Unlike most mainstream TV and film, pornography actually democratizes the body. Adolescent crime rates have also dropped as part of a trend that shows a 49% drop in all violent crimes since 1995 in the UK. Pornography is a good vehicle for learning about the human body in the absence of decent sexual education. It's the only industry I know where a woman's period is a good reason to change a shoot date to suit. Being a mother or indeed being pregnant simply means you sell to a new market.
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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