Sensible Antiporn Feminism Summary

Sexual activities that depict violence or harm in ways of rape, degrading sex gender, domination and more makes people question whether these types of sexual violence seen in pornography should be regulated. Should we then regulate all of pornography due to violence that occurs during or after production? It is not true that all pornography is shown as violent nor do we know what occurs behind the scenes. For those stars who are willing to show the pleasurable desires, in fact, have the liberty to do what they consent, thus gives other people no reason to interfere unless harm is shown. Some arguments to defend the ban on violent pornography insist of harm prevention, increase the chance of violence, inclusion of children, and actual violence …show more content…
In the article, A Sensible Antiporn Feminism by A. W. Eaton, he states that children at an early age are pushed into the gender roles of males being masculine while females are feminine, which can also be seen in movies, music, magazines, art, and more. Within pornography, gender roles can be seen as the male to be oppressive of the female even though the pleasure and desires appeal to both genders. The harms hypothesis stated by Eaton shows that gender inequality takes part in the disadvantages and injustice that women suffer compared to men and the appeal that attracts people to pornography. Due to gender inequality, recommendation and endorsement of degradation and oppression of women is a form of harm as there is a decrease in respect to how women should be treated in reality. Even though the pornography presentation seems appealing to desires and that women enjoy this kind of behavior, it is only through the production that it may seem to be enjoyable while it is not. The point of view that harm is done physically or psychologically by promoting gender inequality in way that the weaker person should be oppressed and exploited with sexist attitudes is not morally …show more content…
Not all pornography shows violence and harm, which means that any non-violent pornography is considered to be harmless since it allows a person to become aroused, but also for those in the production to attain their pleasures. According to Eaton, making “gender inequality into a source of sexual gratification” allows gender inequality to be tolerated as well as desirable and appealing as it is harmless to be pleasured and aroused by pornography and have no reason to be banned or regulated (Eaton 679). In addition, if there were no consequence to bad actions or crimes, people would believe that it is okay to continue to do what they do. It is part of human nature to believe that the continuation of activities without a return of negative actions would be a positive connotation, which increases the action of the ongoing activities. In addition, studies from other countries, such as Denmark and Japan, have shown that no matter there is an increase or decrease in watching pornography, the sex crime rate has the opposite effect. The problem to these studies is the lack of report of sex or violent crimes, the different definition of sex crimes, and questions the connection between regulation and crimes along with those who commit the crime and