Evan commented on my last entry. I think it is very interesting so this is what he wrote:

How much of the current trend in pornography is a reflection of human nature rather than any moral values or the actual interpersonal relations of the people who partake in the porn? Look at it this way. Pornographers are essenstially business people. They make whatever sells, and whatever turns men on is what sells best. The next question is why does degrading porn that objectifies women turn men on? This is possibly a reflection of the root s of human societal evolution rather than a recent development. I think that our society is breaking down taboos and societal restrictions and exposing everyone to the more intimate primal urges and instinctive emotions than have been around untold generations. In recent years (1600s-1960s) many of these things have been repressed by society and religion. They are starting to come out more in today's soceity as the world becomes smaller and the conections between people become easier on all levels. It would be nice to think that this is an advantage, and on certain levels it is. However when children (of any age) are developing it is sometimes important to protect them from objects and concepts that they are not yet prepare to handle. At certain points in development humans are unable to distinguish between perceptions and reality and this can bite you in the ass. The pornography situation is one where some people's (old and young) perceptions of reality are based on what is essentially a fantasy that has been created to cater to some very primal ego-based urges. Severe conflicts unsue when these fantasies are treated as reality by persons decieved by ignorance. How can people who are ignorant of the reality be protected from the decieving fantasy? Frankly I don't know. I feel like the conservative are doing the damnedest already, and if they can do it then I don't know how it can be done. Maybe the reality needs to be more clearly comminicated before the fantasies are the primary source of information. Of course the conservatives would like to surpress that too.