IS PORN GOOD FOR YOU?
This radio broadcast is about the debate ‘is porn good for you?’ There are two sides, Anna Arrowsmith, who is in favour of pornography. And on the other side Germaine Greer, who is against pornography. Some of the arguments given by Anna are that porn helps in keeping couples together. Whereas one partner might possibly have a larger libido than the other, instead of turning to other men or women for their sexual relief, they can use porn to keep their relationship stable. Furthermore, she adds; porn has made sexual acts less shameful. There is a market for everything in porn. Germaine Greer says that porn doesn’t help resolve sexual relationship problems. Instead, women would get rather distressed if their husband would have a drawer full of porn he would rather turn to than to his wife’s sexual demands.
She talks about how porn is not a style or a form of art. It is an industry that is purely and solely focused on making money. She says porn is driving people further away from each other, an example she uses to support this is that thirteen year old girls shouldn’t be asking their parents for a Brazilian wax because their boyfriend think they are ‘dirty’.
Pornography in my opinion is not a ‘black’ or ‘white’ thing. Whereas these women take sides and are strongly committed to them, I believe that porn is both good and bad. If someone’s partner’s libido is really out of control and causing troubles in their relationship, they should indeed turn to pornography rather than other men or women. However, porn should never be their first priority. For a good stable relationship you need to value and respect your partner’s sexual demands and libido. If you feel that your partner is lacking the libido to provide you with adequate sexual relief, resort to pornography. If not, love your partner and love him/her good.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Tuesday 23 April 2013
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