It is commonly accepted today that the increasing role of violence depicted in movies and TV is having a negative impact on children s behavior. It needs to be pointed out that pornography can also negatively affect the behavior of those who view it. Psychologists tell us that frequent exposure to violence or sexually explicit material desensitizes the viewer and eliminates any shock or horror vulgarity and violence becomes acceptable. What I do in my bedroom is my business. I keep it hidden from my children.
Obscenity is protected by the First Amendment.
Most defensive arguments have been perpetrated by the pornography industry in a successful attempt to quiet the outcry against the disgusting, often violent and graphic sexual depictions shown in pornographic images. By accepting these statements, we become willing participants and accomplices in allowing material that would sicken most of us to continue being distributed in our communities and to our children. And it is affecting our children. The largest viewer category for hardcore porn is teenage boys between the ages of 12-17. Apparently, successful businesses believe visual images influence behavior.