Judith Osiughwu
Professor Omara Cardoza
Human Sexuality
Movie paper (title paper)
Don Jon moves paper
Introduction: 25 – Demonstrates an excellent understanding of the assignment. It has an engaging introductory sentence, context, raises excellent questions and has a strong thesis.
Why do you think Don Jon’s porn addiction was an issues in his life?
I think Don Jon’s porn addiction was an issue in his life because, it was affecting his relationship with his girlfriend (Barbara) . He was unsatify with his sexaual pleasure with his girlfriend, it created Sexual dysfunction for Jon’s. porn addiction also effect Jon’s emotion towards women.Jon keeps going back to watching born even when he want to stop it, it became part of his
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Pornography negatively influence barbara and Don relationships. Especially to Don he develope
Less attention has been paid to the negative effects of mass medial like romantic movies , t
Why do you think individual believe in what depicted in pornorgraphy is actual reality - that such behaviors are part of the social norm of sexual behavior in our society? Or do you think they wish it were?
Jon believed that “all men” watch porn. He believed that the pornoragrahy fantasy can be real and true.Some individuals like Don belives that pornoragaphy is better than having a real life sex.They believed that people who have sex in porn does it well and never get tired. “Everyone looks at porn,” Don was comparing women from the club to the fantasy women in porn
Porn helps some men to live the fantaises they can not with their partners. But in reality, porn can make it harder for them to appreciate real sex. I believe pornography affects how men expect women to sexaual functions. Don Jon has had sex with multiply of women, however he still believed that none of them can do it the same way as girls in porn; furthermore he had difficulties enjoying or finding a romantic relationship that would satisfy his sexual pleasure as the porn online. Don believed that porn online is what sex should be look like.
We live in the world of internet, social media. The media also play a role
“It can snatch any kid out of the home…It snatched me out of mine 20 years ago.” (Final Interview, 2:54-3:02 minutes). The addiction to pornography is often likened to that of a drug, “One should become addicted to it, and I look at this as kind of like an addiction. Like other kinds of addictions…you keep…I would keep looking for more potent, explicit, more graphic kinds of material. Like an addiction, you keep craving something that’s harder…something…which gives you a greater sense of excitement.” (Final Interview,
It today’s society, pornography is a fast-growing epidemic that is evident in families, marriages, and teenage lifestyles. Supporters of pornography claim that it can be used as a tool to teach students about sex education. However, critics claim that pornography is unjust, influential, and dehumanizing. Pornography is unjust because it has the potential to break down intimate relationships and marriages. It can also have negative effects on children in particular young boys. More and more young boy’s minds are being influenced by pornography which is leading to misinterpretations about how to have a healthy sexual relationship. Most importantly, pornography dehumanizes women and it exploits children. Women and children are being victimized for the sheer pleasure of someone viewing pornography.
Since so many people are afraid of their own sexuality, there are some aspects of pornography that frighten these people.
My name is Jimmy Baker and I am addicted to pornography. Some consider sex addiction to be an excuse for inappropriate behavior, which from the viewpoint of an outsider is a reasonable misconception. However, these outsiders are unable to comprehend the incessant craving for sexual activities. A sex addict has often been defined as ‘a person who is obsessed with some type of sexual behavior, and whose behavior is compulsive and is continued despite significant adverse consequences’(@).(Question 1) Day to day life as a sex addict consists of activities that are common to most middle aged men of this era like watching football on Sundays or taking my dog for a walk with the exception of sex dominating your waking thoughts.(Question 7)
From the Utilitarianism view point, pornography is seen as morally right because it provides the greatest benefit of happiness for the greatest good. The Utilitarianism suggest that there is an obvious solution that is fair, and it may be one that appeals to common sense” and that “one should choose to do that which produces a better outcome for the largest number of people.” (Mosser, K. 2013, Ch. 1.6). under Utilitarianism, pornography offers benefits in marriage because couples can revive their marriage by using pornography as a new tool to explore each others intimacy and satisfy their sexual relationship. Some
However, no explanation is given for how the connection between pornographic representations and beliefs or physical actions is made. As Demare, Lips and Briere note in their study of the relationship between pornography and violence, as much as we may want it to, correlation does not prove a causal relationship. While MPW demonstrates the prevalence of sexual abuse within pornographic material and within society, the only explanation as to how the consumption of pornography is directly related to violence against women amounts to little more than an extended, poetic variation of “monkey see, monkey do”. Dworkin’s information on pornography-based violence, as she states in the introduction of her book, is partially based on one-step-removed accounts of pornography by “only a few of the thousands” of women who she says to have known personally, all of which blame porn as the catalyst of their sexual assault. Other sources include novels, pornographic fiction, excerpts from the biographies of Marquis de Sade and Marilyn Monroe, and excerpts from ‘scientific’ works by Alfred Kinsey and his co-workers - none of which contain a sex-positive perspective on female sexuality. Dworkin’s sources, listed in the ‘Notes’ section of her book, are many, and paint a heart-wrenching image of pornography and female heterosexuality at the time of the book’s publication. One cannot deny the extent to which women endured family sexual abuse, rape, battery, and coercion during the
Furthermore, pornography materials are available in many ways and methods. Debates have been made of the positive benefits of pornography for both men and women.
He showed 282 porn stars to 399 students and asked them “to identify features associated with male or female porn stars.” The students were to make assumptions about low self-esteem, sexual abuse, and sexual behavior. Because of the studies from the 70s, most students assumed the worst regarding these features.
The images coming from the media in advertising or even movies and television shows is something people can’t avoid and are exposed to on an everyday basis. The expectations society has for us is much different than that of religion. The media exposes us to a sexualized culture, where it is viewed as nothing more than a mere performance for someone’s enjoyment and pleasure. “The hook-up culture is appealing in part because it is so low-risk” (Gordon), therefore one is less likely to get hurt as there is no feelings attached. Media downplays the intimacy and passion of the action and twists it making it mean almost nothing. Porn is the most prominent of the influencers brainwashing mainly men, teaching them what sex is and how it is supposed to be performed. Although, the porn men watch is not the reality of sex, it depicts an unrealistic representation of what it actually is. Another downside of porn is it’s made for the enjoyment of men, making women seem submissive, only there for men’s pleasure. The media in general depicts women as sexualized objects and men as dominant and powerful. John Stoltenberg states that pornography “tells lies about women” (Kimmel and Holler), but also “tells the truth about men” (Kimmel and
It’s just a difficult concept to understand because it empowers men and women, is a form of expression, and actually provides jobs for men and women. Yet, it is still an indulgence of our animalistic nature of sex, and actually makes it worse because intercourse is being engaged for the sole purpose of pleasure. When put in that perspective, it appears that porn and pornography are morally impermissible actions. Yet, as Kipness stated, pornography is a form human expression and, many times, allows us to be what we want to be behind closed doors. Our society is so strict and ridged, that pornography, at times, is the only way in which some people are able to truly be themselves. Although pornography is different from social standards and falls deep into animalistic indulgences. Yet, these deep, repressed feelings are some of the only ways in which people can express themselves and remain sane enough to conform to social
The adult-entertainment industry erupted in the late twentieth century and has expanded recently due to improved technology. Millions of men and women alike watch these films and arrive to the conception that what is portrayed on the screen is how a relationship should be. In a recent article in the New York Times, it was reported that 80% of men and 50% of women feel that their sex life is lacking due to pornography, and 40% of the people within the same poll have broken up with their spouse or partner due to the “lack” of love life. Clearly, the adult entertainment gives both genders a false conception of how a relationship and sex life should be. Pornography portrays sex as overly exciting and thrilling, which can lead to dissatisfaction with one’s partner. Such a situation can cause a rift between couples that can result in divorce and break-ups, which leads to fewer
Pornography has many obvious as well as not-so-obvious consequences within society. Pornography has the power to ruin marriages, destroy trust, excite a person to the point of sexual crime, or create an unhealthy view of human sexuality and the opposite sex.” (WowEssays, Pornography)
With Pornography addition the addition will gradually grow and grow and you will fall deeper into it and sometimes it seems you cannot escape. It could start as simple as just watching “PG-13” or “R” rated movies. To growing to having to watching multiple porn videos every night for many years finding a small amount of pleasure each time. Puberty is usually when the issues start to occur because this is the time in a young boys life when he starts to notice girls and getting attracted. In some books I have read they point to
This happens in the context of relationships where the partners are committed to each other and are in tune with each other’s emotions. Surveys in the U.S. have found that the people who have the best sex and the most thrilling sex are those in long term happy relationships.(Dr Sue...) When having sex in a committed long term relationship one’s body chemically allows the pleasure to continue and deeply bonds them with their partner; contrarily, when engaging in porn, one’s body chemically causes pleasure to diminish with each encounter as the viewer is not bonding emotionally with another person. Porn allows the viewer to have temporary desires fulfilled with decreasing pleasure and lack of any deep, personal relationships.
Levine (2010) defines an addict and their behaviors when “they are sometimes expensive in economic, psychologic, and social terms. They may persist despite negative consequences. The patient may not be able to stop the behavior when he or she states that goal.” The introduction of the internet has opened a whole new world to many sex addicts. In the online world, a person can find easy access to pornography including specific types that are tailored to individual interests (Levine, 2010; Weir, 2014). Studies have shown that pornography is viewed often. Weir (2014) cites several studies showing that more than 50% of all men and more than 30% of women view it on a regular basis. The debate is whether or not pornography causes harm to those who view it.