There are all kinds of pornography out there and they have their own imperatives. Porn consumers tend to be represented as deviant, slightly suspect and probably addicted. We know less about the audience's pornography than probably any other genre of popular entertainment. And people make choices about the porn they view. They take the effort to seek out the materials they like. It is meaningful to them.
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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