Braganza’s thesis is simply that pornography still is not widely accepted as a robust area of research primarily because the topic tends to be divisive with people taking the stance of pro or anti porn and that greater inquiry is required when discussing the subject matter. While I agree with this stance, Braganza fails to focus on the broader context and views around pornography and I would argue that in today’s society the dial has moved forward in terms of broader social acceptance (and understanding) with respect to sexuality and sexualization. People in modern societies today have a higher threshold with respect to sexually explicit material – perhaps because people are so exposed to it in various forms of media (music, movies, adverts etc.) that the barometer on acceptance maybe greater depending on regional context (for example conservative states like Nevada would be less tolerant than New York in the
Braganza’s thesis is simply that pornography still is not widely accepted as a robust area of research primarily because the topic tends to be divisive with people taking the stance of pro or anti porn and that greater inquiry is required when discussing the subject matter. While I agree with this stance, Braganza fails to focus on the broader context and views around pornography and I would argue that in today’s society the dial has moved forward in terms of broader social acceptance (and understanding) with respect to sexuality and sexualization. People in modern societies today have a higher threshold with respect to sexually explicit material – perhaps because people are so exposed to it in various forms of media (music, movies, adverts etc.) that the barometer on acceptance maybe greater depending on regional context (for example conservative states like Nevada would be less tolerant than New York in the