Pornography
Pornography(colloquially known aspornorporno) has been defined assexual subjectmaterial "such as a picture, video, or text" that is intended forsexual arousal.[a]Made for the consumption by adults, pornography depictions have evolved fromcave paintings,some forty millennia ago, tovirtual realitypresentations. A general distinction of adult content is made classifying it as pornography orerotica.
The oldestartifactsconsidered pornographic were discovered in Germany in 2008 CE and are dated to be at least 35,000 years old.[b]Throughout thehistory of erotic depictions,various people made attempts to suppress them underobscenitylaws,censor,or make them illegal. Such grounds and even the definition of pornography have differed in various historical, cultural, and national contexts. The Indian Sanskrit textKama Sutra(3rd century CE) contained prose, poetry, and illustrations regarding sexual behavior, and the book was celebrated; while the British English textFanny Hill(1748), considered "the first original Englishprosepornography, "has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books. In the late 19th century, a film byThomas Edisonthat depicted akisswas denounced as obscene in the United States, whereasEugène Pirou's 1896 filmBedtime for the Bridewas received very favorably in France. Starting from the mid-twentieth century on, societal attitudes towards sexuality became more lenient in theWestern worldwhere legal definitions of obscenity were made limited. In 1969,Blue Moviebecame the first film to depictunsimulated sexthat received a wide theatrical release in the United States. This was followed by the "Golden Age of Porn"(1969–1984). The introduction ofhome videoand theWorld Wide Webin the late 20th century led to global growth in the pornography business. Beginning in the 21st century, greater access to theInternetand affordablesmartphonesmade pornography more mainstream.
Pornography has been vouched to provision a safe outlet for sexual desires that may not be satisfied within relationships and be a facilitator of sexual fulfillment in people who do not have a partner. It has been equated with journalism, as both offer a view into the unknown or the hidden aspects. Pornography use is considered a widespread recreational activity in-line with other digitally mediated activities such as use of social media or video games.[c]Motivations for pornography use may includefantasy,habitual use,mood management,or as part of a relationship. People who regard porn assex educationmaterial were identified as more likely not to use condoms in their ownsex life,thereby assuming a higher risk of contractingsexually transmitted infections(STIs); performers working forpornographic studiosundergo regular testing for STIs unlike much of the general public. Comparative studies indicate higher tolerance and consumption of pornography among adults tends to be associated with their greater support forgender equality.Amongfeminist groups,some seek to abolish pornography believing it to be harmful, while others oppose censorship efforts insisting it is benign. Alongitudinal studyhad ascertained that pornography use is not a predictive factor inintimate partner violence.[d]Porn Studies,which began in 2014, is the first internationalpeer-reviewed,academic journaldedicated to critical study of "products and services" deemed pornographic.
Pornography is the major influencer of people's perception of sex in thedigital age.Pornographic websites rank among thetop 50 most visited websitesworldwide. Called an "erotic engine", pornography has been noted for its key role in the development of various communication and media processing technologies. For being an early adopter of innovations and as a provider offinancial capital,the pornography industry has been cited to be a contributing factor in the adoption and popularization of media related technologies. The accurate economic size of the porn industry in the early twenty-first century is unknown. In 2015, estimates of the worldwide market value stood at US$97 billion, with the USrevenuevalued at $10 to $12 billion. The US revenue was estimated to have reached at least US$3.3 billion in 2020.Pornography in Japanwas estimated to be worth over $20 billion in 2018. TheUS pornographyindustry employs numerousperformersalong with production and support staff, and has its own industry-specific publications:XBIZandAVN;a trade association, theFree Speech Coalition;a labor union,Adult Performer Advocacy Committee;and award shows,XBIZ AwardsandAVN Awards.From the mid-2010s, unscrupulous pornography such asdeepfake pornographyandrevenge pornhave become issues of concern.
Etymology and definition
The wordpornographyis a conglomerate of two ancient Greek words:πόρνος(pórnos) "fornicators", andγράφειν(gráphein) "writing, recording, or description".[1]In Greek language, the termpornographyconnotes depiction of sexual activity;[2]no date is known for the first use of the termpornography,the earliest attested, most related word found isπορνογράφος(pornographos) i.e. "someone writing about harlots" in the 3rd century CE workDeipnosophistsbyAthenaeus.[3][4]
The oldest published reference to the wordpornographyas in 'new pornographie,' is dated back to 1638 and is credited toNathaniel Butterin a history of the Fleet newspaper industry.[5]The modern wordpornographyentered the English language as the more familiar word in 1842 via French "pornographie,"from Greek"pornographos".[6]
The termpornis an abbreviation of pornography.[2]The related termπόρνη(pórnē) "prostitute" inGreek,originally meant "bought, purchased" similar topernanai"to sell", from theproto-Indo-Europeanrootper-,"to hand over" — alluding to act of selling.[2]
The wordpornographywas originally used byclassical scholarsas "a bookish, and therefore inoffensive term for writing about prostitutes",[7]but its meaning was quickly expanded to include all forms of "objectionable or obscene material in art and literature".[7]In 1864,Webster's Dictionarypublished "a licentious painting" as the meaning forpornography,[7]and theOxford English Dictionary:"obscene painting" (1842), "description of obscene matters, obscene publication" (1977 or earlier).[8]
Definitions for the term "pornography" are varied, with people from both pro- and anti-pornography groups defining it either favorably or unfavorably, thus making any definition verystipulative.[9][10][11]Nevertheless, academic researchers have defined pornography as sexual subject material "such as a picture, video, or text" that is primarily intended to assistsexual arousalin the consumer, and is created and commercialized with "the consent of all persons involved".[a]Arousal is considered the primary objective, theraison d'etrea material must fulfill for it to be treated as pornographic.[14]As some people can feel aroused by an image that is not meant for sexual arousal and conversely cannot feel aroused by material that is clearly intended for arousal, the material that can be considered as pornography becomes subjective.[14]
Pornography throughout history
Pornography from ancient times
As the very definition of pornography is subjective, a specified history of pornography is inconceivable.[15]Pornography is viewed by historians as a complex cultural formation.[16] Depictions of a sexual nature existed sinceprehistorictimes as seen inVenus figurinesandrock art.[17]People across various civilizations have created works that depicted explicit sex; these include artifacts, music, poetry, and murals among other things that are often intertwined with religious and supernatural themes.[18]The oldest artifacts, including theVenus of Hohle Fels,which are considered to be pornographic were discovered in 2008 CE at a cave near Stuttgart in Germany,radiocarbon datingsuggests they are at least 35,000 years old, belonging to theAurignacianperiod.[b]
Vast number of artifacts that have been discovered in ancientMesopotamiahad explicit depictions of heterosexual sex.[20][21]Glyptic art from theSumerianEarly Dynastic Periodfrequently shows scenes of frontal sex in themissionary position.[20]In Mesopotamianvotive plaques,from the early second millennium BCE, a man is usually shown penetrating a woman from behind while she bends over drinking beer through a straw.[20]Middle Assyrianlead votivefigurinesoften represented a man standing and penetrating a woman as she rests on an altar.[20]
Scholars have traditionally interpreted all these depictions as scenes ofhieros gamos(an ancient sacred marriage between a god and a goddess), but they are more likely to be associated with the cult ofInanna,the Mesopotamian goddess of sex andsacred prostitution.[20]Many sexually explicit images, including models of male and female sexual organs, were found in the temple of Inanna atAssur.[20]
Depictions of sexual intercourse were not part of the general repertory of ancient Egyptian formal art, but rudimentary sketches of heterosexual intercourse have been found on pottery fragments and in graffiti.[22]The final two thirds of theTurin Erotic Papyrus(Papyrus 55001), an Egyptian papyrus scroll discovered atDeir el-Medina,[22]consists of a series of twelvevignettesshowing men and women in varioussexual positions.The scroll was probably painted in the Ramesside period (1292–1075 BCE) and its high artistic quality indicates that it was produced for a wealthy audience. No other similar scrolls have yet been discovered.[22]
ArchaeologistNikolaos Stampolidishad noted that the society ofancient Greeceheld lenient attitudes towards sexual representation in the fields of art and literature.[23]The Greek poetSappho'sOde to Aphrodite(600 BCE) is considered an earliest example of lesbian poetry.[18]Red-figure potteryinvented in Greece (530 BCE) often portrayed images that displayederoticism.[24]The fifth-century BC comicAristophaneselaborated 106 ways of describing the male genitalia and in 91 ways the female genitalia.[23]Lysistrata(411 BCE) is a sex-war comedy play performed inancient Greece.[25]
In India,Hinduismembraced an inquisitive attitude towards sex as an art and a spiritual ideal.[26]Some ancient Hindu temples incorporated various aspects of sexuality into their art work. The temples atKhajurahoandKonarkare particularly renowned for their sculptures, which had detailed representations of human sexual activity.[27]These depictions were viewed with a spiritual outlook assexual arousalis believed to indicate the embodying of the divine.[e][31]
"pornography is sometimes characterised as the symptom of a degenerate society, but anyone even noddingly familiar with Greek vases or statues on ancient Hindu temples will know that so-called unnatural sex acts, orgies and all manner of complex liaisons have for millennia past been represented in art for the pleasure and inspiration of the viewer everywhere. The desire to ponder images of love-making is clearly innate in the human – perhaps particularly the male – psyche." —Tom Hodgkinson[32]
Kama,the word used to connote sexual desire, was explored in Indian literary works such as theKama Sutra,which dealt with the practical as well as the psychological aspects of human courtship and sexual intercourse.[33][34] TheSanskrittext Kama sutra was compiled by the sageVatsyayanainto its final form sometime during the second half of the third century CE.[35]This text, which included prose, poetry, as well as illustrations regarding erotic love and sexual behavior,[18]is one of the most celebrated Indian erotic works.[36]
Koka shastrais anothermedieval Indianwork that explored kama.[27]Other examples of early art and literature of sexual nature include:Ars Amatoria(Art of Love),a second-century CEtreatiseon the art of seduction and sensuality by the Roman poetOvid;[15]the artifacts of theMochepeople in Peru (100 CE to 800 CE);[18]The Decameron,a collection of short stories, some of which are sexual in nature by the 14th-century Italian authorGiovanni Boccaccio;[15]and the fifteenth-century Arabic sex manualThe Perfumed Garden.[18]
Pornography from early modern era
A highly developed culture of visual erotica flourished in Japan during the early modern era. From at least the 17th century, erotic artworks became part of the mainstream social culture.[15]Depictions of sexual intercourse were often presented on pictures that were meant to provide sex education for medical professionals, courtesans, and married couples. Makura-e (pillow pictures) were made for entertainment as well as for the guidance of married couples.[15]The ninth-century Japanese art form "Shunga"that depicted sexual acts on woodblock prints and paintings became so popular by the 18th century that the Japanese government began to issue official edicts against them. Even so, Japanese erotica flourished with the works of artists such asSuzuki Harunobuachieving worldwide fame.[18][15]Japanese censorship laws enacted in 1870 made the production of erotic works difficult. The laws remained in effect until the end of thePacific Warin 1945; nevertheless, pornography flourished through the sale of "erotic, grotesque, nonsense"(ero-guro-nansensu)periodicals, particularly in theTaishō era(1912–1926).[37]From the 1960s,pink films,which portrayed sexual themes became popular in Japan. In 1981 the first Japanese Adult video (AV) was released.[38]TheJapanese pornographyindustry peaked in the early 2000s when about 30,000 AVs were made a year. From the mid-2010s, increased availability of free porn on the Internet led to a decline in the production of AVs.[38]Other forms of adult entertainment such ashentai,which refers to pornographicmangaandanime,anderotic video gameshave become popular in recent decades.[38]
In Europe, theItalian Renaissancework from the 16th century -I Modi(The Ways) also known asThe Sixteen Pleasuresbecame famous for itsengravingsthat explicitly depictedsex positions.[39] The publication of this book was considered the beginning of print pornography inRome.[40]The second edition of this book was published in 1527, titledAretino Postures,which combined erotic images with text - a first in theWestern culture.[40]TheVaticancalled for the complete destruction of all the copies of the book and imprisonment of its authorMarcantonio Raimondi.[40]With the development ofprinting pressin Europe, the publication of written and visual material, which was essentially pornographic began.Heptaméronwritten in French byMarguerite de Navarreand published posthumously in 1558 is one of the earliest examples of salacious texts from this era.[15]Beginning with theAge of Enlightenmentand advances in printing technology, the production of erotic material became popular enough that an underground marketplace for such works developed in England with a separate publishing and bookselling business.[15]Historians have identified the 18th century as an age of pornographic opulence.[41]Written by anonymous authors, the titles:The Progress of Nature(1744);The History of the Human Heart: or, the Adventures of a Young Gentleman(1749), which had descriptions offemale ejaculation;andThe Child of Nature(1774) have been noted as prominent pornographic fictional works from this period.[42]The bookFanny Hill(1748), is considered "the first original Englishprosepornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel. "[43]Anerotic literarywork byJohn Cleland,Fanny Hillwas first published in England asMemoirs of a Woman of Pleasure.[44][45]The novel has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books in history.[46][47]The author John Cleland was charged for "corrupting the King's subjects."[48]
At around the same time, erotic graphic art that began to be extensively produced in Paris came to be known in theAnglosphereas "French postcards".[15]Enlightenment-era France had been noted by historians as the center of origin for modern-era pornography.[49]The works of French pornography, which often concentrated on the education of aningénueintolibertine,dominated the sale of sexually explicit content.[50]The French sought to interlace narratives of sexual pleasure with philosophical and anti-establishment basis.[50]Political pornography began with theFrench Revolution(1789–99).[51]Apart from the sexual component, pornography became a popular medium for protest against the social and political norms of the time.[15]Pornography during this period was used to explore the ideas of sexual freedom for women and men, the various methods of contraception, and to expose the offenses of powerful royals and elites.[15]The working and lower classes in France produced pornographic material en masse with themes of impotency, incest, and orgies that ridiculed the authority of the Church-State, aristocrats, priests, monks, and other royalty.[51]One of the most important authors of socially radical pornography was the French aristocratMarquis de Sade(1740–1814), whose name helped derive the words "sadism" and "sadist". He advocatedlibertinesexuality and published writings that were critical of authorities, many of which contained pornographic content.[52] His workJustine(1791) interlaced orgiastic scenes along with extensive debates on the ills of property and traditional hierarchy in society.[15]
When large-scale archaeological excavations were undertaken in the ancient Roman city ofPompeiiduring the 18th century, much of theerotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneumcame to light, shocking the authorities who endeavored to hide them away from the general public. In 1821, the moveable objects were locked away in theSecret MuseuminNaples,and what could not be removed was either covered or cordoned off from public view.[53]
During theVictorian era(1837–1901), the invention of therotary printing pressmade publication of books easier, many works of lascivious nature were published during this period often under pen names or anonymity.[55]In 1837, theHolywell Street(known as "Booksellers' Row" ) in London had more than 50 shops that sold pornographic material.[15]Many of the works published in the Victorian era are considered bold and graphic even by today's lenient standards.[56]The English novelThe Adventures, Intrigues, and Amours, of a Lady's Maid!written by anonymous "Herself" (c. 1838) professed the notion thathomosexualacts are more pleasurable for women thanheterosexualitywhich is linked to painful and uncomfortable experiences.[57]Some of the popular publications from this era include:The Pearl(magazine of erotic tales and poems published from 1879 to 1881);Gamiani, or Two Nights of Excess(1870) by Alfred de Musset; andVenus in Furs(1870) by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, from whose name the term "masochism"was derived.[55]The Sins of the Cities of the Plain(1881) is one of the first sole male homosexual literary work published in English, this work is said to have inspired another gay literary workTeleny, or The Reverse of the Medal(1893), whose authorship has often been attributed toOscar Wilde.[56]The Romance of Lust,writtenanonymouslyand published in four volumes during 1873–1876, contained graphical descriptions of themes detailing incest, homosexuality, and orgies.[58]Other publications from the Victorian era that included fetish and taboo themes such assadomasochismand 'cross-generational sex' are:My Secret Life(1888–1894) andForbidden Fruit(1898). On accusations of obscenity many of these works had been outlawed until the 1960s.[58]
Criminalization
The English act
The world's first law that criminalized pornography was the EnglishObscene Publications Act 1857,enacted at the urging of theSociety for the Suppression of Vice.[59][58]The act passed by the British Parliament in 1857 applied to theUnited Kingdom and Ireland.The act made the sale of obscene material a statutory offense, and gave the authorities the power to seize and destroy any material which they considered as obscene.[60][61]
For centuries before, sexually explicit material was considered a domain that is exclusive toaristocraticclasses.[40]When pornographic material flourished in the Victorian-era England, the affluent classes believed they are sensible enough to deal with it, unlike the lower working classes whom they thought would get distracted by such material and cease to be productive. Beliefs that masturbation would make people ill, insane, or become blind also flourished.[58]The obscenity act gave government officials the power to interfere in the private lives of people unlike any other law before.[60]Some of the people suspected for masturbation were forced to wear chastity devices. "Cures" and "treatment" for masturbation involved such measures like giving electric shock and applying carbolic acid to the clitoris.[58]The law was criticized for being established on still yet unproven claims that sexual material is noxius for people or public health.[60]
The American act
In 1865, the US postal service was seen as a "vehicle" for the transmission of materials that were deemed obscene by the American lawmakers.[62]An act relating to the postal services was passed, which made people pay a fine of $500 for knowingly mailing any "obscene book, pamphlet, picture print, or other publication".[63]From 1865 to up until the first three months of 1872, a total number of nine people were held for various charges of obscenity, with one person sentenced to prison for a year; while in the next ten months fifteen people were arrested under this law. This was partly due to the efforts ofAnthony Comstock,who became a major figure in 1872 and held great power to control sexual related activities of people including the choice of abortion.[64] TheComstock Actof 1873 is the American equivalent of the English Obscene Act.[65][66]The anti-obscenity bill, drafted by Anthony Comstock, was debated for less than an hour in the US Congress before being passed into law.[67]Apart from the power to seize and destroy any material alleged to be obscene, the law made it possible for the authorities to make arrests over any perceived act of obscenity, which included possession of contraceptives by married couples. Reportedly in the US, 15 tons of books and 4 million pictures were destroyed, and about 15 people were driven to suicide with 4,000 arrests.[67]At least 55 people whom Comstock identified as abortionists got indicted under the Comstock act.[68]
Steps towards liberalization
The laws regarding pornography have differed in various historical, cultural, and national contexts.[69]The English Act did not apply toScotlandwhere thecommon lawcontinued to apply. Before the English Act, publication of obscene material was treated as a common law misdemeanor,[70]this made effectively prosecuting authors and publishers difficult even in cases where the material was clearly intended as pornography.[71]However, neither the English, nor the United States Act defined what constituted "obscene", leaving this for the courts to determine.[70]For implementing the Comstock act, the US courts used the BritishHicklin testto define obscenity, the definition of which was first proposed in 1868, ten years after the passing of the English obscene act.[61]The definition became cemented in 1896 and continued until the mid-twentieth century. Starting from 1957 to 1997, the US Supreme Court made numerous judgments that redefined obscenity.[67][72]
The nineteenth-century legislation eventually outlawed the publication, retail and trafficking of certain writings and images that were deemed pornographic. Although laws ordered the destruction of shop and warehouse stock meant for sale, the private possession and viewing of (some forms of) pornography was not made an offense until the twentieth century.[71]Historians have explored the role of pornography in determiningsocial norms.[73]The Victorian attitude that pornography was only for a select few is seen in the wording of theHicklin test,stemming from a court case in 1868, where it asked: "whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity is to deprave and corrupt those whose minds are open to such immoral influences".[74]
Although officially prohibited, the sale of sexual material nevertheless continued through "under the counter" means. Magazines specialising in a genre called "saucy and spicy" became popular during this time (1896 to 1955), titles of few popular magazines include;Wink: A Whirl of Girls,Flirt: A FRESH Magazine,andSnappy.Cover stories in these magazines featured segments such as "perky pin-ups" and "high-heel cuties".[75]Some of the popular erotic literary works from the twentieth century include the novels:Story of the Eye(1928),Tropic of Cancer(1934),Tropic of Capricorn(1938), the FrenchHistoire d'O(Story of O) (1954); and the short stories:Delta of Venus(1977), andLittle Birds(1979).[76]
Invention of photography and filmography
After the invention ofphotography,the birth oferotic photographyfollowed. The oldest surviving image of a pornographic photo is dated back to about 1846, described as to depict "a rather solemn man gingerly inserting his penis into the vagina of an equally solemn and middle-aged woman".[75]At one point of time, it was more expensive to purchase an erotic photograph than to hire a prostitute.[77]The ParisiandemimondeincludedNapoleon III's minister,Charles de Morny,an early patron who delighted in acquiring and displaying erotic photos at large gatherings.[78]
Pornographic filmproduction commenced almost immediately after the invention of the motion picture in 1895. A pioneer of the motion picture camera,Thomas Edison,released various films, includingThe Kissthat were denounced as obscene in late 19th century America.[79][80]Two of the earliest pioneers of pornographic films wereEugène PirouandAlbert Kirchner.Kirchner directed the earliestsurviving pornographic filmfor Pirou under the trade name "Léar". The 1896 film,Le Coucher de la Mariée,showed Louise Willy performing astriptease.Pirou's film inspired a genre of risqué French films that showed women disrobing, and other filmmakers realized profits could be made from such films.[81][82]
Legalization
Sexually explicit films opened producers and distributors to be liable for prosecution. Such films were produced illicitly by amateurs, starting in the 1920s, primarily in France and the United States. Processing the film was risky as was their distribution, which was strictly private.[83]In theWestern world,during the 1960s, social attitudes towards sex and pornography slowly changed.[84] In 1967,Denmarkrepealed the obscenity laws on literature; this led to a decline in the sale of pornographic and erotic literature. Hoping for a similar effect, in the summer of 1969, legislators in Denmark abolished censorship on picture pornography,[85]thereby effectively becoming, from July 1, 1969, the first country that legalized pornography,[86][87]includingchild pornography,which was later prohibited in 1980.[88][89]The 1969 legislation, instead of resulting in a decline in pornography production, led to an explosion of investment in, and commercial production of pornography in Denmark, which made the country's name synonymous with sex and pornography.[85]The totalretailturnover ofpornography in Denmarkfor the year 1969 was estimated at $50 million. Much of the pornographic material produced in Denmark was smuggled into other countries around the world.[90]
In the United States, pornography is protected by theFirst Amendment to the United States Constitutionunless it constitutesobscenityorchild pornographythat is produced with real children. Nevertheless, inStanley v. Georgia(1969), theU.S. Supreme Courtupheld the right of an adult to possess obscene material in private.[91]Subsequently, however, the Supreme Court rejected the claim that underStanleythere is a constitutional right to provide obscene material for private use[92]or to acquire it for private use.[93]The right to possess obscene material does not imply the right to provide or acquire it, because the right to possess it "reflects no more than... the law's 'solicitude to protect the privacies of the life within [the home]'".[94]
In 1969,Blue MoviebyAndy Warholbecame the first feature film to depict explicitsexual intercoursethat received a wide public theatrical release in the United States.[95][96]
Blue Moviewasreal.But it wasn't done as pornography—it was done as an exercise, an experiment. But I really do think moviesshouldarouse you, should get you excited about people, should be prurient. Prurience is part of the machine. It keeps you happy. It keeps you running. "
Film scholarLinda Williamsremarked thatprurience"is a key term in any discussion of moving-image sex since the sixties. Often it is the" interest "to which no one wants to own up".[98]In 1968, theMotion Picture Association of Americacreated a new film ratings system in which any film that was not approved by the association was released with an "X" rating. When pornographers began to release their productions with the rating X, the association adoptedNC-17 ratingfor adults only films, leaving the X rating to pornography. Later the invented gimmick rating "XXX" became a standard for pornographic material.[99]
Commissions and their findings
In 1970, the United StatesPresident's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography,set up to study the effects of pornography, reported that there was "no evidence to date that exposure to explicit sexual materials plays a significant role in the causation of delinquent or criminal behavior among youths or adults".[100]The report further recommended against placing any restriction on the access of pornography by adults and suggested that legislation "should not seek to interfere with the right of adults who wish to do so to read, obtain, or view explicit sexual materials".[101]Regarding the notion that sexually explicit content is improper, the Commission found it "inappropriate to adjust the level of adult communication to that considered suitable for children". The Supreme Court supported this view.[101]
In 1971, Sweden removed its obscenity clause. Further relaxation of legislations during the early 1970s in the US,West Germanyand other countries led to rise in pornography production.[90]The 1970s had been described byLinda Williamsas 'the "Classical" Era of Theatrically Exhibited Porn', a time period now called theGolden Age of Porn.[90][102]
In 1979, the BritishCommittee on Obscenity and Film Censorshipbetter known as the Williams Committee, formed to review the laws concerning obscenity reported that pornography could not be harmful and to think anything else is to see pornography "out of proportion". The committee declared that existing variety of laws in the field should be scrapped and so long as it is prohibited from children, adults should be free to consume pornography as they see fit.[103][104]
TheMeese Reportin 1986 argued against loosening restrictions on pornography in the US. The report was criticized as biased, inaccurate, and not credible.[105]
In 1988, theSupreme Court of Californiaruled in thePeople v. Freemancase that "filming sexual activity for sale" does not amount toprocuringorprostitutionand shall be given protection under thefirst amendment.[106]This ruling effectively legalized the production ofX-ratedadult content in theLos Angeles county,which by 2005 had emerged as the largest center in the world for the production of pornographic films.[106][107]Pornographic films appeared throughout the twentieth century. First asstag films(1900–1940s), then as porn loops or short films forpeep shows(1960s), followed by asfeature filmsfor theatrical release inadult movie theaters(1970s), and ashome videos(1980s).[108]
Role of magazines in legalization
Pornographic magazinespublished during the mid-twentieth century have been noted for playing an important role in thesexual revolution[109]and the liberalization of laws and attitudes towards sexual representation in theWestern world.[110]Hugh Hefner,in 1953 published the first US issue of thePlayboy,a magazine which as Hefner described is a "handbook for the urban male". The magazine contained images of nude women along with articles and interviews covering politics and culture.[76]Twelve years later, in 1965,Bob Guccionein the UK started his publicationPenthouse,and published its first American issue in 1969 as a direct competitor to Playboy. In its early days, the images of naked women published in Playboy did not show any pubic hair or genitals. Penthouse became the first magazine to show pubic hair in 1970. Playboy followed the lead and there ensued a competition between the two magazines over publication of more racy pictures, a contest that eventually got labeled as the "Pubic Wars".[110]
"We were the first to show full frontal nudity. The first to expose the clitoris completely. I think we made a very serious contribution to the liberalization of laws and attitudes.HBOwould not have gone as far as it does if it was not for us breaking the barriers. Much that has happened now in theWestern worldwith respect to sexual advances is directly due to steps that we took. "—Bob Guccione,Penthouse founder in 2004.[110]
The tussle between Playboy and Penthouse paled into obscurity whenLarry FlyntstartedHustler,which became the first magazine to publishlabial"pink shots" in 1974. Hustler projected itself as the magazine for the working classes as opposed to the urban centered Playboy and Penthouse.[111]During the same time in 1972,Helen Gurley Brown,editor of theCosmopolitanmagazine, published acenterfoldthat featured actorBurt Reynoldsin nude. His popular pose has been later emulated by many other famous people. The success of Cosmo led to the launch ofPlaygirlin 1973.[111]At their peak, Playboy sold close to six million copies a month in the US, while Penthouse nearly five million. In the 2010s, as the market for printed versions of pornographic magazines declined, with Playboy selling about a million and Penthouse about a hundred thousand, many magazines became online publications.[112]The best-selling US adult magazines maintain greater reach compared to most other non-pornographic magazines, and often rank among top-sellers.[113]
Modern-day pornography
Modern-day pornography began to take shape from the mid-1980s when thefirst desktop computersand public computer networks were released.[114] Since the 1990s, theInternethas made pornography more accessible and culturally visible.[115]Before the 90s,Usenet newsgroupsserved as the base for what has been called the "amateur revolution" where non-professionals from the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the help of digital cameras and the Internet, created and distributed their own pornographic content independent of mainstream networks.[116]The use of theWorld Wide Webbecame popular with the introduction ofNetscape navigatorin 1994. This development led to newer methods of pornography distribution and consumption.[117]The Internet turned out to be a popular source for pornography and was called the "Triple A-Engine" for offering consumers "anonymity, affordability, and accessibility", while driving the business of pornography.[114]The notion of Internet being a medium abound with porn became popular enough that in 1995Timepublished a cover story titled "CYBERPORN" with the face of a shocked child as the cover photo.[118] In theReno v. ACLU(1997) ruling, theUS Supreme Courtupheld the legality of pornography distribution and consumption by adults over the Internet. The Court noted that Government may not reduce the communication between adults to "only what is fit for children".[119][61]
With the introduction ofbroadband connections,much of the distribution networks of pornography moved online giving consumers anonymous access to a wide range of pornographic material.[115]To have better control over their content on the Internet some professional pornographers maintain their own websites.[114]Danni's Hard Drivestarted in 1995 byDanni Asheis considered one of the earliest online pornographic websites,codedby Ashe – a former stripper and nude model, the website was reported by CNN to had generated revenues of $6.5 million by 2000.[120][117]According to some leading pornography providers on the Internet, customer subscription rates for a website would be about one in a thousand people who visit the site for a monthly fees averaging around $20.[121]Ashe said in an interview that her website employs 45 people and she expects to earn $8 million in 2001 alone.[122]The total number of pornographic websites in 2000 were estimated to be more than 60,000.[121]The development ofstreamingsites,peer-to-peer file sharing(P2P) networks, and tube sites led to a subsequent decline in the sale ofDVDsand adult magazines.[115]
Starting in the 21st century, greater access to the Internet and affordablesmartphonesmade pornography more accessible and culturally mainstream.[123][9][124]The total number of pornographic websites in 2012 was estimated to be around 25 million comprising 12% of all the websites.[120]About 75 percent of households in the US gained Internet access by 2012.[125]Data from 2015 suggests an increase in pornography consumption over the past few decades which is attributed to the growth ofInternet pornography.[126]Technological advancements such asdigital cameras,laptops,smartphones, andWi-Fihave democratized the production and consumption of pornography.[116][127][128]Subscription-basedservice providers such asOnlyFans,founded in 2016, are becoming popular as the platforms for pornography trade in the digital era.[129][130]Apart from the professional pornographers, content creators on such platforms include others like;[129]a physics teacher,[131]arace car driver,[132]a woman undergoing cancer treatment.[133]In 2022, the total pornographic content accessible online was estimated to be over 10,000terabytes.[134]
AVNandXBIZare the industry-specific organizations based in the US that provide information about the adult entertainment business.[135]XBIZ AwardsandAVN Awards,analogous to theGolden globesandOscars,are the two prominent award shows of the adult entertainment industry.[136][137]Free Speech Coalition(FSC) is atrade associationandAdult Performer Advocacy Committee(APAC) is alabor unionfor the adult entertainment industry based in the US.[138]The scholarly study of pornography notably incultural studiesis limited.Porn Studies,which began in 2014, is the first internationalpeer-reviewed,academic journalthat is exclusively dedicated to the critical study of the "products and services" identified to constitute pornography.[139]
Classification and commercialism
Adult content classifications
Adult content is generally classified as either pornography orerotica.[140]Considerations of distinctness between pornography and erotica is mostly subjective.[15]Pornographic content is categorized as softcore or hardcore.[114]Softcore pornographycontains depictions ofnuditybut without explicit depiction of sexual activity.[114]Hardcore pornographyincludes explicit depiction of sexual activity.[141]Hardcore porn is more regulated than softcore porn.[141]Softcore porn was popular between the 1970s and 1990s.[142]
Mainstream pornography
Pornography productions cater to consumers of varioussexual orientations.[143]Nonetheless, pornography featuring heterosexual acts made for heterosexual consumers, comprise the bulk of what is called the "mainstream porn", marking the industry more or less as "heteronormative".[143][144]
Mainstream pornography involves professionalperformerswho work for various corporatefilm studiosin their respective productions.[145]
Mainstream pornography productions are usually classified as feature or gonzo.[143][146]Featuresinvolve storylines, characterizations, scripted dialog, elegant costumes, detailed sets, and soundtracks, which make the productions look similar to mainstream Hollywood productions but with the depictions of explicit sexual activity included.[143][146][147]Features contain both original narratives as well asparodiesthatparodymainstream feature films, TV shows, celebrities, video games or literary works.[148][149][150]Gonzois a form of content creation that attempts to put the viewer into the scene, this is commonly achieved by close-up camera work or performers talking to the audience; also called "wall-to-wall", gonzo involves some aspects of "breaking the fourth wall"between the audience and performers.[146][148]The term "gonzo" is often misused as a genre to identify demeaning depictions, however gonzo is a film-making style and not a genre.[148]Gonzo style is variably incorporated in the creation of all types or genres of adult content.[148]Gonzos do not involve the expensive sets or the costly production values of features, which makes their production relatively inexpensive.[147][148]From the mid-2010s about 95 percent of porn productions are gonzo.[128]
Indie pornography
Pornography productions that are independent of mainstreampornographic studiosare classified as indie (or) independent pornography.[151]These productions cater to more specific audience, and often feature different scenarios and sexual activity compared to the mainstream porn.[151][144]The performers in indie porn include real-life couples and regular people, who sometimes work in partnership with other performers. Apart from content creation the performers do the background work such asvideography,editing,web developmentthemselves, and distribute under their own brand.[151]PaysiteslikeClips4Sale,MakeLoveNotPorn.tv,andPinkLabel.tvprovide a platform to the web-based content of independent pornographers.[148][152][153]
Genres
Pornography encompasses a wide variety of genres providing for an enormous range of consumer tastes.[144][154]Most of the genres or types are named according to the depiction of sexual activity, these include:anal,creampie,cum shot,double penetration,fisting,threesome.[154]Categorizations based on the age of the performers include: teens,milf,mature.[154]Other categorizations based on the gender and sexual identity include:lesbian,transsexual,queer,shemale;while those based on race include:ethnic,interracial.[154]Others include:Mormon,[155]zombie.[156]Pornography also features numerous fetishes like: "'fat' porn,amateur porn,disabled porn,porn produced by women,queer porn,BDSMandbody modification."[f]
Commercialism
Pornography is commercialized mainly through the sale ofpornographic films.[121]Many adult films had theatrical releases during the 1970s corresponding with theGolden Age of Porn.[102]A 1970 federal study estimated that the total retail value of hardcore pornography in the United States was no more than $5 million to $10 million.[101][121] The release of theVCRbySony Corporationfor mass market in 1975 marked the shift of people from watching porn inadult movie theaters,to the confines of their houses.[121]The introduction ofVHSbrought down the production quality through the 1980s.[102]
Starting in the 1990s,Interneteased the access of pornography.[122]Thepay-per-viewmodel enabled people to buy adult content directly from cable and satellite TV service providers. According toShowtimeTelevision network report, in 1999 adult pay-per-view services made $367 million, which was six times more than the $54 million earned in 1993.[121]Although this development resulted in a decline of rentals, the revenues generated over the Internet, provided much financial gains for pornography producers and credit card companies among others.[121]By the mid-1990s, adult film industry had agents for performers, production teams, distributors, advertisers, industry magazines, and trade associations.[102]The introduction ofhome videoand theWorld Wide Webin the late twentieth century led to a global growth in the pornography business.[157]Performers would get multi-film contracts.[128]In 1998,Forrester Researchpublished a report on the online "adult content" industry, estimating annual revenue at $750 million to $1 billion.[158]
Retail stores orsex shopsengaged in the sale of adult entertainment material ranging from videos, magazines,sex toysand other products, significantly contributed to the overall commercialization of pornography.[122][114]Sex shops sell their products on bothonline shoppingplatforms such asAmazonand on specialized websites.[114]
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In 2000, the total annual revenue from the sales and rentals of pornographic material in the US was estimated to be over $4 billion.[121]Thehotelindustry through the sale of adult movies to their customers as part of room service, over pay-per-view channels, had generated an annual income of about $180-$190 million.[121]Some of the major companies and hotel chains that were involved in the sale of adult films over pay-per-view platforms include;AT&T,Time Warner,DirecTVfromGeneral Motors,EchoStar,Liberty Media,Marriott International,WestinandHilton Worldwide.The companies said their services are in response to a growing American market that wanted pornography delivered at home.[121][122] Studies in 2001 had put the total US annual revenue (including video, pay-per-view, Internet and magazines) between $2.6 billion and $3.9 billion.[158]
Economics
The production anddistributionof pornography are economic activities of some importance. In Europe,Budapestis regarded as the industry center.[159][160]Other pornography production centers in the world are located in Florida (US), Brazil, Czech Republic, and Japan.[107]In the United States, the pornography industry employs about 20,000 people including 2,000 to 3,000 performers,[161]and is centered in theSan Fernando Valleyof Los Angeles. By 2005, it became the largest pornography production center in the world.[106][107]Apart from regular media coverage, the industry in the US receives considerable attention from private organizations, government agencies, and political organizations.[162]
As of 2011, pornography was becoming one of the biggest businesses in the United States.[165]In 2014, the porn industry was believed to bring in at least $13 billion on a yearly basis in the United States.[166]Through the 2010s, many pornography production companies and top pornographic websites such asPornhub,RedTubeandYouPornhave been acquired byMindGeek,a company that has been described as "a monopoly" in the pornography business.[167]This development was identified as a problem. According to Marina Adshade, a professor from theVancouver School of Economicsand the author ofDollars and Sex: How economics influences sex and love,having a monopoly in the pornography business has forced the producers to reduce their charges, and radically changed the work of performers "who are now under greater pressure to perform acts that they would have been able to refuse in the past", all at a lower price without profits for themselves.[77]
Online pornography is available both for a fee and free of charge.[114]The availability of free porn on the Internet has led to a decline in the business of mainstream pornography.[168][77]Piracy is estimated to result in losses of some $2 billion a year for the porn industry.[128]Budgets of many studios reduced considerably and contracts for performers became less common.[128]Reportedly, applications by establishedpornography companiesfor porn-shoot permits inLos Angeles Countyfell by 95 percent during the period 2012 to 2015.[168][102]According to Mark Spiegler, an adult talent agent, in the early 2000s female performers made about $100,000 a year. By 2017, the amount is about $50,000.[128]
The technological era led to decline of the studio and "the rise of the pornography worker herself".[169]Newer ways of monetization have opened for the pornography workers who are taking the path of entrepreneurship.[169]In 1995,Jenna Jamesonsigned her first contract with the porn studioWicked Pictures.[102]After building a brand image for herself she started her own companyClubJenna,which by 2005 was reportedly earning an annual revenue of $30-$35 million.[102][128]"Performers are hustlers now," saidChanel Preston(a performer who was also chairperson of theAdult Performer Advocacy Committee), while noting that performers have to be creative to sustain their income and reach audience, both of which, she said are mainly achieved through "feature dancing, selling merchandise, webcamming", among other activities.[128]"Custom" pornography made according to the requests of customer clients has emerged as one new business niche.[77]The average career for the new age performer lasts about four to six months.[102]Before moving on to the business side, adult performers use studio works to advertise and build a brand image for themselves. They acquire an audience who would later pay at personal website orwebcam performances.[169][128]Commercial webcamming, which emerged in the 1990s[170]as a niche sector in the adult entertainment industry, grew to become a multibillion-dollar business by the mid-2020s.[171]
The exact economic size of the porn industry in the early-twenty-first century is unknown to anyone.[120]Kassia Wosick, a sociologist from New Mexico State University, estimated the global porn market value at $97 billion in 2015, with the US revenue estimated at $10 and $12 billion. IBISWorld, a leading researcher of various markets and industries, calculated total US revenue to reach $3.3 billion by 2020.[120][172]
Technology
Pornographers have taken advantage of each major technological advancement for the production and distribution of their services.[173]Pornography has been called an "erotic engine" and a driving force in the development of various media related technologies from theprinting press,through photography (still and motion), tosatellite TV,Home video,andstreaming media.[174]
One of the world's leading anti-pornography campaigners,Gail Dines,has stated that "the demand for porn has driven the development of core cross-platform technologies fordata compression,search,transmissionandmicro-payments."[32]Many of the technological developments that had been led by pornography have benefited other fields of human activity too.[32]In the early 2000s,Wicked Picturespushed for the adoption of theMPEG-4file format ahead of others, this later became the most commonly used format across high-speed Internet connections.[175]In 2009,Pink Visualbecame one of the first companies to license and produce content with a software introduced by a small Toronto-based company called "Spatial view", which later made it possible to view3D contentoniPhones.[176]
As an early adopter of innovations, the pornography industry has been cited to be a crucial factor in the development and popularization of various media processing and communication technologies.[176][177]From innovative smaller film cameras, to theVCRs,and the Internet, the porn industry has employed newer technologies much ahead than other commercial industries, this early adoption provided the developers their earlyfinancial capital,which aided in the further development of these technologies.[178][179]The success of innovative technologies is predicted by their greater use in the porn industry.[180]
The way you know if your technology is good and solid is if it's doing well in the porn world.
— Susan Struble, spokesperson ofSun Microsystems[181]
Pornographic content accounted for mostvideotapesales during the late 1970s.[77]The pornography industry has been considered an influential factor in deciding theformat warsin media, including being a factor in theVHSvs.Betamaxformat war (thevideotape format war)[182][183]and theBlu-rayvs.HD DVDformat war (thehigh-def format war).[182][183][184]Piracy, the illegal copying and distribution of material, is of great concern to the porn industry.[185]The industry has been the subject of many litigations and formalized anti-piracy efforts.[186][187]
Many of the innovative data rendering procedures, enhanced payment systems, customer service models, and security methods developed by pornography companies have been co-opted by other mainstream businesses.[188][189]Pornography companies served as the basis for a large number of innovations inweb development.Much of theIT workin porn companies is done by people who are referred to as a "porn webmaster", often paid well in what are small businesses, they have more freedom to test innovations compared to other IT employees in larger organizations who tend to be risk-averse.[190]
Virtual reality sex
Some pornography is produced without human actors at all. The idea ofcomputer-generatedpornography was conceived very early as one of the obvious areas of application for computer graphics. Until the late 1990s, digitally manipulated pornography could not be produced cost-effectively. In the early 2000s, it became a growing segment as the modeling and animation software matured, and the rendering capabilities of computers improved. Further advances in technology allowed increasingly photorealistic 3D figures to be used in interactive pornography.[191][192][193]The first pornographic film to be shot in 3D was3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy,released on 14 April 2011, in Hong Kong.[194]
The various mediums for pornography depictions have evolved throughout the course of history, starting from prehistoriccave paintings,about forty millennia ago, to futuristicvirtual realityrenditions.[196][197][189]Experts in the pornography business predict more people in the future would consume porn throughvirtual reality headsets,which are expected to give consumers better personal experiences than they can have in the real world.[193]Speculations are rife about an increased presence ofsex robotsin the future pornography productions.[77]
Consumption
Pornography is a product made by adults for the consumption by adults.[198]The consumption of which has become more common among people due to the expansive use of theInternet.[199]About 90% of pornography is consumed on the Internet with consumers preferring content that is in tune with theirsexuality.[200][201]Pornography has been found to be a significant influencer of people's ideas about sex in thedigital age.[124]Pornographic websites rank among thetop 50 most visited websitesworldwide.[202]XVideosandPornhubare the two most visited pornographic websites worldwide.[203]
A vast majority of men and considerable number of women in the US use porn.[g][205]A study in 2008 found that among University students aged 18 to 26 located in six college sites across the United States, 67% of young men and 49% of young women approved pornography viewing, with nearly 9 out of 10 men (87%) and 31% women reportedly using pornography.[206]The Huffington Postreported in 2013 that porn websites registered higher number of visitors than Netflix, Amazon, and Twitter combined.[207][208]A 2014 poll, which asked Americans when they had "last intentionally looked at pornography", elicited a result that 46% of men and 16% of women in the age group of 18–39 did so in the past week.[209]
The popular pornographic websitePornhubreported that for the year 2016, the website was visited about 23 billion times, and viewers watched a cumulative total of 4,599 billion hours of pornographic videos online.[202]In 2017 pornhub reportedly registered 28.5 billion visits with an average of 81 million visits per day.[125] "MILF" and "stepmom" were the two most searched terms worldwide.[210] During the year 2019 Pornhub received 42 billion visits with an average of 115 million visits per day.[199] The most searched for genres on Pornhub in 2019 arelesbian,hentai,fauxcest,milf,big ass, andcreampie.[211]Majority of adult consumers tend to be male, unmarried, with higher levels of education.[114]Younger people are more frequent consumers of porn than older people. There's been a gradual increase in the consumption rates across different age groups with increased availability of free porn over the Internet.[209]
Researchers atMcGill Universityascertained that on viewing pornographic content, men reached their maximumarousalin about 11 minutes and women in about 12 minutes.[213]An average visit to a pornographic website lasts for 11.6 minutes.[214]Both marriage and divorce are found to be associated with lower subscription rates for adult entertainment websites.[215]Subscriptions are more widespread in regions that have higher measures ofsocial capital.[216]Pornographic websites are most often visited during office hours.[217]As per a recent CNBC report, seventy per cent of online-porn access in the US happens between nine-to-five hours.[102]
Sexual arousal and sexual enhancement tend to be the primary motivations among the self-reported reasons by users for their pornography consumption.[199] Studies had found that greater levels of psychological distress leads to higher rates of pornography consumption.[199]Pornography may provide a temporary relief fromstress,oranxiety.A need to assuagecopingandboredomis also found to result in higher consumption of pornography.[199]
A 2006 study ofNorwegianadults found that over 80% of the respondents used pornography at some point in their lives. A difference of 20% between men and women was observed in their respective use. Since the late 1960s, attitudes towards pornography have become more positive inNordic countries,in Sweden and Finland the consumption of pornography has increased over the years.[218]In 2012 and 2013, interviews with large number of Australians revealed that in the past year 63% of men and 20% of women had viewed pornography.[219]In 2021, it was estimated that inmodern countries,46–74% of men and 16–41% of women are regular users of pornography.[199]In 2022, a national survey in Japan, of men and women aged 20 to 69 revealed that 76% of men and 29% of women had used pornography as part of their sexual activity.[220]
Figures fromThe Netherlandsfrom 2023 showed that young men watched porn in the previous six months between 65% (13–15 years) up to 96% (22–24 years), and young women between 22% (13–15 years) up to 75% (22–24 years old).[221]
Legality and regulations
The legal status of pornography varies widely from country to country.[222][223]Regulatinghardcore pornographyis more common than regulatingsoftcore pornography.[224]Child pornographyis illegal in almost all countries,[225][226]and some countries have restrictions onrape pornographyandzoophilic pornography.[226]
Pornography in the United Statesis legal provided it does not depict minors, and is not obscene.[209]Thecommunity standards,as indicated in theSupreme Court decision,of the 1973Miller v. Californiacase determine what constitutes as "obscene".[209]The US courts do not have jurisdiction over content produced in other countries, but anyone distributing it in the US is liable to prosecution under the same community standards.[209]As the courts consider community standards foremost in deciding any obscenity charge, the changing nature of community standards over the course of time and place makes instances of prosecution limited.[121][122]
In the United States, a person receiving unwanted commercial mail that he or she deems pornographic (or otherwise offensive) may obtain aProhibitory Order.[227]Many online sites require the user to tell the website they are a certain age and no other age verification is required.[228]A total of 16 states and the Republican Party have passed resolutions declaring pornography a "public health" threat.[229]These resolutions are symbolic and do not put any restrictions but are made to sway the public opinion on pornography. The notion of pornography as a threat to public health is not supported by any international health organization.[229]
Theadult film industry regulationsin California requires that all performers in pornographic films use condoms. However, the use of condoms in pornography is rare.[230]As porn does better financially when actors are without condoms many companies film in other states.[231]Twitter is the popularsocial mediaplatform used by the performers in porn industry as it does not censor content unlike Instagram and Facebook.[231][232]
Pornography in Canada,as in the US, criminalizes the "production, distribution, or possession" of materials that are deemed obscene. Obscenity, in the Canadian context, is defined as "the undue exploitation of sex" provided it is connected to images of "crime, horror, cruelty, or violence".[233]As to what is considered "undue" is decided by the courts, which assess the community standards in deciding whether exposure to the given material may result in any harm, with harm defined as "predisposing people to act in an anti-social manner".[233]
Pornography in the United Kingdomdoes not have the concept of community standards.[233]Following the highly publicized murder ofJane Longhurst,the UK government in 2009 criminalized the possession of what it terms as "extreme pornography".[235][236]The courts decide whether any material is legally extreme or not, conviction for penalty include fines or incarceration up to three years.[233]Content banned includes representations that are considered "grossly offensive, disgusting, or otherwise of an obscene character".[233] While there are no restrictions on depiction of male ejaculation, any depiction offemale ejaculationin pornography is completely banned in the UK,[237]as well as in Australia.[238]
In most ofSoutheast Asia,Middle East,andChina,the production, distribution, and possession of pornography is illegal and outlawed.[229]InRussiaand Ukraine,webcam modelingis allowed provided it contains no explicit performances; in other parts of the world commercial webcamming is banned as a form of pornography.[229]
Disseminating pornography to a minor is generally illegal.[226]There are various measures to restrict minors' any access to pornography,[226]including protocols for pornographic stores.[226]
Pornography can infringe into basic human rights of those involved, especially whensexual consentwas not obtained.Revenge pornis a phenomenon where disgruntled sexual partners release images or video footage of intimate sexual activity of their partners, usually on the Internet, without authorization or consent of the individuals involved.[239]In many countries there has been a demand to make such activities specifically illegal carrying higher punishments than mere breach of privacy, or image rights, or circulation of prurient material.[240][241]As a result, some jurisdictions have enacted specific laws against "revenge porn".[242]
What is not pornography
In the US, a July 2014 criminal case decision inMassachusetts— Commonwealth v. Rex, 469 Mass. 36 (2014),[243]made a legal determination as to what was not to be considered "pornography" and in this particular case "child pornography".[244]It was determined that photographs of naked children that were from sources such asNational Geographicmagazine, a sociology textbook, and anudistcatalog were not considered pornography in Massachusetts even while in the possession of a convicted and (at the time) incarceratedsex offender.[244]
Drawing the line depends on time, place and context. Occidental mainstream culture has been increasingly getting "pornified"(i.e. influenced by pornographic themes, with mainstream films often includingunsimulated sexualacts).[245]Since the very definition of pornography is subjective, material that is considered erotic or even religious in one society may be denounced as pornography in another.[15]When European travellers visited India in the 19th century, they were dismayed at the religious representation of sexuality on the Hindu temples and deemed them as pornographic. Similarly many films and television programs that are unobjectionable in contemporary Western societies are labeled as "pornography" in Muslim societies.[15]Thus, assessing a material as pornography is very much personalized; to rehash a cliché, "pornography is very much in the eye of the beholder".[15]
Copyright status
In the United States, some courts have applied UScopyrightprotection to pornographic materials.[246]Some courts have held that copyright protection effectively applies to works, whether they are obscene or not,[247]but not all courts have ruled the same way.[248]The copyright protection rights of pornography in the United States has again been challenged as late as February 2012.[246]
STIs prevention and safer sex practices
Performers working forpornographic film studiosundergo regular testing forsexually transmitted infections(STIs) every two weeks.[249]They have to test negative for:HIV,trichomoniasis,chlamydia,gonorrhea,syphilis,andhepatitis BandCbefore showing up on a set and are then inspected for sores on their mouths, hands, and genitals before commencing work. The industry believes this method of testing to be a viable practice for safer sex as its medical consultants claim that since 2004, about 350,000 pornographic scenes have been filmed withoutcondomsand HIV has not been transmitted even once because of performance onset.[250][251]However, some studies suggest that adult film performers have high rates of chlamydia and/or gonorrhea infection, and many of these cases may be missed by industry screening because these bacteria can colonize many sites on the body.[106][107]
In the initial years, studios assessed performers suitability on the results from their blood and urine tests. According to a 2019 study by theAmerican College of Emergency Physicians,swab tests offer better insight than urine samples for detecting bacterial STIs like chlamydia and gonorrhea.[252]Performers such as Cherie DeVille have emphasized swab tests for safer sex.[252]According toAngela White,a prominent pornography performer, studios won't allow performers to work unless they are completely clean, "So for me, because I work so much, I’m testing every 12 days – and that is a full sweep of STIs such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV and trichomoniasis. We’re doing throat swabs, vaginal swabs and anal swabs." she said.[253]Allan Ronald,a Canadian doctor andHIV/AIDSspecialist who did groundbreaking studies on the transmission of STIs among prostitutes in Africa, said there's no doubt about the efficiency of the testing method, but he felt a little uncomfortable: "because it's giving the wrong message — that you can have multiple sex partners without condoms — but I can't say it doesn't work."[250][251]
Relatedly, it has been found that individuals who received littlesex educationand/or perceive pornography as a source of information about sex, are less apt to use condoms in their ownsex life,making themselves more susceptible to contract STIs.[254][255]In 2020—the US National Sex Education Standards—released recommendations to incorporate "porn literacy" to students from grade 6 to 12 as part ofsex education in the US.[256]
Veteran performer and former nurseNina Hartley,who has a degree innursing,stated that the amount of time involved in shooting a scene can be very long, and with condoms in place it becomes a painful proposition as their usage is uncomfortable despite the use oflube,causesfriction burn,and opens uplesionsin the genital mucosa.[250][257]Advocating the testing method for performers, Hartley said, "Testing works for us, and condoms work for outsiders."[257]
"We're tested every fourteen days. That is literally twenty-three more times than the average American. If that person makes it to their yearly physical. I have met tons of people that haven't been to the doctor in years. That scares me because they have no idea what their status is.... I don't hook up with people outside of the porn industry because I'm terrified. And I'm not the only one. There's many performers that know: if you go out into the wild, you will come back with something." — Ash Hollywood, Pornographic actress.[257]
Emphasizing that performers in the industry take necessary precautions likePrEPand are at lower risk to contract HIV than most sexually active persons outside the industry,[251]many prominent female performers have vehemently opposed regulatory measures likeMeasure Bthat sought to make the use of condoms mandatory in pornographic films. Professional female performers have called the use of condoms on a daily basis at work an occupational hazard as they cause micro-tears, friction burn, swelling, and yeast infections, which altogether, they say, makes them more susceptible to contract STIs.[h]
Views on pornography
General
Pornography has been vouched to provide a safe outlet for sexual desires that may not be satisfied within relationships and be a facilitator of sexual fulfillment in people who cannot or do not want to have real-life partners.[177]Pornography is viewed by people in general for various reasons; varying from a need to enrich their sexual arousal, to facilitateorgasm,as an aid formasturbation,learn about sexual techniques, reduce stress, alleviate boredom, enjoy themselves, see representation of people like themselves, know theirsexual orientation,improve their romantic relationships, or simply because their partner wants them to.[203]Researchers suggest four broad motivations for using pornography, namely: "using pornography forfantasy,habitual use, mood management, and as part of a relationship ".[203]
Men are found to consume pornography more frequently than women, with the intent for consumption that may vary with men more likely to use pornography as a stimulant for sexual arousal during solitary sexual activity, while women are more likely to use pornography as a source of information or entertainment, and rather prefer using it together with a partner to enhancesexual stimulationduring partnered sexual activity.[12]Studies have found thatsexual functioningdefined as "a person's ability to respond sexually or to experience sexual pleasure" is greater in women who consume pornography frequently than in women who do not. No such association was noticed in men.[12]Women who consume pornography are more likely to know about their own sexual interests and desires, and in turn be willing and able to communicate them during partnered sexual activity, it has been reported that in women the ability to communicate their sexual preferences is associated with greater sexual satisfaction for themselves.[12]Pornographic material is found to expand the sexual repertoire in women by making them learn new rewarding sexual behaviors such asclitoralstimulation and enhance their overall "sexual flexibility".[12]Women who consume pornography frequently are more easily aroused during partnered sex and are more likely to engage inoral sexcompared to the women who do not view pornography.[12]Women users of pornography had reported (almost 50%) to have had engaged incunnilingus,which research suggests is related tofemale orgasm,and to have had experienced orgasms more frequently than women who do not use pornography (87% vs. 64%).[203]Most people, probably do not consider pornography use by a partner as indulging in infidelity.[260]
A two year long survey (2018–2020) conducted to assess the role of pornography in the lives of highly educated medical university students, with median age of 24, inGermanyfound that pornography served as an inspiration for many students in theirsex life.[134]Pornography use among students was higher in males than in females, among the male students those who did not cheat on their partner or contracted anSTIwere found to be more frequent consumers of pornography. Although pornography use was more common among men, associations between pornography use and sexuality were more apparent in women.[134]Among the female students, those who reported to be satisfied with their physical appearance have consumed three times as much pornography than the female students who had reported to be dissatisfied with their body. A feeling of physical inadequacy was found to be a restraining factor in the consumption of pornography. Female students who consume pornography more often had reported to have had multiple sexual partners.[134]Both female and male students who enjoyed the experience ofanal intercoursein their life were reported to be frequent consumers of pornography. Sexual content depicting bondage, domination, or violence was consumed by only a minority of 10%. More sexual openness and less sexual anxiety was observed in students who regularly consumed pornography. No association was noticed between regular pornography use and experience of sexual dissatisfaction in either female or male students. This finding was in concurrence with another finding from alongitudinal study,which demonstrated most pornography consumers differentiate pornographic sex from real partnered sex and do not experience diminishing satisfaction with their sex life.[134]
Pornography has been noted for engrossing people "on more than masturbatory levels".[262]Aestheticphilosophers have argued whether pornographic representations can be considered as expressions ofart.[263] Pornography has been equated with journalism as both offer a view into the unknown or the hidden aspects of people. French philosopherMichel Foucaultremarked that, "it is in pornography that we find information about the hidden, the forbidden and the taboo".[264]Scholars such asLinda Williams,Jennifer Nash,andTim Deanbelieve pornography "is a form of thinking", comprised with ideas that are way more reflective about sexuality and gender than what the creators or consumers of pornography intend.[262] Pornography has been referred by people as a means to explore their sexuality. People have reported porn being helpful in learning abouthuman sexualityin general.[12]Studies recommend clinical practitioners to use pornography as an instruction aid to show their clients new and alternative sexual behaviors as part ofpsychosexual therapy.[12]British psychologist,Oliver James,known for his work on 'happiness', stated that "a high proportion of men use porn as a distraction or to reduce stress... It serves ananti-depressantpurpose for the unhappy. "[265]Surveys had noticed a gradual increase in acceptance rates of pornography over the years among the general American public.[266]
Feminist
Overall
Feminist movements in the late 1970s and 1980s dealt with the issues of pornography and sexuality in debates that are referred to as the "sex wars".[267]While somefeminist groupsseek to abolish pornography believing it to be harmful, other feminist groups oppose censorship efforts insisting it is benign.[13]A large scale study of data from theGeneral Social Survey(2010–2018) refuted the argument that pornography is inherently anti-woman or anti-feminist and that it drivessexism.The study did not find a relationship between "pornography viewing" and "pornography tolerance" with higher sexism—a posit that was held by some feminists; it instead found higher pornography consumption and pornography tolerance among men to be associated with their greater support forgender equality.The study concluded that "pornography is more likely to be about the sex rather than the sexism".[13]
People who supported regulated pornography expressed lesser attitudes of sexism than people who sought to abolish pornography. Notably, non-feminists are found more likely to support a ban on pornography than feminists. Many feminists, both male and female, have reflected that the effects of pornography on society are neutral.[13]Adult users of pornography were found more egalitarian than nonusers, they are more likely to hold favorable attitudes towards women in positions of power and in workplaces outside home than the nonusers.[268]
Critical
A 2016 study authored byBlack feminists,criticized the American adult entertainment industry for alleged omission and exclusion ofblack womenin pornographic representations, particularly in the interracial genres. As pornography becomes a kind of manual on how bodies in pleasure can look, and is "one of the few places where we see our bodies--and other people's bodies," it becomes imperative on pornography to represent "variety of forms", stated the feminist scholars.[269]A 2019 study ofpornhubvideos, uploaded between 2000 and 2016, noted that: 55% of male performers were White, while the rest were non-White. Among the female performers: approximately 37% were White, 28% Black, 17% Asian, 16% Latina, and the rest 2% others.[270][271]When the data was collated with US demographics of 2018, White women were found significantly under-represented as performers, while Asian and Black women appeared over-represented.[270]
Anti-pornography feminism argues that aesthetics of pornography demote Black women with undertones of racism.[270]Gender studies scholarsMireille Miller-YoungandJennifer Christine Nashin their writings on theintersectionalityof race and pornography, noted that Black people have been depicted as beinghypersexualand Black women–more objectified.[272]The scholars also noted major discrepancies in pay rates, White women have historically made 75 percent more per scene and sometimes still make 50 percent more compared to black women.[273]
Feminist resentment about pornography tend to focus on two concerns: that pornography depicts violence and aggression, and that pornography objectifies women.[272]Multiple analyses of pornographic videos found that Women have been overwhelmingly at the receiving end of aggression from male performers; with the reaction of Women being either positive or neutral towards aggression, which is at odds considering a report that found only 14.2% of US adult women find pain during sex as appealing.[272]Black women have been the targets of aggression and faced more violence from both Black and White men than did White women.[270]While Black men engaged in fewer intimate behaviors than White men; White women were found more likely to experience violence during sexual activity with White men than with Black men.[270]Asian women appeared less objectified, and treated with less aggression than White or Black women, but also they had less agency in sexual activities.[270]
A 2018 study of popular videos onPornhubfound that segments of aggression towards females are fewer now and they have reduced gradually over the past decade with viewers preferring content where the women genuinely enjoy themselves.[274]
Anti-porn
Prominent anti-pornography feminists such asAndrea DworkinandCatharine MacKinnonargue that all pornography is demeaning to women, or that it contributes toviolence against women–both in its production and in its consumption. The production of pornography, they argue, entails the physical, psychological, or economic coercion of the women who perform in it. They charged that pornography eroticizes the domination, humiliation, and coercion of women, while reinforcing sexual and cultural attitudes that are complicit in rape andsexual harassment.[275][276][277]
Other sex work exclusionary feminists have insisted that pornography presents a severely distorted image ofsexual consent,and it reinforces sexual myths like: women are readily available–and desire to engage in sex at any time–with any man–on men's terms–and always respond positively to men's advances.[278]
Pro-porn
In contrast to the objections, other feminist scholars "ranging fromBetty FriedanandKate MilletttoKaren DeCrow,Wendy KaminerandJamaica Kincaid"have supported the right to consume pornography.[279] The anti-porn feminist stranglehold began to loose whensex-positive feministslikeSusie Bright,performersNina Hartley,andCandida Royalleaffirmed the rights of women to consume and produce porn.[280]
The works ofCamille Pagliaestablished that westerners have been "pagan celebrants"for long and pornography has been an inseparable part ofwestern culture.[280]Wendy McElroyhas noted that both feminism and pornography are mutually related, with both thriving in environments of tolerance, and both repressed anytime regulations are placed on sexual expression.[281] Societies where pornography and sexual expression is prohibited are more likely to be the places where women are often subjected to violence and sexual abuse.[282]
Women's rights are far stronger in societies with liberal attitudes to sex – think of conservative countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen or China, and the place of women there. And yet, anti-porn campaigners neglect such issues entirely. A recent study by the US department of justice compared the four states that had highest broadband access and found there was a 27 per cent decrease in rape and attempted rape, and the four with the lowest had a 53 per cent increase over the same period.
Rise of feminist porn
Thelesbian feministmovement of the 1980s is considered a seminal moment for the women in the porn industry as more women entered into the developmental side.[283]This allowed women to gear porn more towards women as they knew what women wanted, both from the perspective of actresses as well as the female audience. The movement also sparked the arrival of making lesbian porn for lesbians instead of men. This change has been considered good, as for a long time the porn industry had been directed by men for men.[283]
Furthermore, the advent of theVCR,Home video,and affordableVideo camerasallowed for the possibility offeminist pornography.[284]Feminist porn directors are interested in challenging representations of men and women, as well as in providing sexually-empowering imagery that features many kinds of bodies.[285]Angela Whitestarted her own production company, AWG Entertainment, in which she has complete creative control over the content—from her partners, to the location, costumes, and the "vibe" of the video. "I am a feminist, so what I create is feminist, and I produce ethical porn, which is when everything is consensual." she said.[286]
Women are more likely to consume porn that is "female-centered" and feature acts such ascunnilingus,[287]a study of pornographic videos found that when men spend more time performing cunnilingus they have higher volumes ofejaculate,an increase in sexual arousal resulting from exposure to the vaginal secretion 'copulins' during cunnilingus is reasoned to be the cause.[288]Female-centric porn is mostly made by women, in these works the initiation of sexual activity is done by the female.[287]Porn for womenis identified by factors like greater attention to "sensual surroundings" and "soft focus camerawork" rather than on explicit depiction of sexual activity, making the productions more warm and humane compared to the traditional porn made for hetrosexual men.[289]
"If feminists define pornography, per se, as the enemy, the result will be to make a lot of women ashamed of their sexual feelings and afraid to be honest about them. And the last thing women need is more sexual shame, guilt, and hypocrisy—this time served up by feminism" —Ellen Willis.[290]
Pay rates
Porn industry has been noted for being one of the few industries where women enjoy a power advantage in the workplace. "Actresses have the power," Alec Metro, one of the men in line, ruefully noticed of the X-rated industry. A former firefighter who claimed to have lost a bid for a job toaffirmative action,Metro was already divining that porn might not be the ideal career choice for escaping the forces of what he called "reverse discrimination".[291]Female performers can often dictate which male actors they will and will not work with. Porn—at least, porn produced for a heterosexual audience—is one of the few contemporary occupations where thepay gapoperates in the favor of women. The average actress makes fifty to a hundred per cent more money than her male counterpart.[291][292][286]
Psychological perspective
Inanalytical psychology,human sexual instincts and religious-spiritual instincts are considered tightly associated with each other, with both sharing a common instinctual objective, which, asCarl Jungacknowledged, is the striving of thepsychefor "wholeness".[293]The psyche is understood to be differentiated, as being made-up of psychologicaltraitsthat arefeminineandmasculinein nature.[294]According to Jung, this differentiation into male and female, allowed the formation of opposite polarities, which made "consciousnesspossible ".[295]According topsychologistand author Giorgio Tricarico, as an individual moves through various life experiences, their psyche approaches wholeness or the state of "non-differentiated",a psychological realm considered belonging to the sacred or divine.[296]
InHinduism,the "universal power" that underlies and sustains all existence is calledShakti(Śakti).[297]Conceived of as feminine in essence, Shakti, embraced by a male God (Shiva), together in a state of sexual union, inseparable from each other, represent the undifferentiated "Absolute".[298]Sigmund Freudcalled Shakti "libidothat cannot be simply repressed. "[299]Self-realization or becoming aware of the "'deep' femininity" entails dealing with the powerful sexual energy.[300]Schools of religious thought such as theKundalini yogaandTantra,which involve using sexual energy for the purpose of self-realization had been developed in India.[301]
The concept ofgenderhad been studied in Hinduism for long, where the conclusion was arrived that the human soul (Atman), an emanation from the undifferentiated Absolute is spirituallyandrogynous,with the masculine and feminine principles being complementary to each other, andgender identitybeing more dependent on psychology than biology.[302]The masculine and the feminine principles of the soul have been identified to the deities Shiva and Shakti, who make-up different polarities in one'ssubtle body.By establishing a connection between the two, as in the case of anelectric circuitfor power flow between two polarities, in one's own body by the means of sexual stimulation through "erotic visualization" or "ritual copulation", the soul would "divest" from its material identity and realign into the "bipolar being",which then represents a unit microcosm whose state mirrors the undifferentiated Absolute macrocosm; thus the individual attains bliss and liberation having realized theironenesswith the Absolute.[i][305]InHindu tantricview, the women who participate in union rituals, thereby enabling men to attain self-realization are regarded asshaktior the goddess, as they are believed to embodyher.[j][307]Recognition of the deity in an objective woman is centered upon the man's acceptance of thesubjectivefeminine and the primacy of her desires over his.[308]
Tricarico professed that modern-day pornography is essentially a "desacralised, technological, and consumerist" equivalent of the ancientsacred prostitution– a custom that involved honoring of the sacred feminine and the worship of prostitutes as thegoddessherself.[309]As thefeminineis believed to embody particular qualities of the sacred or divine more broadly and deeply, the ability to move towards thenon-differentiatedstate is assumed to be higher in women.[294]Tricarico argued that women in porn, through their performances of many sexual acts, would inadvertently approach the non-differentiated state. An effect which he called the "intimation ofhierophany".[294]"Porn actresses may embody the medium to enter what used to be the realm of the sacred", he said.[310]The actresses in porn have been likened to the "descendants of the lost goddesses" who are now offering the gift of the "numinous"to all through their performances, but are unacknowledged or devalued for their contributions.[310]
The use of epithets like "bitch", "whore", "slut" for sexually active women has been attributed to the denial of the subjective feminine by men.[311]The subdued acceptance offemale sexuality,as a value in its own right, is manifested when a man's admiration for the "bitch" gets subtended if she happens to be his wife or girlfriend.[311] The unconscious perception by men of the greater ability in women to reach the undifferentiated state is reasoned to be a cause for their intentional humiliation, wilful devaluation, and deliberate belittlement of women.[294]Along with showing "admiration, lust, gratitude, and desire", men show brazen hate and disgust towards women, this behavioral dichotomy had been ascribed to the "patriarchal hypocrisy" embedded in men.[311]
Julia Kristeva,apsychoanalystscholar, assessed that the psychological rejection and fear of the mother figure in males is the root cause for their behaviors that seek to subjugate women. Men in their infancy live in a state of "undifferentiated physical and psychic fusion" with the mother, experiencing "emotional exhilaration andjouissance".[312]However, as they mature, sensing their separateness from the mother, they seek to become independent subjects and take recourse to paternal images and patriarchal behaviors with the hope of eliminating any possible further "undifferentiated/psychotic fusion" with the mother as they feel threatened by it.[312]According to psychoanalystMelanie Klein,the rejection and the fear of the maternal image, in females, leads them to reject their own femininity.[313]Tricarico hoped that porn becomes a place where men discard patriarchal antics, women embrace the sacred aspects while continuing to present the world with glimpses ofhergrace, and the audience incorporate porn as a joyful experience – a genuine form of play that helps them approach thenon-differentiatedstate.[314]
A 2013 study of psychological characteristics of 177 porn actresses with regular women of similar age, ethnicity, and marital status revealed that the porn actresses had "higher levels of self-esteem, positive feelings, social support, sexual satisfaction, and spirituality" compared to the regular women.[315]
Religious
As most religions have long and vehemently opposed sexual natured things in general, religious people are found highly susceptible to experience great distress in their use of pornography. Religious people who use pornography tend to feel sexuallyashamed.[316]Sexual shame—which arises from a person's perception of their self in other peoples mind, and a negative assessment of their own sexuality—is considered a powerful factor that over time governs individual behavior.[316][317]As sexuality is interwoven into one'spersonal identity,sexual shame or sexual embarrassment are found to attack a person's very sense of self.[316]
When a sexual shaming event occurs, the person attributes causation to oneself, resulting in self condemnation and experience feelings of sadness, loneliness, anger, unworthiness, and rejection, along with a perceived judgment of their self by others.[316]In this mental landscape, a fear arises that ones sexual self needs to be hiden. This psychological process initiates and fuels further shame and lowers one's self-esteem.[316]Sexual shame constricts the "psychic space for free play with one's sexuality".[318]Sexual shame in people begets moreshame,and leads to a cycle of powerlessness culminating in deepening negative emotions.[316]Those who tend to feel shame easily are found to be at greater risk fordepressionandanxiety disorders.[319]According to clinical psychologist Gershen Kaufman, allSexual disordersare majorly "disorders of shame".[320]
The cause of attributing shame to sexuality is traced back to thebiblicalinterpretation of nakedness being shameful.[k]Much of theChristian mythologypresented sexuality as an obstacle to be surmounted in the way of salvation. The majorabrahamic religionscondemn and consider all forms ofnonmaritalandnonreproductivesexual pleasure as unacceptable. InHinduism,bhoga (sexual pleasure) is celebrated as a value in itself and is considered one of the two ways tonirvana,the other being the more demanding yoga.[l]A central concept in Hinduism,purushartha,advocates pursuit of the four main goals for happiness:dharma(virtue),artha(riches),kama(pleasure), andmoksha(spiritual knowledge).[322]The pursuit of Kama was elaborated by the sage Vatsyayana in his treatiseKama Sutra,which states that sexual pleasure and food are essential for the well-being of the body, and that on both of them are founded virtue and prosperity.[323]Food, despite causing indigestion sometimes, would still be consumed regularly, and so it must be with pleasure, which must be pursued with caution while eliminating unwanted or harmful effects. As no one abstains from cooking food worrying about beggars who ask for it, or restrain from sowing wheat fearing animals that destroy the crop, similarly claimsVatsyayana,one must pursue kama even though dangers exist; and those who are accomplished inDharma,Artha,andKamawould attain highest happiness in this world and hereafter.[324]
According tothe Buddha,happiness is of two types: one derived from "domestic life" and the other from "monastic life", and of the both domestic kind is inferior.[325]As a result of the Buddha's effective advocacy formonasticism,in Buddhist communities, marriage and divorce remained civil matters and never acquired sacremental significance.[326]Counsel oversex lifefor householders was minimal, while for the monks it was extensive as inVinayasince all sexual behaviors were meant to be suppressed for the sake ofenlightenment.[325]The early Buddhist texts castigated women as detrimental beings. The Buddha himself said often that a woman's body is "a vessel of impurity, full of stinking filth. It is like a rotten pit... like a toilet, with nine holes pouring all sorts of filth."[327]Once when it came to his notice that a monk, Suddina, transgressed celibacy with his wife for the sake of progeny, the Buddha chided him saying, "It were better for you, foolish man, that your male organ should enter the mouth of a terrible and poisonous snake, than that it should enter a woman."[328]Per the Buddha, all sexual desires are incompatible withenlightenment.[328]InBuddhism,people who even derive pleasure from watching others engage in sexual activity were relegated aspandaka(pusillanimous).[329]The Buddha said sexuality is afetterthat must be evaded completely and men who engage with it are "impure" and will not be freed from "old age".[330]Afterthe Buddhadied in old age, subsequent generations of Buddhists resolved their problematic attitudes towards sex by accommodating different views.[331][328][325]
According to Indonesia's foremost Islamic preacher,Abdullah Gymnastiar,shame is a noble emotion commanded in the Qur'an and was held high byMuhammad,who had been quoted as saying "Faith is compiled of seventy branches... and shame is one of them." To cultivate shame in Muslims, their sexual gaze needs to be checked, as unchecked gaze is believed to be the door through whichSatanenters and soils the heart.[332]In 2006, when anti-pornography protests erupted inIndonesia,the world's most populousMuslim-majority country,over the publication of the inaugural Indonesian edition ofPlayboy– Abdullah called for a legislation to ban pornography and embarked on a mission to shroud the state with a sense of shame, giving the slogan "the more shameful, the more faithful". During these protests, Indonesia's foremost Islamic newspaper,Republika,published daily front-page editorials which featured a logo of the word pornografi crossed out with a red X. The Jakarta office ofPlayboy Indonesiawas ransacked by the members of Islamic Defenders Front (Front Pembela Islam or FPI), and bookstore owners were threatened not to sell any issue of the magazine. Consequently, in December 2008, Indonesian lawmakers signed ananti-pornography billinto law with overwhelming political support.[332]
Highly religious people are more likely to support policies against pornography such as censorship than less religious people.[333]Ironically, regions with highly religious and conservative people were found to search for more pornography on the Internet.[334]Religious people are prone to having obsessive thoughts regardingsinand punishment by God over their pornography use causing them to feel ashamed, and perceive themselves to havepornography addictionwhile also suffering fromOCDrelated symptoms.[335]A study of sexually active religious people found those who are highly spiritually matured have less shame, while those who are not matured enough spiritually have high shame.[336]
Critical
Neurosciencehas noted that minds of the young are in developmental stages and exposure to emotionally charged material such as pornography would likely have an impact on them unlike on adults, and has suggested caution while enabling potential access to such material.[337]Opposition to pornographyuse has been associated to many issues with sexual satisfaction,[338]gender violence,[339]and marital quality (wives watching pornography more frequently scored much better than the rest).[340]
Data from pornographic websites regarding the viewing habits of people is studied by academics to analyze the sexual preferences and mating choices.[341]More often men look for women who have larger chest and hips, with a smallerWaist–hip ratio.[210]Women are found to prefer men who are taller, stronger, appear highly masculine, and are in roles that can provide resources while being protective (CEO, doctor, athlete, lawmen).[342]
As per evaluation by medical professionals, pornography can neither be good nor bad as it does not endorse or advocate a single set ofvaluesregarding sex.[343]As such, individuals may circumspect their own values with regards to sex while evaluating pornography.[343]The relationship between pornography and its audience is found to be complex. While many users reported their use to have had positive effects, others especially women were found to be troubled withbody imageissues, the cause of which is attributed to the unrealistic image of "beauty" that pornography portrays.[343]The increasing prevalence of alleged beauty enhancing procedures such asbreast augmentationandlabiaplastyamong the common populace has been attributed to the popularity of pornography.[344]
Studies on harmful effects of pornography include finding any potential influence of pornography on rape,domestic violence,sexual dysfunction,difficulties with sexual relationships, andchild sexual abuse.[345]A 2020 study that analyzed depictions in video-pornography found that normative sexual behaviors (e.g., vaginal intercourse, fellatio) were the most commonly depicted, while depictions of extreme acts of violence and rape were very rare.[346]No correlation has been found between pornography consumption and the practice ofsexual consentor lack thereof.[347]Alongitudinal studyhad ascertained that pornography use cannot be a perpetrating factor inintimate partner violence.[d][348]
There is no clear evidence to assume that pornography is a cause of rape.[349]Several studies conclude that liberalization of porn in society may be associated with decreased rates of rape and sexual violence, while others have suggested no effect, or are inconclusive.[350][351][352]Scholars have stated that pornography use has no implication on public health as pornography use does not meet the definition of apublic health crisis.[203]While someliterature reviewssuggest pornographic images and films can be addictive, insufficient evidence exists to draw conclusions.[353][354][355]Mental health experts are divided over the issue of pornography use being a problem for people.[356]Some issues ofdo xingandrevenge pornhad been linked to a few pornography websites.[357][358][359]Since the mid-2010sdeepfake pornographyhas become an issue of concern.[191]
See also
Notes
- ^abPornography can be defined as "material [e.g., pictures, films, videos or text] deemed sexual, given the context, that has the primary intention of sexually arousing the consumer, and is produced and distributed with the consent of all persons involved" (McDonald & Kirkman, 2019, p. 163). Central in the definition of pornography is the consent of all persons involved. Therefore, materials that were produced or distributed without the consent of at least one person involved (e.g., "revenge porn", "child pornography" ) were excluded from this definition (McDonald & Kirkman, 2019).[12]Pornography is best defined as a medium, such as a picture, video, or text, that is intended to be treated as sexually arousing (Rea, [41]). [...] pornography is framed as an aid for sexual arousal (Parvez, [32]).[13]
- ^abcAnthropologist Paul Mellars of Stony Brook University in New York state says the focus on exaggerated sexual features fits with other artifacts found from the period, including phalluses carved out of bison horn and vulva inscribed on rocks. "It's sexually exaggerated to the point of being pornographic", Mellars says. "There's all this sexual symbolism bubbling up in that period. They were sex-mad." Conard used radiocarbon dates from bones and other artifacts found nearby to date the figurine. "It's at least 35,000 calendar years old, but I think it's much older than that", Conard says.[19]
- ^abRepresentative studies indicate that pornography use is a common recreational activity—equivalent with other digitally mediated behaviors (e.g., video games, social media)—with a majority of men and a sizable plurality of women reporting regular use of pornography.[212]
- ^abUsing a large longitudinal sample of university students (N = 892) over a three-month time lag with two waves and a cross-lagged panel design, we found that pornography use does not prospectively predict the perpetration of intimate partner violence, and that the perpetration of intimate partner violence does not prospectively predict pornography use. Further, gender does not moderate these relationships.[348]
- ^abPerhaps no culture has cultivated sexual pleasure as a spiritual ideal to the extent of the ancient Hindus of India. From the fifth century ce onward, temples show sculptures of gods, nymphs, and ordinary people in erotic poses. Hindu sexual practices were codified in a sex manual, the Kama Sutra, which illustrates sexual positions, some of which would challenge a contortionist. It also holds recipes for alleged aphrodisiacs. This manual is believed to have been written sometime between the third and fifth centuries ce, when Christianity was ascending in the West. In its graphic representations of sexual positions and practices, the Kama Sutra reflected the Hindu belief that sex was a religious duty, not a source of shame or guilt.[28]Spiritual liberation is said to be a great bliss (ananda) that is the result of the internalization and transcendence of the very same sexual fire that is experienced in limited amounts through sexual engagement. Ultimately, for Hindus, sexuality is not one thing and spirituality another. They are, rather, two aspects of the very same fire, a fire that both gives rise to life and makes possible its transcendence. Or, one might say that they are but two names for a single internal river, which, has the capacity to flow in two directions.[29]Bhartrihari is a true representative of Indian culture in his extreme views on sex and renunciation. In his Sringarasataka {verse 19} he says: "In the worthless and changeable world, learned men should either pass their days in drinking the nectar of spiritual knowledge or devote themselves to the pleasant enjoyment of women, whose breasts and buttocks are both hard and thick set and whose hips and loins are fully developed and extended."... The poet considers the sensual pleasures as the ultimate end of heaven which is reserved for the fortunate few [verse 57].[30]
- ^The pornographic genre is immense, and includes an enormous variety of styles catering to an equally vast range of tastes and fetishes. Certainly, mainstream heteroporn makes up the main bulk of the genre, and is most easily accessible. As stated above, this style of porn includes highly formulaic displays of paired or group sex, enacted by bodies exhibiting a conventional gendered aesthetic, moving through various sexual positions and penetrations. Nonetheless, some forms of porn are more normative than others, and indeed not all forms of heteroporn are normative, such as 'rimming', girl-on-boy strap-on anal sex, and hard-core BDSM. Pornography also includes an endless array of different kinds of fetish, 'fat' porn, amateur porn, disabled porn, porn produced by women, queer porn, BDSM and body modification. The list of non-mainstream porn is endless and displays bodies, gender scenarios and sexual activity differently to heteronormative formulations of mainstream heteroporn.[144]
- ^If estimates generated from the RIA or NFSS are more valid, then pornography use is—or perhaps has become—a common and frequent experience among men, with just under half of all men using pornography in an average week. It is also not an uncommon or infrequent occurrence for women, with nearly one in five reporting pornography use in the past week.[204]
- ^She didn't know that the dangers of it, like if the condom breaks, and that we could get more STI's with the micro-tears, and just the condoms in general: Swelling, yeast infections, things of that nature—she just had no idea.[258]After hours of sex with no breaks, attempting to endure the friction of the condom in your vagina or anus is...impossible. And to do this daily amounts to an occupational work hazard. Of course, due to the lack of respect towards the adult business and blatant disregard from society regarding the sexual comfort or even opinions of female performers, none of this mattered. No one asked us.[259]
- ^The picture of human gender that emerges in the classical age of Hinduism (ca. 300 C.E.) is one in which a bi-gendered soul reincarnates into both female and male bodies, which are themselves bi-gendered in the sense that all bodies always contains both a female principle, and a male principle. In a theological sense, all beings are spiritual androgynes. Human beings are sexually inclined because sexuality is God's creative energy, and a function of Its inclination to reunite the two poles of Its bipolar being. This thematic is worked out in numerous ways in the Hindu scriptures in such a way that a serious student of Hinduism can find a paradigm for nearly all possible sexual relationships.[303]The copulation of Shiva and Shakti represent the nondual nature of reality itself, and it is erotic energy, sometimes believed to be located in the concentrated substance of sexual fluids, that is imagined as flowing from the bottom of the spine to the top of the spine, where the erotic union between Shakti and Shiva occurs. This is especially the case in some tantric traditions, where techniques of erotic visualization or ritual copulation are used for the sake of stimulating and then sublimating energy toward higher states of knowledge, culminating in the realization of nonduality.[304]
- ^Tantra is not easy to define but the word was applied to scriptures, of which there were many varieties, and it was perhaps derived from a root meaning a 'thread', suggesting the male and female principles of which the universe is woven. It has been said that Tantra was the rediscovery of the mystery of woman, for every woman became an incarnation of the Shakti, the divine woman and mother. In rituals the female yogi, the yogini, was naked and aroused the feeling of terrifying emotion before the cosmic mystery of creation. Every naked woman incarnated Prakriti, Nature, and in ritual she became the goddess, the Shakti.... For Tantra the greatest energy was sexual and the sexual organs represented cosmic powers, as symbolized in thelingaof Shiva. Some yogis worshipped their ownlinga,with full ritual, and sexual arousal indicated the coming of the divine presence. The snake was naturally a symbol of sexual power, in thekundaliniand other concepts. Similarly the femaleyoniwas worshipped, and many sculptures depicted not only the female body but its prominent genitals. Sexual intercourse (maithuna) of any kind was treated in a ritual fashion, between husband and wife, or different partners, or with a temple girl. Sexual union was transformed into a ceremonial through which the human couple became a divine pair.... Sexual union thus provided a complete model of the union of God and the soul. Since it was so profoundly Indian, Tantra not only flourished in theistic Hinduism but also in pantheistic, it developed in ascetic Buddhism, and some of its methods were adopted by even more ascetic Jainism.[306]
- ^In the bible, nakedness is a source of shame. TheBook of Genesis2:25 says of Adam and Eve, "And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed." That changed when they rebelled against God's commandment and ate of the tree of knowledge. From then on, they felt ashamed in each other's presence: "And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons." This biblical interpretation of nakedness as shameful still deeply informs the social norms and conventions that determine how we deal with human physicality and sexuality. Although our notions of whether, how, where and in the presence of whom a person may be undressed have changed over the centuries, the shame we feel when we transgress the norms has remained.[319]
- ^In much of Christian mythology, sex is a barrier to be overcome. Mortality is transcended and salvation achieved by redemption and ascetic denial of the senses, especially one's sexual impulses. Christian views have generally been very uncomfortable with any form of sensual pleasure, especially erotic and sexual pleasures. In the West, sexual pleasure is disruptive and dangerous to both the individual and society. It is a monster in the groin, which, if unleashed, could drive men to uncontrollable indulgence and destroy society. Work, not play, is redemptive. Sexual pleasure is moral when it leads men and women to undertake the burdens and responsibilities of raising children. In this view, sexual relations are immoral and sinful whenever they are indulged in outside marriage or without an openness to procreation. Thus orthodox Judaism, official Catholicism, and Protestant fundamentalists condemn masturbation and all forms of nonmarital, nonreproductive sex. Also unacceptable are alternate sexual behaviors and relationships—playful/recreational sex, gay unions, pre- and co-marital sex, and intimate friendships. In contrast, Hinduism celebrates sexual pleasure as a value in its own right, to be enjoyed for what it brings the participants. Kama, "the pursuit of love of pleasure, both sensual and aesthetic", represents one of the four goals of life in the Hindu tradition. In Hindu philosophy, Bhoga (sexual pleasure) is viewed as one of two paths leading to nirvana, the Buddha, and final deliverance. Yoga, spiritual exercise, is the alternate, and more demanding, path to liberation and the merging of the individual with the universal. In the Tantric yoga tradition, a man or woman can even practice channeling his or her sexual energies from the lowest chakra to the highest and achieve cosmic awareness and transcendence in solo sex or masturbation.[321]
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