Ethics: Homosexuality

Sexually violent content is everywhere. It’s on the internet, it’s on TV, it’s in books, it’s in games, it’s in music, and it can be seen or heard in virtually everything else we humans see or hear on a daily basis. While some may say that this content doesn’t influence our behaviors as whole, some others think it definitely has a negative impact on the way we view sexual violence, such as making it seem more socially “acceptable”. While many of us know that this is something that is wrong, and don’t think we are influenced by what we see, research has also indicated otherwise.
These constant exposures can reduce the sympathy we feel for the victim of a sexually violent encounter significantly. Not only can this affect trials in a court of law, but it also leads to the victim feeling like they deserved what happened to them, which is definitely not the case. The desensitization of people to sexual violence can be seen through multiple surveys and research studies that have been conducted throughout the years. It’s obvious that it changes our moral opinion of what’s right or wrong. Seeing something every day, without consequences that are evidently present has that effect on people. Sexually violent material is no different than other violent material that is also being desensitized through the media. After all, if you’re constantly surrounded by something, and seeing it, wouldn’t you eventually view it as less severe, or even normal?
We need to help limit what is shown on TV and through other media sources. If our future generation is growing up, watching these shows and hearing this violent music, then they will eventually see that is socially acceptable. There are already laws put in place to protect the viewers from this content, but obviously others have found ways around that. You can access anything on the internet nowadays, and our younger generation knows this. While internet restrictions aren’t popular, parents need to start adding them into their