There is Nothing Wrong With Pornography

Contention 1 Can promote early age pregnancy This almost speaks for itself. With porn being so available and anyone having access to it, when younger children see the videos, they will be tempted to engage in sexual activity. This is not the case with all children but some. When there is this much porn around, it can become the norm. So think of it from a kids perspective. Example : A girl is watching porn online, and sees that guys react to it and like it. She observes another girl giving a guy head, and the guy responding in a positive way. She is going to relate this to her relationship and assume that guys like this. She will in turn go to her boyfriend and try giving him head because she observed that guys like it. Which leads to sex and which can lead to pregnancy. This is logical steps that are proven to be true. This is not just in high school anymore, but even in middle school. A recent study shows this "Children whom engage in or watch pornography, are three times more likely to engage in sexual activity before the age of 17" Argument: "Children whom engage in or watch pornography, are three times more likely to engage in sexual activity before the age of 17." The argument that pornography makes children sexually active is a silly (no offense) one because children are already sexually active if they are watching pornography. She will want to give her boyfriend head because our species' evolutionary instinct tells her, not because she watches porn. That's in the same line as saying that people who watch action movies will shoot people or people who watch horror movies will become serial killers. It's not rational. Kids below the age of puberty will not be stimulated by its effects and therefore the argument is invalid for them, the fact of the matter is teenage pregnancies will happen whether or not pornography is around. Look at this statistic here: "Teen pregnancy rates fell 40 percent from 1990 to 2008, the latest year for which complete data are available, according to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics." If this is true, then there can't be any major correlation from porn to pregnancy, for in the time period from 1990-2008 the porn industry grew rapidly, yet teen pregnancy did not. Source: http://health.usnews.com... Contention 2 Bad Ethics and decreasing work ethic Girls who are having a hard time could see this, and assume that it is an easy way to make more or get attention. This again speaks for itself. Someone whom may not be smart, or may not get a lot of guys could whore herself out online for money. While this is her choice, it also sends an impression to her and to other people, that you do not need to educate yourself to succeed. It also can instill bad decisions in her such as sex will get her jobs or help her advance in life. While this is the case for some people, it is not the case for all. For lack of better words " sucking a @#$fk " will not always land you a good job or help pay the bills. If it teaches her she does not have to work and can coast by on looks or what she does for guys, at some point it can quite possibly effect her life. Argument: You know what the problem with this argument is? Pornography did not tell her to go into porn. A similar argument could be made that young children shouldn't watch movies because then they might want to become a director, but they might not make it into the movie business and it could adversely affect their life. And as for the "it ... sends an impression to her and to other people, that you do not need to educate yourself to succeed" comment, I do not understand this, are you trying to say that people will see her become wealthy from porn without having a proper college education and therefore get into it? What is wrong with making money from pornography? and even so that is not a problem with pornography itself that is an issue with people's career choices. Contention 3 It can lead to marriage and relationship problems. Guys are naturally horny. I am sorry to say but if you put a naked girl or sex tape in front of 90 percent of guys, they probably will not turn their heads(no pun intended). So with this being so available, guys whom may be having a slow sex life with their wife or gf, may be tempted to watch this to help pleasure themselves. If the spouse is not okay with this, it can lead to divorce or the relationship ending. While they are making the choice to watch it, this is a side effect or porn and it is indirectly causing harm in that manner. Argument: This is not a fault of pornography itself. This is the fault of the male party for not asking if his wife/gf was with this. Even so you have not provided ample evidence to support the claim that divorce is a bad thing. If the man thinks that porn is absolutely fine then perhaps the girl isn't really right for him. Contention 4 Can put ideas about sexual exploration into a guys or girls mind Okay lets face it, not all people are kinky or crazy. Most of the stuff you see in porn is though. Take example most christian people. A lot of christian girls will not go down on a guy. A guy watches porn, he is going to want to try this. If the girl says no, he could very well seek out someone else to try this with. Again porn has indirectly caused harm. This kind of ties into the last contention. Argument: See previous. perhaps the couple was meant to break up, breaking up is not necessarily a bad thing, and you have not provided ample evidence to persuade this fact. Contention 5 It decreases peoples self esteem. Lets face it, most people who watch porn don't want to see a ugly girl or guy. All the people on there have 12 inch slongs, and perfect bodies. 90 percent of the populace is not so lucky. The average penis size of a guy is like 6-7 inches, and most girls weigh around 120-160 pounds. That is perfectly normal and acceptable. A girl or guy can watch that, and assume they are not good enough, because they are not engaging in sexual activity like that on the videos. Thus it will make them think of ways to improve their physical appearance. Again indirect harm. Argument: From watching porn myself, I can tell you that I never felt inadequate from what I was seeing. Nobody I know has said anything about their porn making them feel inadequate, in fact even the girls I know never say anything, and these people are open about these things trust me. In conclusion, I wish to state that I probably titled this wrongly, but you have yet to give enough evidence that there is anything wrong with pornography.