The article, "The playmate and the rabbi: unlikely bedfellows fighting
internet porn," speaks volumes in terms of what porn has escalated to
today. Porn is a sensitive subject to talk about for many people. The effects
of it are prominent in our culture and it is vital that we become
aware of it. Pamela Anderson, a playboy model, would appear to be the
least likely to talk about the negative effects of porn, being a Playboy model.
However, the article discusses how Anderson refuses to consider that Playboy is pornographic
considering the dark porn that surrounds our culture today.
It is interesting
seeing Anderson's perspective on this matter with her background. Even so, I
have a great amount of respect for her because she discusses serious issues
with porn today. Along with Anderson comes Rabbi Shmuley's perspective. The two discuss the negative
effects porn has on marriages, families and careers. Porn ultimately
damages relationships between males and females because it puts women in a
negative light. The article mentions how porn enables men to view women as objects rather than human beings. The article states,"women
are there to stimulate men for sexual climax." This is not the case. Porn
enables men to disregard intimacy; men turn to sex for other motives.
Not only
this, but the graphic images of porn lead to violence against women. There is a
major lack of intimacy in today's culture and porn is a the center
of it. Anderson's goal is all about "having better sex, better loving
relationships and more respect for women."By reading this article, I now
see Anderson from a much different perspective. She is a mother with two
teenage boys. From her experience, she knows just how damaging these images can
be. Anderson and the Rabbi want to change this, and I feel passionately about doing
the same.
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