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From: mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Pornography and Censorship, a woman's view
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Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 08:54:27 EDT
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> What I'd like to see, is an increase in awareness among the
> people in our society that pornography is degrading to women
> and promotes sexist attitudes, is exploitive of women, etc.,
> so that individuals in our society no longer condone
> pornography.  It is the change in attitudes that is
> important.
> 
Would you care to back up these assertions with some facts?
All the data I have seen suggests *possibly* some *tenuous* links
between viewing *violence* and increased aggressivity toward women.
Non violent *pornography* *apparently* has not effect on aggressivity
The starred words should indicate that there is a lack of
consensus in the academic community on the effects of pornography.


Marcel Simon