Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site mhuxr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxr!mfs From: mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Pornography and Censorship, a woman's view Message-ID: <434@mhuxr.UUCP> Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 08:54:27 EDT Article-I.D.: mhuxr.434 Posted: Tue Sep 17 08:54:27 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 18-Sep-85 05:00:36 EDT References: <439@drutx.UUCP> <445@iham1.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 16 > What I'd like to see, is an increase in awareness among the > people in our society that pornography is degrading to women > and promotes sexist attitudes, is exploitive of women, etc., > so that individuals in our society no longer condone > pornography. It is the change in attitudes that is > important. > Would you care to back up these assertions with some facts? All the data I have seen suggests *possibly* some *tenuous* links between viewing *violence* and increased aggressivity toward women. Non violent *pornography* *apparently* has not effect on aggressivity The starred words should indicate that there is a lack of consensus in the academic community on the effects of pornography. Marcel Simon Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com