Justifying an Evaluation: Pornography as Smut

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This paper justifies an evaluation which holds that pornography is not something that should be given carte blanche protection under the Freedom of Expression prerogatives outlined in the American Constitution. In particular the paper looks at the injurious social effects associated with pornography and the paper also goes to some length to distinguish pornography from erotica. With regards to the last point the paper notes in particular the dehumanizing characteristics of pornography.

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"Few topics are more divisive and contentious than pornography. The following paper will examine the subject of pornography and argue that any thoughtful consideration of the matter cannot help but lead to the conclusion that pornography dehumanizes women (and, arguably, men too) and also offers a profoundly distorted view of human relationships. To support this view, the author will cite a number of studies which corroborate the above view as well as examining the arguments commonly put forward by supporters of pornography. In the final analysis, freedom of expression is not absolute and society owes it to itself and to its posterity to ensure that citizens are protected from the ill effects of pornographic material. As mentioned above, the judgment of this writer is that pornography is an unacceptable form of expression."

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