Pornography is a way of making money out of the fact that we are repressed. The need for pornography arises from our sexual incapacity. I am desperate to find a way to re-incorporate sexuality in the narrative that we give of our lives. Until we liberate human sexuality, most of its expression will be sadistic. It's predicated on penetration. Whether the penetration is of women, men or animals or children, the person who is penetrated is degraded by the interaction. We can't change that by pretending that it's been changed. Pornography is not a style or a genre. It's a business. Not for nothing is the come shot known as the money
It’s an issue that only gets more contentious with time - is porn good for us? To debate this issue in 2013, host Viv Groskop was joined by Germaine Greer, Dr Robert Lefever, Anna Arrowsmith, and Dr Clarissa Smith. But how has our cultural outlook swayed and shifted over the past decade? Have conversations about sexual liberation or concerns over children’s access and early exposure to pornographic content moved us beyond the panellists arguments in 2013? Or are we still just as confused as a society. Listen now to find out.
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