However, the sexual objectification of females is not confined to pornography. It is also a staple of mainstream movies, ads, record covers, songs, magazines, television programs, art, cartoons, literature, and so on, and influences the way that many males learn to see women and even children. This is why I have not included sexual objectification as a defining feature of pornography. This statement is often used to deride an anti-pornography stance, as if the lack of consensus on a definition on pornography means that its effects cannot be examined. However, there is no consensus on the definitions of many phenomena that we nonetheless are willing to take a stand on.
Rape is one example.
Legal definitions of rape vary considerably in different states. The police often have their own definitions, which may differ from legal definitions. Hence, such crimes are rarely investigated. This practice certainly has no basis in the law. If rape is defined as forced intercourse or attempts at forced intercourse, the problem of figuring out what exactly constituted force remains.