious health problems I am surprised it did not come up when looking at the study or at other times during the class. However, a limitation of the conversation on porn addiction is that there is no universally accepted definition of what is considered porn addiction. Currently the only measure of porn addiction is adopted from the definition of addiction. Addiction is defined as compulsive engagement in pleasurable stimuli despite adverse outcomes. I believe this is lacking in definition due to the problems that may arise with relationship attachment before adverse outcomes can be observed.
Although, I presume that if you’re looking at any type of addiction you already understand there is a negative impact. Therefore, it would be more educational to look at the effects of modest use rather than look at addiction which may create a negative outlook by students towards pornography. Since there is already a lack of sexual expression and education in Western culture maybe a look at modest use was more