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OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS SERIES
American Values
Censorship
Civil Liberties
Culture Wars
Feminism
Human Sexuality
The Information Revolution
The Internet
Male/Female Roles
Mass Media
Media Violence
Sex
Sexual Violence
CURRENT CONTROVERSIES SERIES
Censorship
Computers and Society
Free Speech
The Information Highway
Violence Against Women
AT ISSUE SERIES
Child Sexual Abuse
Date Rape
Domestic Violence
The Future of the Internet
Is Media Violence a Problem?
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Helen Cothran, Book Editor
Daniel Leone, Publisher
Bonnie Szumski, Editorial Director
Scott Barbour, Managing Editor
GreenhavenPress,Inc., San Diego, California
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Cover photo: Digital Vision
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pornography : opposing viewpoints / Helen Cothran, book editor.
p. cm. — (Opposing viewpoints series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7377-0761-5 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) —
ISBN 0-7377-0760-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Pornography. I. Cothran, Helen. II.Opposing viewpoints
series (Unnumbered)
HQ471 .P64619 2002
363.4'7—dc21 2001016036
CIP
Copyright © 2002 by Greenhaven Press, Inc.
Printed in the U.S.A.
No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any
form or by any means, electrical, mechanical, or otherwise,
including, but not limited to, photocopy, recording, or
any information storage and retrieval system, without
prior written permission from the publisher.
Every effort has been made to trace the owners of copyrighted material.
Greenhaven Press, Inc., P.O. Box 289009
San Diego, CA 92198-9009
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“Congress shall make
no law. . .abridging the
freedom of speech, or of
the press.”
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
The basic foundation of our democracy is the First
Amendment guarantee of freedom of expression.
The Opposing Viewpoints Series is dedicated to the
concept of this basic freedom and the idea that it is
more important to practice it than to enshrine it.
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Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1: Is Pornography Harmful?
Chapter Preface 19
1. Pornography Harms Society 20
H. Robert Showers
2. Pornography Is Unfairly Blamed for Society’s Ills 27
Lisa Palac
3. Internet Pornography Is a Serious Problem 32
Mark Laaser
4. The Problem of Internet Pornography Is 40
Exaggerated
Julia Wilkins
5. Pornography Causes Violence 48
Diana E.H. Russell
6. Pornography Does Not Cause Violence 52
Mathew Gever
7. Pornography Harms Those Involved in 57
Its Production
Linda Marchiano
8. Pornography Does Not Harm Those Involved 63
in Its Production
Melissa Monet
Periodical Bibliography 70
Chapter 2: Should Pornography Be Censored?
Chapter Preface 72
1. Pornography Should Be Censored 73
James K. Fitzpatrick
2. Pornography Should Not Be Censored 77
Avedon Carol
3. Censoring Pornography Would Benefit Women 82
John P. Araujo
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4. Censoring Pornography Would Harm Women 85
Wendy McElroy
5. The National Endowment for the Arts Should 91
Censor Pornographic Art
Center for Reclaiming America
6. The National Endowment for the Arts Should 98
Not Censor Pornographic Art
Robert Brustein
Periodical Bibliography 105
Chapter 3: How Should Internet Pornography Be
Regulated?
Chapter Preface 107
1. The Government Should Censor Internet 108
Pornography
Maryam Kubasek
2. The Government Should Not Censor Internet 112
Pornography
Stephen Chapman
3. Filtering Software Can Limit Children’s Access 116
to Internet Pornography
Solveig Bernstein
4. Parents Should Not Use Internet Filtering 120
Software
Langdon Winner
5. Libraries Should Regulate Internet Access 124
Mark Y. Herring
6. Libraries Should Not Regulate Internet Access 130
Charles Levendosky
Periodical Bibliography 135
Chapter 4: What Should Be the Feminist Stance
on Pornography?
Chapter Preface 137
1. Feminists Should Oppose Pornography 138
John Stoltenberg
2. Feminists Should Not Oppose Pornography 145
Lynne Segal
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3. Anti-Pornography Feminists Harm the Women’s 152
Movement
Carol Queen
4. Anti-Pornography Feminists Do Not Harm the 163
Women’s Movement
Ann E. Menasche
Periodical Bibliography 170
For Further Discussion 171
Organizations to Contact 174
Bibliography of Books 179
Index 181
