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    Pornography has existed throughout history and can be found in ancient art and artifacts. The document argues that greater access to pornography correlates with lower teen pregnancy and crime rates. Studies show teens today are waiting longer to have sex and pregnancy rates have declined 40% since 1990. Additionally, rape rates have fallen 85% since 1980, which some psychologists attribute to pornography allowing expression of desires without criminal actions. The document also suggests pornography can positively impact relationships by encouraging open communication and tolerance of different sexualities. It cites the popularity of the podcast "My Dad Wrote a Porno" as an example of growing social acceptance of pornography.

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    Pornography has existed throughout history and can be found in ancient art and artifacts. The document argues that greater access to pornography correlates with lower teen pregnancy and crime rates. Studies show teens today are waiting longer to have sex and pregnancy rates have declined 40% since 1990. Additionally, rape rates have fallen 85% since 1980, which some psychologists attribute to pornography allowing expression of desires without criminal actions. The document also suggests pornography can positively impact relationships by encouraging open communication and tolerance of different sexualities. It cites the popularity of the podcast "My Dad Wrote a Porno" as an example of growing social acceptance of pornography.

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    Pornography has existed throughout history and can be found in ancient art and artifacts. The document argues that greater access to pornography correlates with lower teen pregnancy and crime rates. Studies show teens today are waiting longer to have sex and pregnancy rates have declined 40% since 1990. Additionally, rape rates have fallen 85% since 1980, which some psychologists attribute to pornography allowing expression of desires without criminal actions. The document also suggests pornography can positively impact relationships by encouraging open communication and tolerance of different sexualities. It cites the popularity of the podcast "My Dad Wrote a Porno" as an example of growing social acceptance of pornography.

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    Pornography has existed throughout history and can be found in ancient art and artifacts. The document argues that greater access to pornography correlates with lower teen pregnancy and crime rates. Studies show teens today are waiting longer to have sex and pregnancy rates have declined 40% since 1990. Additionally, rape rates have fallen 85% since 1980, which some psychologists attribute to pornography allowing expression of desires without criminal actions. The document also suggests pornography can positively impact relationships by encouraging open communication and tolerance of different sexualities. It cites the popularity of the podcast "My Dad Wrote a Porno" as an example of growing social acceptance of pornography.

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    Defending: Pornography

    By Georgia Betteridge & Emily Friswell


    Porn in History
    Porn has been around for such a long time and in history it is prevalent in
    art, religion and society in general.

    For example: A 5200 BCE statue of a man and women having sexual
    intercourse was discovered in Germany.

    “Archaeologists called its location the world’s oldest porn site when they discovered it
    in 2005” (Head, T. 2018)

    There are many more historical artefacts like this and so it is all subjective
    to the different parts of history and cannot just be removed or undermined
    as a lesser importance in comparison to other themes in history.
    Teenage Pregnancy Rates
    The more prevalent pornography has become the
    longer teenagers wait to have sex and lower the
    teenage pregnancy rate is. It is down 40 percent
    from its peak in 1990.

    “Statistics seems to support this shift to online sexual


    interaction. Recent U.S. research found the number of
    high school students who have never had sex has
    increased by more than 10 per cent in two years,
    while another study suggested 93 per cent of boys
    and 62 per cent of girls were exposed to online
    pornography as adolescents” (Hoyle, A. 2017)

    This is evidence that pornography is a positive


    thing because it is making teenagers be more Fig. 1: Pregnancy rates for adolescent females,
    patient in their day to day lives as they are willing by age: selected years, 1972-2013
    to wait longer to have sex.
    Crime Rates
    The US supreme court has been forced to define pornography and set a legal place for it, as
    access to porn has increased.

    As an example of how allowing porn could lower crime rates:

    John Cleland’s book ‘Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure’ (1748) was confiscated by British
    authorities but it was then almost immediately pirated and redistributed

    It was “considered to be obscene, impure and indecent according to The Harvard Crimson as it has been
    recorded that Judge Eugene A Hudson of Suffolk County Superior Court condemned it to be so” (J.H, T.
    2017)

    The book was banned until the 1960’s. As the book was confiscated it forced people who
    wanted this product to commit a crime by using piracy and redistributing the book, however if
    the book hadn't been confiscated it would have been readily available and therefore there
    would have been no need to commit any crimes.
    Rape rates
    The forcible rape rate in the US has
    fallen by 85 percent since 1980. Many
    psychologists theorise that pornography
    allows viewers to express any deep
    sexual desires, reducing the inclination to
    carry out these lusts through criminal
    action.

    “This graph shows the reported forcible rape


    rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017. In
    2017, the nationwide rate was 30.7 cases per
    100,000 of the population. THe total number of
    cases in the United States stood at 99,856 in
    2017” (Statista, 2018)
    Pornography increases tolerance of other
    Tolerance to others people’s sexualities as pornography is open to
    so many things and therefore it is seen as more
    acceptable.

    Porn exposes us to a wider range of sexualities,


    gender and race so you can understand people
    more that are different from yourself or even
    feel part of a community of like minded people.

    “Women and men - but women in particular - are


    breaking down centuries-old taboos and claiming our
    sexualities in public” (McGowan, E. 2015)
    Fig. 3: tolerance to other sexualities
    Relationships
    Pornography helps sustain sexual interests in long term relationships and helps
    partners openly talk to their partner about sex. Rather than hiding information
    on sex that may need to be discussed, we’re now talking about it openly.

    We’re becoming more truthful with ourselves and possibly our partners due to
    the increased accessibility of porn and there is more deterioration of the
    ideology that porn itself is dirty or bad.

    “Talking about porn may actually help couple to be more honest and accepting of one
    another, and get to the bottom of some of those other issues” (Rahhal, N. 2017)

    This makes people’s communication better and the connections between


    people better, which is a healthier way to live and allows people to have
    healthier relationships.
    Entertainment
    One example of just how popular porn is, is the podcast
    “My Dad wrote a Porno”

    In this comedy podcast, the book, written by the show’s


    creator’s Dad, is read aloud to his two friends.

    “With over 150 million downloads, a sell-out world tour, Hollywood


    fans including Dame Emma Thompson, Elijah Wood, Daisy Ridley,
    Nicholas Hoult & Michael Sheen and rave reviews from the likes of
    variety, The Guardian and Time Magazine, My Dad Wrote a Porno
    is quite simply ‘a cultural phenomenon’ (The Sunday Times)”
    (Mydadwroteaporno.com)

    The success of this podcast proves how popular porn is Figure 4: My Dad Wrote a Porno Podcast
    and how people are beginning to accept it and talk about it
    more, as proven by their sell-out tour and famous fans.
    Illustration List

    Figure 1. Child Trends.(2018) Pregnancy rates for adolescent females, by age: selected years, 1972-2013
    [graph] At: https://www.childtrends.org/indicators/teen-pregnancy (Accessed 12/1/19)

    FIgure 2. Statista (2017) Reported forcible rape rates in the United States from 1990 to 2017 [graph] At:
    https://www.statista.com/statistics/191226/reported-forcible-rape-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/ (Accessed
    12/1/19)

    Figure 3. Vector Stock Gay Couple symbol [image] At:


    https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/gay-couple-symbol-vector-2472550 (Accessed 12/1/19)

    Figure 4. My Dad Wrote a Porno [image] At: http://www.mydadwroteaporno.com/ (Accessed 12/1/19)


    Bibliography
    Head, D (2018) ‘The History of Pornography’ [online] At: https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-pornography-721217 (Accessed
    12/1/19)

    Hoyle, A (2017) ‘The Celibate Teens: Young women reveal why body anxieties, success and even sexting are putting them off sex
    (and insist they will NOT end up teen mothers like their own)’ [online] At:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4690874/Reasons-dramatic-fall-teenage-pregnancies.html (Accessed 12/1/19)

    J.H, T (2017) ‘An Erotic Novel From 1748 May Have Been Banned Once Again in 2017; [online] At:
    http://culture.affinitymagazine.us/an-erotic-novel-from-1748-been-banned-may-have-been-banned-once-again-in-2017/ (Accessed
    12/1/19)

    McGowan, E (2015) ‘12 ways the internet has changed our sexuality, because its more than just porn’ [online] At:
    https://www.bustle.com/articles/108115-12-ways-the-internet-has-changed-our-sexuality-because-its-more-than-just-porn (Accessed
    12/1/19)

    Mydadwroteaporno.com (2019) ‘Intro’ [online] At: http://www.mydadwroteaporno.com/#intro1 (Accessed 12/1/19)

    Rahhal, N (2017) ‘Why porn can be good for your relationship: sex psychologist reveals how to break taboo- and why it is ok to watch
    explicit videos separately’ [online] At: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5010161/Why-porn-GOOD-relationship.html (Accessed
    12/1/19)

    Statista (2018) ‘Reported forcible rape rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017’ [online] At:
    https://www.statista.com/statistics/191226/reported-forcible-rape-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/ (Accessed 12/1/19)

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