Why is porn protected by freedom of speech? L Flynt? Is porn obscene art or a problem or solution for society?

Answer 1

I like porn, I have my own collection. Its no diffrent than what is shown on t.v. only diffrence is you get to see the action. In some cases it could be a teaching tool

Answer 2

Porn is protected only in Western countries where many single adults live. Most third world countries (where people get married at an early age and stay married) prohibit porn.

Porn is a necessary sexual relief in countries where many people don't have any other sexual outlet. And that's the main reason why it is a protected right.

Many people want it. And when many people want something in a democratic society, then they get it.

Perhaps porn is a kind of substitution for prostitution. It's a technologically savvy way of letting hordes of lonely men have sexual contact with beautiful prostitutes.

Men need a sexual outlet one way or another. And if marriage doesn't work and prostitution is prohibited, then there needs to be another way to give lonely men sexual satisfaction. Or else, hordes of unhappy men will make trouble for the government and for society.

Perhaps lack of any legitimate sexual outlet for young unmarried men is one of the reasons why many of them turn to extremism and terrorism in muslim countries now.

Answer 3

Because in a free and open society we tolerate things we don't personally like; that is the nature of true freedom. Some may think that Flynt "pushes" the envelope of erotica (learn the word), but I doubt these people have ever been to an adult store in Germany.

Obscenity is in the eye of the beholder. Some people probably make love in total dark because they don't want to see each other's bodies. Personally, I think THAT is perverse.

Here's a little primer for you on erotica:

Erotica has been around for thousands of years. It began as painting, sculpture and poetry, and eventually evolved into literature, photography, acting, and video.

Erotica is simply an alternative form of sexual arousal; it is harmless fantasy and nothing more.

Regarding fantasy, Helen Fisher ("The First Sex," Ballantine Books, Feb. 2000) says that 71 percent of men and 72 percent of women fantasize while having sex with a partner. Men fantasize about conquest and domination, women about submission and surrender.

Dr. Joyce Brothers says, "It might relieve some of your guilt to know that many happily married individuals who have no thought or intention of ever betraying their spouse have sexual fantasies about someone other than their spouse."

Both men and women (single and in a relationship) have shown a desire to enjoy erotica in some form.

Women should take note that there is a very successful series of erotic anthologies called "Herotica." The stories are all written by female authors - not male!

The latest estimates are that Americans now spend somewhere around $10 billion a year on adult entertainment, which is as much as they spend attending professional sporting events, buying music or going out to the movies.

The erotic industry employs in excess of 12,000 people in California. And in California alone, it accounts for $36 million in taxes every year.

Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, pulled in $50 million from adult programming, and an adult spokesperson estimated that DirecTV pulls in a few
hundred million annually.

Hilton, Marriot, Hyatt, Sheraton and Holiday Inn all offer adult films on in-room pay-per-view television systems. And they are purchased by a whopping 50 percent of their guests, accounting for nearly 70 percent of their in-room profits. One hotel owner said, "We have to have it. Our guests demand it.”

There are well over 800 million rentals of adult videotapes and DVDs in video stores across the country, and that's not 800 guys renting a million tapes each.

Erotica is just another simple example of supply and demand - it exists and flourishes because people want it. And I re-emphasize, both men AND women.

In a mature, well-balanced sexual relationship, couples enjoy a variety of pleasures, and they make allowances for each; intercourse, oral, self-pleasure and the incorporation of any erotica or other such sexually related material or merchandise.

Answer 4

Because porn is porn only in the eyes of the observer. What is porn for one person may be art for another. If you see something and believe it is porn then for you it is .