Controversial Pornography

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materials should
marvel and delight in its details. Those who do not should simply look away. In
the words of Justice William O. Douglas, "no one is compelled to look"
(Brownmiller 663). There is no concrete manner to define materials that are
"obscene" or "offensive" because various images come to mind among individuals
when words similar to these are used to describe pornography. To classify a
distasteful picture from a beautiful one comes down to a matter of opinion and
taste. In previous instances, such as the Miller Case of 1973, the Court attempted
to define which materials could be judged as lewd or indecent:

The materials are obscene if they depict patently offensive, hard-core sexual
conduct; lack serious scientific, literary, artistic, or political value; and
appeal to the prurient interests of an average person—as measured by
contemporary community standards (Brownmiller 662).

In accordance with the opinions of Susan Brownmiller in her essay, "Let's ...

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of intensity
in the porn images themselves. One of the more prominent arguments against
pornography is that "it represents the hatred of women, that pornography's
intent is to humiliate, degrade and dehumanize the female body for the purpose
of erotic stimulation and pleasure" (Brownmiller 663). Although in some
instances women are portrayed as being stripped, bound, raped and tortured in
pornographic scenes, not all pornography is this explicit and violent. In any
case, the intent of such scenes is not to "degrade and dehumanize" the entire
female gender but to simply satisfy those individuals who enjoy poses and
pictures containing such violent erotic content. Brownmiller argues that ...

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