‘Pornocracy’ fails to recognize porn’s problems

In the article in the Sept. 27 issue of the Daily Forty-Niner, “Replace Democracy with Pornocracy,” I believe the author made the unfortunate and selfish mistake of not looking beyond her own ideologies.

Our country does not set its standards according to the principles by which she governs her own life. The U.S. government has more factors to take into consideration than the average college student does.

For example, the author seems to think pornography affects only the “consenting adults” who access these pornographic Web sites.

Is that because minors do not know how to click the box that says “Yes, I am over 18 years old,” thus granting access to the site?

Is that because when someone accidentally types in a Web address one character off they do not run the risk of being sent to an offensive Web site?

These are both realities, and we cannot just brush off the issue of pornography on the concept that it is OK for consenting adults to do whatever they want.

The “War on Porn” has top priority status because “adult pornography is a threat to families and children.”

Children have easy access to pornographic images. Pornography is damaging to children, and people of all ages, because it displays an unrealistic depiction of what sex is really like.

This will place fear and disturbing images in a child’s mind, leading to unrealistic expectations for the first physical sexual encounter a person will have.

A spouse’s addiction to pornography has torn apart many marriages in our country, doing a great deal of damage to both adults and the children involved.

I, for one, appreciate that our government is taking measures to protect the family infrastructure that is so vital and imperative to our society. Viewing sexual images will never satisfy; it will only lead to further sexual frustration.

- Jenn Gold,
senior kinesiology major

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