With the evolution of technology and the invention of the internet, mankind has created the ultimate social database. There is a vast amount of information that you can pull up on your smartphone within a matter of seconds that generations before us would have had to go to a library for. It is incredibly convenient for educational and professional personnel to post scholarly journals or research articles, for example, however there is no filter as to what can be uploaded. Some countries, like North Korea, monitor civilian internet usage to prevent harmful information from being uploaded, but this would be a complete invasion of privacy for Americans. We utilize our freedom knowing that almost everything we post is legal, which includes the focus of this paper: the billion dollar porn industry. Not only is the internet responsible for a decrease in social skills, it is an escape outlet for horny individuals seeking sex. Instead of forming intimate bonds with someone that lead to sex, you can satisfy your sexual desires on PornHub without having to deal with a relationship. Men are the main culprit, as they simply think about sex more often than women and need to satisfy their desire. In a survey by Roy Baumeister, about two-thirds of men say they masturbate compared to 40% of women (Sine). Not only are men more sexual, they are more violent. The U.S. Department of Justice conducted a survey in 2007 and found that 75.6% of all violent crimes were committed by males compared to 20.1% of females (Strickland). Because men are more sexual, they are likely to watch more porn. The more porn men watch, the more likely they are to view women as objects. Because the porn industry glorifies hardcore sex, a man watching a woman being dominated in a video will find this behavior acceptable because the woman appears to enjoy it. Since porn is quite different from average sex, it teaches men that women are objects to control, which could be
With the evolution of technology and the invention of the internet, mankind has created the ultimate social database. There is a vast amount of information that you can pull up on your smartphone within a matter of seconds that generations before us would have had to go to a library for. It is incredibly convenient for educational and professional personnel to post scholarly journals or research articles, for example, however there is no filter as to what can be uploaded. Some countries, like North Korea, monitor civilian internet usage to prevent harmful information from being uploaded, but this would be a complete invasion of privacy for Americans. We utilize our freedom knowing that almost everything we post is legal, which includes the focus of this paper: the billion dollar porn industry. Not only is the internet responsible for a decrease in social skills, it is an escape outlet for horny individuals seeking sex. Instead of forming intimate bonds with someone that lead to sex, you can satisfy your sexual desires on PornHub without having to deal with a relationship. Men are the main culprit, as they simply think about sex more often than women and need to satisfy their desire. In a survey by Roy Baumeister, about two-thirds of men say they masturbate compared to 40% of women (Sine). Not only are men more sexual, they are more violent. The U.S. Department of Justice conducted a survey in 2007 and found that 75.6% of all violent crimes were committed by males compared to 20.1% of females (Strickland). Because men are more sexual, they are likely to watch more porn. The more porn men watch, the more likely they are to view women as objects. Because the porn industry glorifies hardcore sex, a man watching a woman being dominated in a video will find this behavior acceptable because the woman appears to enjoy it. Since porn is quite different from average sex, it teaches men that women are objects to control, which could be