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!DOCTYPE html>html>head>    title>CamBOMBER Webcam models, cam-girls, cam-boys, live cam/title>    meta namedescription contentWatch sex cam shows and web chat, CamBomber provides a platform that allows you to connect with thousands of cam girls & guys instantly./>    meta charsetutf-8>    link relicon href/favicon.ico?v2 typeimage/x-icon />    meta nametheme-color content#1b54ce>style>div {    min-width: 444px;}/style>/head>body  classtext-center>    div>h2>Webcam model on a hrefhttps://CamBOMBER.com>CamBOMBER.com/a>/h2>p>This articles tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedias guide to writing better articles for suggestions. (June 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)Webcam modelOccupationOccupation type Performing artsActivity sectors Sex industryDescriptionRelated jobs Stripper, pornographic film actorbr />A webcam model at a 2019 event. A webcam model (colloquial gender-neutral: camodel; female: camgirl; male: camboy) is a video performer who is streamed upon the Internet with a live webcam broadcast.  A webcam model often performs erotic acts online, such as stripping, masturbation, or sex acts in exchange for money, goods, or attention.    They may also sell videos of their performances./p>p>Since many webcam models operate from their homes, they are free to choose the amount of sexual content for their broadcasts.  While most display nudity and sexually provocative behavior, some choose to remain mostly clothed and merely talk about various topics while still soliciting payment as tips from their fans.  Webcam models include women, men, straight, gay, and trans performers. /p>p>Once viewed as a small niche in the world of adult entertainment, by 2016, camming became the engine of the porn industry, according to Alec Helmy, the publisher of XBIZ, a sex-trade industry journal. /p>iframe width420px height250px stylefloat:right;padding: 20px;   srchttps://www.youtube.com/embed/tjKHorMFRKA frameborder0 allowaccelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture allowfullscreen>/iframe>h2>Background/h2>p>A model demonstrates web broadcasting with a video camera and computer at an industry trade show.In 1996 an American college student and conceptual artist, Jenny Ringley, created a website called JenniCam. Her web camera was located in her dorm room and automatically photographed her every few minutes. The camera captured Ringley doing almost everything – brushing her teeth, doing her laundry, doing stripteases – and then broadcast its images live over the Internet.  Later in 1998 she divided her websites access into free and paying. br />Also in 1998, a commercial site called AmandaCam was launched. Amandas site, like Ringleys, had multiple cameras around her house which allowed people to look in on her.   However Amanda made an important early discovery that would influence the camming industry for decades to come – that a websites popularity could be greatly increased by enabling viewers to chat with a performer while online.   Within her members section, Amanda made it a point to chat with her viewers for over three hours a day.  Since the early days of live webcasts by Ringley and Amanda, the phenomenon of camming has grown to become a multibillion-dollar industry which has an average of at least 12,500 cam models online at any given time and more than 240,000 viewers at any given time. /p>h2>Payment systems define format/h2>p>A camming website acts as a middleman and talent aggregator by hosting hundreds of independent models, and verifies that all are at least 18 years old.   Camming websites typically fall into two main categories, dependent upon whether their video chat rooms are free or private. In private chat rooms, viewers pay by the minute for a private show. However, in free chat rooms payment is voluntary and is in the form of tips, thus providing the model with an income at a minimal cost for the multiple viewers of her chat rooms video stream. /p>p>Tips are electronic tokens that viewers can buy from a camming website, and then give to the models during live performances to show appreciation. Tokens can also be used to buy access to private shows, operate a Teledildonic device that a model may be wearing, or used to buy videos and souvenirs from a model.  The website provides the transactional platform and then collects and distributes a percentage of the tips to the models. For public chat rooms, the models portion of a tip is a little less than half. /p>p>Many of the industrys top webcam models are said to make over $100,000 per year.  Webcam performer Cecilia Renee Morrell said she typically makes $1,500 to $2,000 per month, with her top-earning month during a busy period being $6,000.  Webcam performer Wes Myers says the most he has made is $2,000 per month.  Webcam model Clara Joy says she makes $8,000 per month.  Webcam model Nikki Night says that she worked 12 hours a day and six to seven days a week when she entered the industry. /p>h2>Personal connection and interaction/h2>p>Performances can be highly interactive in both public and private video chat rooms. Customers and performers are able to communicate with each other by using keyboard, speech, and two-way cameras.  Within public chat rooms the audience can see tips and viewer comments as scrolling text which appears next to the real-time video stream. Camgirls will frequently read and respond to the scrolling viewer comments.  The chatter is constant, and is often led by a small band of regular fans. /p>p>This is not the first time that conversational interaction had become a boon for the erotic entertainment industry. In the early 20th century, sociologist Paul Cressey noted that within the hundreds of taxi-dance halls of America, the traffic in romance and in feminine society would become available when taxi dancers would offer their companionship and the illusion of romance for ten cents a dance.   /p>p>The Mitchell Brothers OFarrell Theatre strip club is credited with the invention of the lap dance in 1977 when their new stage, New York Live, pioneered customer-contact shows with strippers that came off the stage and sat in the laps of customers for tips.  Enabled with this new revenue stream for strippers, the strip club industry went through a period of extreme growth during the 1980s./p>p>Much of the success of camming owes to its ability to move beyond the borders of erotic video performance, and into the everyday social lives of camming customers. Webcam performers are often highly entrepreneurial, and use mainstream social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Skype, and Tumblr to build and maintain relationships with their customers.  Some fans communicate multiple times a day with models through social media./p>p>Unlike traditional pornography, the interactive nature of the camming medium titillates with the promise of virtual friendship. Princeton University sociologist and author of The Purchase of Intimacy, Viviana Zelizer, states of camming: theyre defining a new kind of intimacy. Its not traditional sex work, not a relationship, but something in between. /p>p>Cam models perform not just sex work, but also perform through their hosting duties, conveying authenticity, creating and animating fantasies, and managing relationships over time. /p>p>Within Cam Girlz, a documentary film about the industry, male fans often say that they come to camming sites as a way to fulfill emotional needs. The films director, Sean Dunne, states of the fans, they said its not like a strip club – its like a community, and you feel it when you’re in these chat rooms. Its a community and entertainment that goes very far beyond sexuality. /p>p>However Dr. Kari Lerum of the University of Washington suggests that men are more open and vulnerable in cam rooms than in strip clubs, and can become very invested in relationships which only exist on the screen. . This proposition was supported by a 2019 study of over 6,000 webcam users by the webcam platform Stripchat. The study found that over 40% of its users had developed significant relationships with their cam models, ranging from friendship to deep emotional connections.  /p>h2>Terminology/h2>p>The term webcam is a clipped compound used to combine the terms World Wide Web and video camera./p>p>When webcam models create their live webcasts, they perform the activity known as camming.br />A third-party hosting website which transmits multiple webcam models video-streams is known as a camming site./p>p>Webcam models mostly perform individually in separate video chat rooms, which are frequently referred to as rooms./p>p>The term camwhore was first used in print in November 2001;  however, the label is considered derogatory and pejorative.  /p>h2>Camming industry/h2>p>This Venus Berlin event in 2019 shows the camera and laptop setup used by a webcam model.As of 2016, the money generated by camming sites was upwards of US$2 billion annually. The pornography business as a whole is estimated to be about $5 billion.  According to the web traffic analysis service Compete.com, LiveJasmin generates more than 9 million unique viewers a month. Similar webcam model hosting sites such as Chaturbate, CAM4 and MyFreeCams.com boast 4.1 million, 3.7 million and 2 million unique monthly visitors, respectively. /p>p>The decentralized business model of camming has upended the pornography industry in multiple ways. Camming revenue has been severely cutting into the profits of the pornographic movie business, which has also been eroded for a number of years by piracy and the distribution of free sexual content upon the Internet.  Additionally, the pornographic film industry used to be male-dominated except for the performers. But since camming requires only a video camera, broadband service, and computer, there has now been a power reversal and female webcam performers are driving the industry.   Todd Blatt, a former pornographic movie producer, has said, If youre the middle guy who has been eating off this industry for 20 years, its a big change. The girls dont need anybody.  /p>p>The new revolution that the decentralized camming industry has brought also challenged many cultural stereotypes concerning both the camgirls and their customers.  Ethnography researcher Dr. Theresa Senft became a camgirl for a year while doing four years of research for her 2008 book Camgirls: Celebrity and Community in the Age of Social Networks. Senft has described herself as the first academic camgirl while becoming a “camgirl writing about camgirls.”  Anna Katzen, a camgirl who has a postgraduate degree from/p>p>Harvard, stated during an interview:br />The men I meet online rarely fall into the category of anonymous asses who have abandoned all social etiquette, nor do they resemble the pasty, calculator-wristwatch-wearing forebears of chat rooms past. Many, in fact, are successful professionals in their field – whether it be law, the arts or academia. Some of my most popular performances entail me reading erotica, perhaps Anaïs Nin or the Marquis de Sade, in the buff. Oftentimes, the books are gifts from fans, who will probe me for literary analysis, if I don’t probe myself with something else first./p>p>Furthermore, she says that:br />I have unwittingly created a powerful brand for myself: the wild intellectual, the bluestocking in garters. I came for the tits, but stayed for the intellectual banter, remarked one of my visitors, and another stated, most guys aren’t looking for some airbrushed Barbie. They want real, intelligent girls – like you.  /p>h2>br />Hosting websites/h2>p>Webcam models typically make use of third-party websites to stream their real-time video performances on the Internet. Some sites charge viewers a fixed fee per minute, although many allow free access for unregistered visitors.  These Internet hosting websites, known as camming sites, take care of the technical work–hosting the video feed broadcast, processing payments, providing an intuitive interface, advertising–so that the cam model only has to focus on the actual shows for their video chat room. Most cam models are independent contractors for camming sites, and are not employees. /p>p>By presenting hundreds of different models via individual chat rooms, a camming site becomes a talent aggregator and middleman – but only in the sense that Apple is the middleman for bands selling music on iTunes.  Though a camming website may carry many hundreds of models, they frequently provide an interface for the viewer to easily switch between the most-visited models rooms, and that interface occasionally resembles the multiple channel selection of cable television. /p>p>Camming sites typically supply each webcam model with an individual profile webpage where the performer can describe themselves, and more importantly create a virtual store where they can sell items like videos, photos, personal clothing, and memberships to their fan club. The profile pages virtual store creates a stream of passive income, meaning that even if a camgirl is not online and performing, she can still generate money while fans come to the ever-present profile page to purchase its wares. Some of the most popular items are homemade videos that cam models make of themselves.  While most these videos are sexual in nature, they often include elements of comedy, fashion, and a narration of their lifestyles./p>p>The affordability of and access to new video recording technology has spawned new variations and genres of pornography since individual women, as well as industry players, can now create content.  A profile page might also sell contact information like a personal phone number, a spot on a models Snapchat contact list, or the ability to send her private messages through a camming sites friends list.  The profile page may also suggest tip amounts for real-time performance requests, like a sexy dance, a song request, removal of clothing, or a particular sex act.  All prices on a profile page are listed in quantities of tips, which are electronic tokens that the viewer can buy in bunches from the cam site to be given to various models during performance, or in later purchases upon the profile page.  /p>p>The camming site keeps a percentage of the tips, but the amount varies. Big earners can get a bigger chunk of their tips.  Commissions earned by webcam models vary widely by website, but are usually based on a percentage of gross sales, although sometimes they are in the form of a flat fee. They may also earn money through advertising or earn commissions by convincing customers to sign up for membership at adult pornographic paysites.  Many sites also encourage viewers to purchase items from online wish lists.  Some webcam models cater to particular fetishes, such as a fascination with feet and might earn additional money by selling worn socks to patrons. /p>p>Camming sites specify rules and restrictions for their cam models, which in turn tend to give the camming site a distinct style and format. For example, one major free-access site, which only allows female models, fosters an environment where the camgirls are not necessarily obligated to do masturbation shows, or even display nudity.  Consequently, some of that sites models create a more relaxed hangout atmosphere within their rooms that occasionally resembles a talk show.   Conversely, another major cam site, which allows men and couples to perform, tends to be more sexual and show-oriented.  Other cam site rules might prohibit working in a public place so that the model does not get a public indecency arrest, the way that Kendra Sunderland was charged after her 2014 performance inside the Oregon State University Library.  Models who violate a camming sites rules may be subjected to a temporary or permanent ban from the cam site./p>h2>Social media/h2>p>Webcam models often rely on social media to interact with existing customers and to meet new customers. This has some potential disadvantages, however, as mainstream social media platforms often have poorly-defined and changing rules that sex workers can inadvertently break. Having a social media account closed for any reason – legitimate or otherwise – can severely affect a performers ability to earn income. /p>p>br />Some cam models have non-commercial personal web blogs.  They use it for contact with fans, blogging about the everyday life of a webcam model, and as a help and guide to would-be models. Because of social stigma attached to this occupation, mainstream media offers no real information about webcam modeling, just sensationalistic news (incidents and accidents, celebrities involvements...). So these blogs are the only window into the life of models./p>h2>Resources for performers/h2>p>Events and trade shows such as the Venus Berlin event shown here enable cam models and camming firms to promote their brands.Cam studios allow models to rent facilities outside of their home. These businesses can supply models with video equipment, Internet service, computer, lighting, and furniture. One example was the pornographic film company Kink.com, which rented individual cam studios in the San Francisco Armory by the hour, from 2013 until the building was sold in 2018.  /p>p>Within some studios the cam models can work by the percentage of business that they bring in, instead of renting studio time. The cam models do not have to pay to join this type of studio, but they are also not guaranteed a salary. These models can typically choose to charge customers between $1 and $15 per minute, and then the studio keeps half of the gross while the model gets the rest. /p>p>Another workplace option is called a camgirl mansion, which is a place that provides equipment and broadcast rooms where multiple camgirls can live and share expenses, but without a studio owner. /p>p>Various support websites supply general information about business strategies, upcoming conferences, tips for performance, and reviews of studio equipment. Support sites also give advice about how to protect privacy, discourage piracy, avoid Internet security lapses, and how to prevent financial scams.   Some chat websites for cam models provide message boards for the models, which enables them to discuss their work concerns and issues, such as clients who get overly attached. /p>p>Conferences and industry trade shows can also aid cam models by allowing cam models to network and meet others in the profession on a personal level.  Cam model Nikki Night provides a coaching service for cam models, in which she advises them on business practices that maximize revenues. /p>h2>Legal issues and risks/h2>p>Lawrence Walters, a Florida lawyer who is an expert in obscenity law, said that there was nothing inherently illegal about web model camming shows, as long as the models were over 18 and performed at home or in a models studio. br />A sex work researcher, Rachel Stuart, notes an interesting paradox in British law which tends to focus on the uploading of pornographic recordings, but does not deal with erotic performance when streamed upon the Internet through camming. For instance, the Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014 ban certain acts from being depicted and uploaded by pornography producers in the United Kingdom, and the Digital Economy Act 2017 seeks to restrict minors’ access to pornographic material online. And yet both laws will have no effect if the performances are streamed as opposed to being recorded. Stuart states of the legal conundrum in England, Performing an explicitly pornographic act via a webcam carries no repercussions, but if the same show is recorded and uploaded, the performer can be liable to a fine.  br />In December 2017 the American FCC voted to do away with Net Neutrality rules, which previously ensured that Internet service providers treat all data on the Internet as the same, and to not charge differently by user.  But without the Net Neutrality rules, Internet service providers could dramatically increase costs for companies that need significant bandwidth – like/p>h2>CD Baby, Spotify, and Netflix. /h2>p>CD Baby is an online music store specializing in the sale of CDs and music downloads from independent musicians to consumers. Like cammings hosting sites, CD Baby is an aggregator of independent performers digital media in the same way that camming sites enable cam models to sell their videos for tips.  Since the free-access business model of the camming industry also relies on large bandwidth, these possible new costs could eventually be passed on to camming hosting sites, as well as to the cam models themselves. A politically alert camgirl, Melonie, states: How many camgirls and webcam customers are going to be able to afford a $200+ monthly bill from their ISP for a high bandwidth connection capable of HD video streaming? How many camgirls are going to be able to continue to devote time to create webcam host programming if the payout percentage is reduced from 30% to 15%?   As of early 2018, the new ruling has yet to be leveraged by ISPs to increase costs. However bandwidth hungry companies like Netflix and CD Baby nervously await the eventual Internet service providers response to the new FCC ruling that they lobbied so hard to bring about. /p>h2>br />Risks/h2>p>While the conduct of webcam models clients in chat rooms has been described as generally civil and polite, some models have faced aggressive sexual language and online harassment.  In 2012, a group of 4chan users harassed a webcam model about her weight until she began crying on camera.  Even clients who are polite can behave in ways that makes models feel uncomfortable, such as when clients become overly attached to, or obsessive, about a model; if the client is a regular customer and a heavy tipper, this can make the model feel pressured to give in to the clients requests.  Webcam models have occasionally been the targets of cyber-stalkers and blackmailers. Some cam models have been blackmailed or threatened into performing acts they are not comfortable with. If they dont comply, they run the risk of having their real identity exposed. /p>p>In one case, Internet trolls revealed the real name, address and phone number of a webcam performer and posted this information, along with explicit photos of her, on social media, and the account was forwarded to her friends and family.   As of 2019, it was reported that there is little legal protection for cam models, as most of the case law deals with the regulation of strip clubs and sex shops, or for distribution of products. Sex work researcher, Rachel Stuart, reported that while doing her PhD research she encountered webcam models who were concerned about viewers filming and sharing their performances on porn sites, or acquiring personal information which could be used to stalk or blackmail them.  In 2013, the New York Times interviewed a woman who prefers to conceal her real identity while working as a camgirl. She revealed that she had been cyber-stalked by a heavy tipper who started making threats and demands about what outfits she should wear. A short while later, she found out that her real name and address had been posted on the Internet along with her cam name. When she complained to the police, they said that they could do nothing, because putting real information on the Internet is not illegal. She later found out that the same individual had also threatened and outed several other camgirls. /p>p>Another issue faced by cam models is that viewers may record streams or images of the model without their consent and then redistribute them on pornography websites. In addition to taking away the models ability to choose where their content is shown, unauthorized use has been likened to theft of the models property, since the porn site will earn money from the video and not the cam model. /p>h2>Incidents/h2>p>In October 2014, a 19-year-old Oregon State University student, Kendra Sunderland, had been working as a camgirl before she made an hour-long video for MyFreeCams.com of herself at the Oregon State University Library, in which she stripped and masturbated on camera for a live audience. She was then charged with public indecency after the show was recorded by someone who was watching MyFreeCams.com online, and then posted it on other sites. Sunderland faced fines up to $6,250 and one year of jail.  She pleaded guilty, paid $1,000, and avoided jail. The incident generated headlines around the country and landed Sunderland reported deals with Playboy, and a contract with Penthouses parent company Friend Finder Networks purportedly worth six figures.  The incident greatly increased Sunderlands popularity, and she has continued to do camming and speak positively of it as a career.  /p>p>In Arizona during 2015, a fan took his appreciation of camgirls to an illegal level when he was indicted for spending $476,000 on a company credit card, which he used for tips on camming websites. He spent more than $100,000 on MyFreeCams.com alone, and sent $26,800 to one cam model in particular to pay for her college tuition bill and new tires for her car. According to the indictment, he also purchased flowers, chocolates, electronic equipment, shoes, a TV, a handbag, laptop computer, and an iPod for some of his favorite camgirls. /p>p>A New York Times report described the story of Justin Berry, a 13-year-old boy who, after hooking up his webcam and listing himself on an online forum in order to make friends, was propositioned by older men to strip and masturbate on camera. CNN referred to him as in the language of cyberspace... a cam-whore.  He started his own paysite, prostituted himself, sold video recordings of his encounters with Mexican prostitutes, and helped hire other underage models. He made several hundred thousand dollars over five years before turning all information over to prosecutors in exchange for immunity. /p>p>In one case, sex traffickers who operated illegal brothels forced an indentured victim to have sex in webcam shows.   /p>iframe width420px height250px  stylefloat:left; padding: 20px;  srchttps://www.youtube.com/embed/WkejDVNQGeA frameborder0 allowaccelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture allowfullscreen>/iframe>h2>Cybersex/h2>p>Cybersex, also called computer sex, Internet sex, netsex and, colloquially, cyber or cybering, is a virtual sex encounter in which two or more people connected remotely via computer network send each other sexually explicit messages describing a sexual experience. In one form, this fantasy sex is accomplished by the participants describing their actions and responding to their chat partners in a mostly written form designed to stimulate their own sexual feelings and fantasies. Cybersex often includes real life masturbation. Environments in which cybersex takes place are not necessarily exclusively devoted to that subject, and participants in any Internet chat may suddenly receive a message of invitation. The quality of a cybersex encounter typically depends upon the participants abilities to evoke a vivid, visceral mental picture in the minds of their partners. Imagination and suspension of disbelief are also critically important. Cybersex can occur either within the context of existing or intimate relationships, e.g. among lovers who are geographically separated, or among individuals who have no prior knowledge of one another and meet in virtual spaces or cyberspaces and may even remain anonymous to one another. In some contexts cybersex is enhanced by the use of a webcam to transmit real-time video of the partners. Non-consensual cybersex occurs in cybersex trafficking crimes./p>h2>Environments/h2>p>Cybersex is commonly performed in Internet chat rooms (such as IRC, talkers or web chats) and on instant messaging systems. It can also be performed using webcams, voice chat systems like Skype, or online games and/or virtual worlds like Second Life or VRChat. The exact definition of cybersex—specifically, whether real-life masturbation must be taking place for the online sex act to count as cybersex—is up for debate. It is also fairly frequent in online role-playing games, such as MUDs and MMORPGs, though approval of this activity varies greatly from game to game. Some online social games like Red Light Center are dedicated to cybersex and other adult behaviors. These online games are often called AMMORPGs./p>p>Cybersex may also be accomplished through the use of avatars in a multiuser software environment. It is often called mudsex or netsex in MUDs. In TinyMUD variants, particularly MUCKs, the term TinySex (TS) is very common./p>p>Though text-based cybersex has been in practice for decades, the increased popularity of webcams has raised the number of online partners using two-way video connections to expose themselves to each other online—giving the act of cybersex a more visual aspect. There are a number of popular, commercial webcam sites that allow people to openly masturbate on camera while others watch them. Using similar sites, couples can also perform on camera for the enjoyment of others./p>p>In online worlds like Second Life and via webcam-focused chat services, however, Internet sex workers engage in cybersex in exchange for both virtual and real-life currency./p>h2>Advantages/h2>p>Cybersex provides various advantages:/p>p>Cybersex allows real-life partners who are physically separated to continue to be sexually intimate. In geographically separated relationships, it can function to sustain the sexual dimension of a relationship in which the partners see each other only infrequently face to face. Also, it can allow partners to work out problems that they have in their sex life that they feel uncomfortable bringing up otherwise.br />Cybersex allows for sexual exploration. For example, it can enable participants to act out fantasies which they would not act out (or perhaps would not even be realistically possible) in real life through roleplaying due to physical or social limitationsbr />It takes less effort and fewer resources on the Internet than in real life to connect to a person like oneself or with whom a more meaningful relationship is possible.br />Criticism/p>p>Cybersex is often criticized because the partners frequently have little verifiable knowledge about each other. For many the primary point of cybersex is the plausible simulation of sexual activity, and this knowledge of the other is not always desired, but this is also criticized as the emptying out of embodied relations./p>h2>In the words of Carkeek and James: /h2>p>Without continuing to draw off our historically ambivalent faith in embodied relations, techno-sex quickly becomes hollow, unsatisfying, no more erotic than collecting answers to what-are-your-measurements questions. And herein lies the rub, or so we will argue. By continuing to draw off that ambivalent faith, techno-sex and the many other practices of disembodying interaction contribute to a changing and increasingly abstracted dominant ontology of embodiment./p>p>Privacy concerns are a difficulty with cybersex, since participants may log or record the interaction without the others knowledge, and possibly disclose it to others or the public./p>p>There is disagreement over whether cybersex is a form of infidelity. While it does not involve physical contact, critics claim that the powerful emotions involved can cause marital stress, especially when cybersex culminates in an Internet romance. In several known cases, Internet adultery became the grounds for which a couple divorced. Therapists report a growing number of patients addicted to this activity, a form of both Internet addiction and sexual addiction, with the standard problems associated with addictive behavior./p>h2>Cybersex trafficking/h2>p>Cybersex trafficking is the live streaming of coerced sexual acts and or rape. Victims are abducted, threatened, or deceived and transferred to cybersex dens. The dens can be in any location where the cybersex traffickers have a computer, tablet, or phone with internet connection. Perpetrators use social media networks, videoconferences, pornographic video sharing websites, dating pages, online chat rooms, apps, dark web sites, and other platforms. They use online payment systems and cryptocurrencies to hide their identities. Millions of reports of its occurrence are sent to authorities annually. New laws and police procedures are needed to combat this type of cybercrime./p>    /div>    h1>Webcam models/h1>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A strong>webcam model/strong> (a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquially titleColloquially>colloquially/a>, strong>camgirl/strong>, strong>camboy/strong>, or strong>cammodel/strong>) is a video performer who streams on the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet titleInternet>Internet/a> with a live a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam titleWebcam>webcam/a> broadcast.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A webcam model often performs erotic acts online, such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striptease titleStriptease>stripping/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbation titleMasturbation>masturbation/a>, or sex acts in exchange for money, goods, or attention.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto2-2>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-3>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> They may also sell videos of their performances. Once viewed as a small niche in the world of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_industry titleSex industry>adult entertainment/a>, camming became the engine of the porn industry, according to Alec Helmy, the publisher of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBIZ titleXBIZ>i>XBIZ/i>/a>, a sex-trade industry journal.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Song-4>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>As many webcam models operate in the comfort of their own homes, they are free to choose the amount of sexual content for their broadcasts.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Box-5>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> While most display a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudity titleNudity>nudity/a> and sexually provocative behavior, some choose to remain mostly clothed and merely talk about various topics, while still soliciting payment as tips from their fans.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Senft2-6>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Webcam models are predominantly women, and also include noted performers of all genders and sexualities.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto1-7>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idBackground>Background/h2>    /div>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MyFreeCams_Expo_Booth_with_Model_118.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/MyFreeCams_Expo_Booth_with_Model_118.jpg/220px-MyFreeCams_Expo_Booth_with_Model_118.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/MyFreeCams_Expo_Booth_with_Model_118.jpg/330px-MyFreeCams_Expo_Booth_with_Model_118.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/MyFreeCams_Expo_Booth_with_Model_118.jpg/440px-MyFreeCams_Expo_Booth_with_Model_118.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height147 decodingasync data-file-width3028 data-file-height2019>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>A model demonstrates web broadcasting with a video camera and computer at an industry trade show./figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_art titleConceptual art>conceptual artist/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Ringley titleJennifer Ringley>Jenny Ringley/a> is considered the first camgirl. In 1996, as a student at a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickinson_College titleDickinson College>Dickinson College/a>, Ringley created a website called a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennicam titleJennicam>JenniCam/a>. Her webcam was located in her dorm room and automatically photographed her every few minutes. Ringley viewed her site as a straightforward document of her life. She did not wish to filter the events that were shown on her camera, so sometimes she was shown a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudity titleNudity>nude/a> or engaging in sexual behavior, including a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coitus titleCoitus>sexual intercourse/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbation titleMasturbation>masturbation/a>. These images were then broadcast live over the Internet.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-disobey-8>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Two years later, in 1998, she divided her websites access between free and paying.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Bartlett-9>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Also in 1998, a commercial site called AmandaCam was launched. Amandas site, like Ringleys, had multiple cameras around her house, which allowed people to look in on her.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Senft2-6>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-coloradoart1-10>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> However, Amanda made an important early discovery that would influence the camming industry for decades to come – that a websites popularity could be greatly increased by enabling viewers to chat with a performer while online.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Senft2-6>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-webdaddie1-11>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Within her i>members section/i>, Amanda made it a point to chat with her viewers for over three hours a day.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Senft2-6>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Since the early days of live a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcast titleWebcast>webcasts/a> by Ringley and Amanda, the phenomenon of i>camming/i> has grown to become a multibillion-dollar industry, which has an average of at least 12,500 cam models online at any given time, and more than 240,000 viewers at any given time.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rabouin-12>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idPayment_systems_and_earnings>strong>Payment systems and earnings/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A camming website acts as an a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediary titleIntermediary>intermediary/a> and aggregator by hosting independent models, and verifies that all are at least 18 years old.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-McGehee-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Camming websites typically fall into two main categories, dependent upon whether their video a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chat_room titleChat room>chat rooms/a> are free or private. Viewers in private chat rooms pay the performance by the minute. In free chat rooms, payment is voluntary in the form of tips.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rachel-14>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Tips are electronic tokens that viewers can buy from a camming website, and then give to the models during live performances to show appreciation. Tokens can also be used to buy access to private shows, operate a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teledildonics titleTeledildonics>Teledildonic/a> device that a model may be wearing, or buy videos and souvenirs from a model. The website provides the transactional platform and then collects and distributes a percentage of the tips to the models. For public chat rooms, the models portion of a tip ranges from 30% to 70%, depending on the cam site.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-15>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A July 2020 survey found the average webcam model in the United States works 18 hours per week, and earns $4,470 per month. Webcam models who work full-time (40 hours per week or more) earn $11,250 per month on average. Top-earning webcam models have a self-reported income of over $312,000 annually, while bottom earners take home as little as $100 per week.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-16>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idUS_taxes>strong>US taxes/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States titleUnited States>United States/a>, webcam models are considered as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-employment titleSelf-employment>self-employed/a> workers, and their tax rate is 15.3% (where 12.4% is for social security and 2.9% for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States) titleMedicare (United States)>Medicare/a>), plus income tax. If a webcam model earns more than $600 in a year, they are sent a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_1099 titleForm 1099>1099 form/a> and are required to report the income to the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service titleInternal Revenue Service>IRS/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-17>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idPersonal_connection_and_interaction>strong>Personal connection and interaction/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Performances can be interactive in both public and private video chat rooms, as viewers and performers can communicate with each other using a keyboard, speech, and two-way cameras.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rachel-14>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Within public chat rooms, the audience can see tips and viewer comments as scrolling text next to the real-time video stream. Camgirls will frequently read and respond to the scrolling viewer comments.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The chatter is constant and is often led by a small band of regular fans.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Bartlett-9>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>This is not the first time conversational interaction has become a boon for the erotic entertainment industry. In the early 20th century, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology titleSociology>sociologist/a> Paul Cressey noted that within the hundreds of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_dance_hall titleTaxi dance hall>taxi-dance halls/a> of America, the traffic in romance and feminine society would become available when a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_dancer titleTaxi dancer>taxi dancers/a> would offer their companionship and the illusion of romance for ten cents a dance.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Cressey1-18>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Wright-19>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Brothers_O%27Farrell_Theatre titleMitchell Brothers OFarrell Theatre>Mitchell Brothers OFarrell Theatre/a> strip club is credited with the invention of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lap_dance titleLap dance>lap dance/a> in 1977 when their new stage, New York Live, pioneered customer-contact shows with a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripper titleStripper>strippers/a> that came off the stage and sat in the laps of customers for tips.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-McCumber1-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Enabled with this new revenue stream for strippers, the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strip_club titleStrip club>strip club/a> industry went through a period of extreme growth during the 1980s./p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>There are often connections between erotic video performance and the everyday social lives of camming customers. Webcam performers are often highly entrepreneurial and use mainstream social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Skype, and Tumblr to build and maintain a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasocial_interaction titleParasocial interaction>relationships/a> with their customers.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rabouin-12>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some fans communicate multiple times a day with models through social media./p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Unlike traditional pornography, the interactive nature of the camming medium titillates with the promise of i>virtual friendship/i>. a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University titlePrinceton University>Princeton University/a> sociologist and author of i>The Purchase of Intimacy/i>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viviana_Zelizer titleViviana Zelizer>Viviana Zelizer/a>, states of camming: theyre defining a new kind of intimacy. Its not traditional sex work, not a relationship, but something in between.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In addition to performing sex work, cam models also perform through their hosting duties, conveying authenticity, creating and animating fantasies, and managing relationships over time.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-21>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Within i>Cam Girlz/i>, a documentary film about the industry, male fans often say that they come to camming sites as a way to fulfill emotional needs. The films director, Sean Dunne, states of the fans, they said its not like a strip club – its like a community, and you feel it when youre in these chat rooms. Its a community and entertainment that goes very far beyond sexuality.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rabouin-12>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>However, Dr Kari Lerum of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Washington titleUniversity of Washington>University of Washington/a> suggests that men are more open and vulnerable in cam rooms than in strip clubs, and can become very invested in relationships which only exist on the screen.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> This proposition was supported by a 2019 study of over 6,000 webcam users by the webcam platform a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripchat titleStripchat>Stripchat/a>. The study found that over 40% of its users had developed significant relationships with their cam models, ranging from friendship to deep emotional connections.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Ley-22>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idTerminology>Terminology/h2>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The term a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam titleWebcam>webcam/a> is a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipped_compound titleClipped compound>clipped compound/a> used to combine the terms a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web titleWorld Wide Web>World Wide Web/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_camera titleVideo camera>video camera/a>./p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>When webcam models create their live a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcast titleWebcast>webcasts/a>, they perform the activity known as i>camming/i>. A third-party hosting website which transmits multiple webcam models video-streams is known as a i>camming site/i>. Webcam models mostly perform individually in separate video a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chat_room titleChat room>chat rooms/a>, frequently referred to as i>rooms/i>./p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The term camwhore was first used in print in November 2001;a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-23>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> however, the label is considered derogatory and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pejorative titlePejorative>pejorative/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-24>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-25>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The term has also been used pejoratively towards non-explicit female streamers on a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestreaming titleLivestreaming>livestreaming/a> platforms such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_(service) titleTwitch (service)>Twitch/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube titleYouTube>YouTube/a>./p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idCamming_industry>Camming industry/h2>    /div>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_Berlin_2019_700.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Venus_Berlin_2019_700.jpg/220px-Venus_Berlin_2019_700.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Venus_Berlin_2019_700.jpg/330px-Venus_Berlin_2019_700.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Venus_Berlin_2019_700.jpg/440px-Venus_Berlin_2019_700.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height165 decodingasync data-file-width4032 data-file-height3024>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>This a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Berlin titleVenus Berlin>Venus Berlin/a> event in 2019 shows the camera and laptop setup used by a webcam model./figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>As of 2016, the money generated by camming sites was upwards of US$2 billion annually. The pornography business as a whole is estimated to be about $5 billion.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rabouin-12>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> According to the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_traffic titleWeb traffic>web traffic/a> analysis service a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compete.com titleCompete.com>Compete.com/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveJasmin titleLiveJasmin>LiveJasmin/a> generates more than 9 million unique viewers a month. Similar webcam model hosting sites such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturbate titleChaturbate>Chaturbate/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAM4 titleCAM4>CAM4/a>, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyFreeCams titleMyFreeCams>MyFreeCams/a> boast 4.1 million, 3.7 million and 2 million unique monthly visitors, respectively.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rabouin-12>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Certain hosting sites such as the aforementioned Chaturbate, LiveJasmin, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ManyVids titleManyVids>ManyVids/a>, and many other providers also offer payment in cryptocurrency.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-26>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The decentralized business model of camming has upended the pornography industry in multiple ways. Camming revenue has been severely cutting into the profits of the pornographic movie business, which has also been eroded for several years by piracy and the distribution of free sexual content on the Internet.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The pornographic film industry used to be male-dominated, except for the performers. Since camming requires only a video camera, broadband service, and a computer, there has now been a power reversal, and female webcam performers are driving the industry.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rachel-14>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Hess-27>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Todd Blatt, a former pornographic movie producer, has said, If youre the middle guy who has been eating off this industry for 20 years, its a big change. The girls dont need anybody.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The new revolution that the decentralized camming industry has brought also challenged many cultural stereotypes concerning both the camgirls and their customers.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Ciapponi-28>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Ethnography researcher Dr Theresa Senft became a camgirl for a year while doing four years of research for her 2008 book i>Camgirls: Celebrity and Community in the Age of Social Networks/i>. Senft has described herself as the first academic camgirl while becoming a camgirl writing about camgirls.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Senft1-29>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Anna Katzen, a camgirl who has a postgraduate degree from Harvard, stated during an interview:/p>    blockquote classtemplatequote style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-left-style:none;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:1em 0px;orphans:2;overflow:hidden;padding:0px 32px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>        p stylemargin:0px;>The men I meet online rarely fall into the category of anonymous asses who have abandoned all social etiquette, nor do they resemble the pasty, calculator-wristwatch-wearing forebears of chat rooms past. Many, in fact, are successful professionals in their field – whether it be law, the arts or academia. Some of my most popular performances entail me reading erotica, perhaps a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana%C3%AFs_Nin titleAnaïs Nin>Anaïs Nin/a> or the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade titleMarquis de Sade>Marquis de Sade/a>, in the buff. Oftentimes, the books are gifts from fans, who will probe me for literary analysis if I dont probe myself with something else first./p>    /blockquote>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Furthermore, she says that:/p>    blockquote classtemplatequote style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-left-style:none;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:1em 0px;orphans:2;overflow:hidden;padding:0px 32px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>        p stylemargin:0px;>I have unwittingly created a powerful brand for myself: the wild intellectual, the bluestocking in garters. span classnowrap stylepadding-left:0.1em;white-space:nowrap;>/span>i>I came for the tits, but stayed for the intellectual banter/i>,span classnowrap stylepadding-left:0.1em;white-space:nowrap;>/span> remarked one of my visitors, and another stated, span classnowrap stylepadding-left:0.1em;white-space:nowrap;>/span>i>most guys arent looking for some airbrushed /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie titleBarbie>i>Barbie/i>/a>i>. They want real, intelligent girls – like you./i>span classnowrap stylepadding-left:0.1em;white-space:nowrap;>/span>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Katzen-30>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> emphasis in original, links added/p>    /blockquote>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>During the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic titleCOVID-19 pandemic>COVID-19 pandemic/a>, the webcamming industry experienced explosive growth.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-31>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The popular platform a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyFans titleOnlyFans>OnlyFans/a> reported $2.4 billion in transactions in 2020, a 600% increase from 2019.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-32>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> This was driven in part by a large influx of new creators with little or no previous experience in sex work who joined the platform due to unemployment.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-33>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idHosting_websites>strong>Hosting websites/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Webcam models typically make use of third-party websites to stream their real-time video performances on the Internet. Some sites charge viewers a fixed fee per minute, although many allow free access for unregistered visitors.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-34>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> These Internet hosting websites, known as i>camming sites/i>, take care of the technical work – hosting the video feed broadcast, processing payments, providing an intuitive interface, advertising – so that the cam model only has to focus on the actual shows for their video chat room.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-McGehee-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A fee can be charged for service as a percentage of the revenue made by the model.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto3-35>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> To improve a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security titleSecurity>security/a> and anonymity, some webcamming services (such as Live Stars) use a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain titleBlockchain>blockchain/a> technology to handle the payment and to protect the models entered personal information.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-36>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> SpankChain is another similar camming site and cryptocurrency.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-37>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-38>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>By presenting hundreds of different models via individual chat rooms, a camming site becomes a talent aggregator and middleman.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Though a camming website may carry many hundreds of models, they frequently provide an interface for the viewer to easily switch between the most-visited models rooms, and that interface occasionally resembles the multiple channel selection of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television titleCable television>cable television/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-McGehee-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Most cam models are a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_contractor titleIndependent contractor>independent contractors/a> for camming sites, and are not employees.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-McGehee-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Camming sites typically supply each webcam model with an individual profile webpage where the performer can describe themselves and more importantly, create a virtual store where they can sell items like videos, photos, personal clothing, and memberships to their fan club. The profile pages virtual store creates a stream of passive income, meaning that even if a camgirl is not online and performing, she can still generate money while fans come to the ever-present profile page to purchase its wares. Some of the most popular items are homemade videos cam models make of themselves.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Hess-27>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> While most of these videos are sexual in nature, they often include elements of comedy, fashion, and a narration of their lifestyles.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Gibson-39>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The affordability of and access to new video recording technology has spawned new variations and genres of pornography since individual women, as well as industry players, can now create content.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Hess-27>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A profile page might also sell contact information like a personal phone number, a spot on a models Snapchat contact list, or the ability to send her private messages through a camming sites friends list.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-McGehee-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The profile page may also suggest tip amounts for real-time performance requests, like a sexy dance, a song request, removal of clothing, or a particular sex act.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-McGehee-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> All prices on a profile page are listed in quantities of tips, which are electronic tokens that the viewer can buy in bunches from the cam site to be given to various models during the performance, or in later purchases upon the profile page.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto2-2>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The camming site keeps a percentage of the tips, and the amount varies. Big earners can get a bigger chunk of their tips.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Commissions earned by webcam models vary widely by website and are usually based on a percentage of gross sales, although sometimes they are in the form of a flat fee. They may also earn money through advertising or commissions by persuading customers to sign up for membership at adult pornographic paysites.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Bartlett-9>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Many sites encourage viewers to purchase items from online wish lists.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto2-2>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some webcam models cater to particular fetishes, such as a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_fetishism titleFoot fetishism>fascination with feet/a>, and might earn additional money by selling worn socks to patrons.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-40>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some models will cater to extremely specific a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_fetishism titleSexual fetishism>fetishes/a>, as customers with uncommon fetishes tend to pay more. This has been criticized as a race to the bottom, where webcam models will attempt to outdo each other in perversity. In reaction, cam models on websites such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturbate titleChaturbate>Chaturbate/a> have developed a culture discouraging engagement in fetishes they consider demeaning.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-:1-41>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Camming sites specify rules and restrictions for their cam models, which in turn tend to give the camming site a distinct style and format. For example, one major free-access site, which only allows female models, fosters an environment where the camgirls are not necessarily obligated to do masturbation shows or even display nudity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-MFCRules-42>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Consequently, some of that sites models create a more relaxed hangout atmosphere within their rooms that occasionally resembles a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_show titleTalk show>talk show/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Box-5>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Senft2-6>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Conversely, another major cam site, which allows men and couples to perform, tends to be more sexual and show-oriented.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-CharRules-43>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> On some sites, models are not required to show their face on the webcam stream (thus allowing the use of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil titleVeil>veils/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mask titleMask>masks/a>, ...).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto3-35>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Other cam site rules might prohibit working in a public place so that the model does not get a public indecency arrest, the way that Kendra Sunderland was charged after her 2014 performance inside the Oregon State University Library.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-McGehee-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Models who violate a camming sites rules may be subjected to a temporary or permanent ban from the cam site./p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idSocial_media>strong>Social media/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Webcam models often rely on social media to interact with existing customers and to meet new customers. This has potential disadvantages; however, mainstream social media platforms often have poorly-defined and changing rules that sex workers can inadvertently break. Having a social media account closed for any reason – legitimate or otherwise – can severely affect a performers ability to earn income.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-44>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-45>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Some cam models have non-commercial personal web blogs.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-46>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idResources_for_performers>strong>Resources for performers/strong>/h3>    /div>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_Berlin_2019_721.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Venus_Berlin_2019_721.jpg/220px-Venus_Berlin_2019_721.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Venus_Berlin_2019_721.jpg/330px-Venus_Berlin_2019_721.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Venus_Berlin_2019_721.jpg/440px-Venus_Berlin_2019_721.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height165 decodingasync data-file-width8000 data-file-height6000>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>Events and trade shows such as the Venus Berlin event shown here enable cam models and camming firms to promote their brands./figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Cam studios allow models to rent facilities outside of their homes. These businesses can supply models with video equipment, Internet service, computer, lighting, and furniture. One example was the pornographic film company a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kink.com titleKink.com>Kink.com/a>, which rented individual cam studios in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Armory titleSan Francisco Armory>San Francisco Armory/a> by the hour from 2013 until the building was sold in 2018.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-47>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Within some studios, cam models can work by the percentage of business that they bring in, instead of renting studio time. The cam models do not have to pay to join this type of studio and are also not guaranteed a salary. These models can typically charge customers between $1 and $15 per minute, and then the studio keeps half of the gross while the model gets the rest.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Song-4>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Another workplace option is called a camgirl mansion, which is a place that provides equipment and broadcast rooms, where multiple camgirls can live and share expenses without a studio owner.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-McGehee-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Various support websites supply general information about business strategies, upcoming conferences, performance tips, and studio equipment reviews. Support sites also advise on how to protect privacy, discourage piracy, avoid Internet security lapses, and prevent financial scams.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto2-2>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some chat websites for cam models provide message boards for the models, which enables them to discuss their work concerns and issues, such as clients who get overly attached.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto-48>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Conferences and industry trade shows can also aid cam models by allowing cam models to network and meet others in the profession on a personal level.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-McGehee-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Cam model Nikki Night provides a coaching service for cam models, in which she advises them on business practices that maximize revenues.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto1-7>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idLegal_issues_and_risks>Legal issues and risks/h2>    /div>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idLaws>strong>Laws/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Due to the controversial nature of pornography, camming, like most sex work, is not considered a legitimate form of labor in most a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country titleDeveloped country>developed countries/a>. As a result, cam models do not receive the same benefits and rights as other employees since they are technically a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_contractor titleIndependent contractor>independent contractors/a>. This offers cam models some freedom not offered to other laborers but prevents them from demanding better treatment from the websites that host them. However, in-person sex work is treated more harshly since it is illegal in many Western countries, including the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States titleUnited States>United States/a>. Camming is considered slightly different, since it is considered pornography as a virtue of being filmed.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-:42-49>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Regulation would be beneficial to camming, since it would prevent cam models from being exploited for their labor. However, regulation could also potentially take away cam models independence, such as sexual freedom and bodily autonomy.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-:0-50>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Although in-person sex work such as prostitution can be regulated by policing the streets, online sex work is hard to regulate, due to anonymity, and risk of encroaching on content that is risqué, but not necessarily pornographic.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-51>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In a study on sex work in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Java titleEast Java>East Java/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia titleIndonesia>Indonesia/a> where a specific district decriminalized sex work while its surround districts did not, researchers found that anti-prostitution laws decreased the use of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom titleCondom>condoms/a>, which in effect increased the transmission of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection titleSexually transmitted infection>sexually transmitted diseases/a> such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV titleHIV>HIV/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-52>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idChina>strong>China/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In accordance with the 1997 penal code, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_China titlePornography in China>pornography is illegal/a> in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China titleChina>China/a>. The law only permits educational or artistic depictions of sexual intercourse. Historically, the law is not interpreted by the government to include pornography under the umbrella of art.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-53>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As such, camming faces strict regulation on the internet in contrast to Western countries, where its legal distinction protects it from prostitution. However, camming can also be a form of solace for sex workers since it allows them to escape online where they can avoid persecution for their profession.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-54>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>China has planned to extend anti-camming laws to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASMR titleASMR>ASMR/a>. The Chinese government claims that ASMR constitutes pornography, but Chinese ASMR content creators dispute this, arguing that pornographic ASMR represents a different category from non-sexual ASMR.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-55>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idIndia>strong>India/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Sex work is legal in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India titleIndia>India/a>, but many related elements such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothel titleBrothel>brothels/a> are illegal. Thus, camming is legal in India, but a social stigma remains. There is a narrative that sex workers in India are coerced into their profession, but this is not true of all sex workers. Many sex workers attest that their profession is legitimate labor and should be recognized as such. Due to the illegality of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procuring_(prostitution) titleProcuring (prostitution)>pimping/a>, sex workers like cammers tend to operate independently and thus control their labor and profits.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-:42-49>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idPhilippines>strong>Philippines/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Sex work is illegal in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines titlePhilippines>Philippines/a>, but enforcement of the law is not strict such that it is quite commonplace. There is a perception that Filipino sex workers are victims of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking titleHuman trafficking>human trafficking/a>, but this isnt always the case. Camming, in particular, is usually consensual and not always explicitly sexual, likening it more to performance than pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-56>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idUnited_Kingdom>strong>United Kingdom/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Sex work and camming in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom titleUnited Kingdom>United Kingdom/a> is heavily regulated by the government. Sex work is not recognized as legitimate employment by the government. As a result, sex workers are often afraid to report crimes committed against them, making sex work a dangerous occupation. Sex workers, both online and offline, are often subject to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalking titleStalking>stalking/a>, unwanted messages, and other forms of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harassment titleHarassment>harassment/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-57>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> It is hard to obtain concrete conclusions from studies on sex work in the UK due to its tenuous legality. Most studies are conducted through surveys which are subject to biases.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-58>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A sex work researcher, Rachel Stuart, notes a paradox in British law that tends to focus on the uploading of pornographic recordings, but does not deal with erotic performance when streamed upon the Internet through camming. For instance, the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiovisual_Media_Services_Regulations_2014 titleAudiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014>Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014/a> ban certain acts from being depicted and uploaded by pornography producers in the United Kingdom, and the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Economy_Act_2017 titleDigital Economy Act 2017>Digital Economy Act 2017/a> seeks to restrict minors access to pornographic material online, yet both laws will have no effect if the performances are i>streamed/i> as opposed to i>recorded/i>. Stuart states of the legal conundrum in England, Performing an explicitly pornographic act via a webcam carries no repercussions, but if the same show is recorded and uploaded, the performer can be liable to a fine.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rachel-14>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idUnited_States>strong>United States/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Lawrence Walters, a Florida lawyer who is an expert in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obscenity titleObscenity>obscenity law/a>, said that there was nothing inherently illegal about web model camming shows, as long as the models were over 18, and performed at home or in a models studio.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idRisks>strong>Risks/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>While the conduct of webcam models clients in chat rooms has been described as generally civil and polite, some models have faced aggressive sexual language and online harassment.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto-48>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 2012, a group of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan title4chan>4chan/a> users harassed a webcam model about her weight until she began crying on camera.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto-48>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Even clients who are polite can behave in ways that make models feel uncomfortable, such as when clients become overly attached to, or obsessive, about a model; if the client is a regular customer and a heavy tipper, this can make the model feel pressured to give in to the clients requests.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto-48>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Webcam models have occasionally been the targets of cyber-stalkers and blackmailers. Some cam models have been blackmailed or threatened into performing acts they are not comfortable with. If they dont comply, they run the risk of having their real identity exposed.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto2-2>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In one case, a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll titleInternet troll>Internet trolls/a> revealed the real name, address and phone number of a webcam performer and posted this information, along with explicit photos of her, on social media, and the account was forwarded to her friends and family.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto2-2>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As of 2019, it was reported that there is little legal protection for cam models, as most of the case law deals with the regulation of strip clubs and sex shops, or for distribution of products.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto-48>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Sex work researcher, Rachel Stuart, reported that while doing her PhD research she encountered webcam models who were concerned about viewers filming and sharing their performances on porn sites, or acquiring personal information which could be used to stalk or blackmail them.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rachel-14>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 2013, the New York Times interviewed a woman who prefers to conceal her real identity while working as a camgirl. She revealed that she had been cyber-stalked by a heavy tipper who started making threats and demands about what outfits she should wear. A short while later, she found out that her real name and address had been posted on the Internet along with her cam name. When she complained to the police, they said that they could do nothing, because putting real information on the Internet is not illegal. She later found out that the same individual had also threatened and outed several other camgirls.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Another issue faced by cam models is that viewers may record streams or images of the model without their consent and then redistribute them on pornography websites. In addition to taking away the models ability to choose where their content is shown, unauthorized use has been likened to theft of the models property, since the porn site will earn money from the video and not the cam model.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-auto-48>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Sex workers have formed support groups where sex workers may give each other advice and possibly cope with harassment and marginalization. The word camily, a a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau titlePortmanteau>portmanteau/a> of cam and family, refers to communities formed by sex workers to help deal with such issues.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-59>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idIncidents>strong>Incidents/strong>/h3>    /div>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; id1990s>strong>1990s/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times titleThe New York Times>i>New York Times/i>/a> report described the story of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Berry titleJustin Berry>Justin Berry/a>, a 13-year-old boy who, after hooking up his webcam and listing himself on an online forum in order to make friends, was propositioned by older men to strip and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbation titleMasturbation>masturbate/a> on camera. a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN titleCNN>CNN/a> referred to him as in the language of cyberspace... a cam-whore.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-60>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> He started his own a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paysite titlePaysite>paysite/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution titleProstitution>prostituted/a> himself, sold video recordings of his encounters with Mexican prostitutes, and helped hire other underage models. He made several hundred thousand dollars over five years before turning all information over to prosecutors in exchange for immunity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-webcam-61>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; id2010s>strong>2010s/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In October 2014, a 19-year-old a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_State_University titleOregon State University>Oregon State University/a> student, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendra_Sunderland titleKendra Sunderland>Kendra Sunderland/a>, had been working as a camgirl before she made an hour-long video for MyFreeCams.com of herself at the Oregon State University Library, in which she stripped and masturbated on camera for a live audience. She was then charged with public indecency after the show was recorded by someone who was watching MyFreeCams.com online, and then posted it on other sites. Sunderland faced fines up to $6,250 and one year of jail.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-62>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> She pleaded guilty, paid $1,000, and avoided jail. The incident generated headlines around the country and landed Sunderland reported deals with a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboy titlePlayboy>i>Playboy/i>/a>, and a contract with a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penthouse_(magazine) titlePenthouse (magazine)>i>Penthouse/i>/a>s parent company a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_Finder_Networks titleFriend Finder Networks>Friend Finder Networks/a> purportedly worth six figures.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Richtel-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The incident greatly increased Sunderlands popularity, and she has continued to do camming and speak positively of it as a career.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-63>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rabouin-12>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In Arizona during 2015, a fan took his appreciation of camgirls to an illegal level when he was indicted for spending $476,000 on a company credit card, which he used for tips on camming websites. He spent more than $100,000 on MyFreeCams.com alone, and sent $26,800 to one cam model in particular to pay for her college tuition bill and new tires for her car. According to the indictment, he also purchased flowers, chocolates, electronic equipment, shoes, a TV, a handbag, laptop computer, and an iPod for some of his favorite camgirls.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-Rabouin-12>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In one case, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_trafficking titleSex trafficking>sex traffickers/a> who operated illegal brothels forced an indentured victim to have sex in webcam shows.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-64>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model#cite_note-65>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In January 2019, a 29-year-old a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Amato titleGrant Amato>Grant Amato/a> killed his father, mother and brother and staged the scene as a murder-suicide, placing the gun by his brothers body. His motivation was an argument with his parents about his infatuation with a webcam model./p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>strong>Pornography/strong> (colloquially known as strong>porn/strong> or strong>porno/strong>) has been defined as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sexual_activity titleHuman sexual activity>sexual subject/a> material such as a picture, video, text, or audio that is intended for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_arousal titleSexual arousal>sexual arousal/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-definition-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Made for consumption by adults, pornography depictions have evolved from a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_painting titleCave painting>cave paintings/a>, some forty millennia ago, to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality_sex titleVirtual reality sex>virtual reality/a> presentations. A general distinction of adult content is made classifying it as pornography or a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotica titleErotica>erotica/a>./p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The oldest a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artifact_(archaeology) titleArtifact (archaeology)>artifacts/a> considered pornographic were discovered in Germany in 2008 CE and are dated to be at least 35,000 years old.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-oldest-2>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Throughout the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_erotic_depictions titleHistory of erotic depictions>history of erotic depictions/a>, various people made attempts to suppress them under a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obscenity titleObscenity>obscenity/a> laws, a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censored titleCensored>censor/a>, or make them illegal. Such grounds and even the definition of pornography have differed in various historical, cultural, and national contexts. The Indian Sanskrit text a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra titleKama Sutra>i>Kama Sutra/i>/a> (3rd century CE) contained prose, poetry, and illustrations regarding sexual behavior, and the book was celebrated; while the British English text a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Hill titleFanny Hill>i>Fanny Hill/i>/a> (1748), considered the first original English a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prose titleProse>prose/a> pornography, has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books. In the late 19th century, a film by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison titleThomas Edison>Thomas Edison/a> that depicted a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kiss_(1896_film) titleThe Kiss (1896 film)>kiss/a> was denounced as obscene in the United States, whereas a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Pirou titleEugène Pirou>Eugène Pirou/a>s 1896 film a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Coucher_de_la_Mari%C3%A9e titleLe Coucher de la Mariée>i>Bedtime for the Bride/i>/a> was received very favorably in France. Starting from the mid-twentieth century on, societal attitudes towards sexuality became more lenient in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world titleWestern world>Western world/a> where legal definitions of obscenity were made limited. In 1969, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Movie titleBlue Movie>i>Blue Movie/i>/a> became the first film to depict a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsimulated_sex titleUnsimulated sex>unsimulated sex/a> that received a wide theatrical release in the United States. This was followed by the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Porn titleGolden Age of Porn>Golden Age of Porn/a> (1969–1984). The introduction of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_video titleHome video>home video/a> and the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web titleWorld Wide Web>World Wide Web/a> in the late 20th century led to global growth in the pornography business. Beginning in the 21st century, greater access to the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_pornography titleInternet pornography>Internet/a> and affordable a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_porn titleMobile porn>smartphones/a> made pornography more mainstream./p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornography has been vouched to provision a safe outlet for sexual desires that may not be satisfied within relationships and be a facilitator of sexual fulfillment in people who do not have a partner. It has been equated with journalism, as both offer a view into the unknown or the hidden aspects. Pornography use is considered a widespread recreational activity in-line with other digitally mediated activities such as use of social media or video games.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-use-3>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Motivations for pornography use may include a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_fantasy titleSexual fantasy>fantasy/a>, habitual use, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood_management_theory titleMood management theory>mood management/a>, or as part of a relationship. People who regard porn as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_education titleSex education>sex education/a> material were identified as more likely not to use condoms in their own a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_life titleSex life>sex life/a>, thereby assuming a higher risk of contracting a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection titleSexually transmitted infection>sexually transmitted infections/a> (STIs); performers working for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pornographic_film_studios titleList of pornographic film studios>pornographic studios/a> undergo regular testing for STIs unlike much of the general public. Comparative studies indicate higher tolerance and consumption of pornography among adults tends to be associated with their greater support for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_equality titleGender equality>gender equality/a>. Among a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_movements_and_ideologies#Groupings titleFeminist movements and ideologies>feminist groups/a>, some seek to abolish pornography believing it to be harmful, while others oppose censorship efforts insisting it is benign. A a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitudinal_study titleLongitudinal study>longitudinal study/a> had ascertained that pornography use is not a predictive factor in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimate_partner_violence titleIntimate partner violence>intimate partner violence/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-ipviolence-4>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porn_Studies titlePorn Studies>i>Porn Studies/i>/a>, which began in 2014, is the first international a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-reviewed titlePeer-reviewed>peer-reviewed/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_journal titleAcademic journal>academic journal/a> dedicated to critical study of products and services deemed pornographic./p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornography is a major influencer of peoples perception of sex in the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_age titleDigital age>digital age/a>; numerous pornographic websites rank among the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_visited_websites titleList of most visited websites>top 50 most visited websites/a> worldwide. Called an erotic engine, pornography has been noted for its key role in the development of various communication and media processing technologies. For being an early adopter of innovations and as a provider of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_capital titleFinancial capital>financial capital/a>, the pornography industry has been cited to be a contributing factor in the adoption and popularization of media related technologies. The accurate economic size of the porn industry in the early twenty-first century is unknown. In 2015, estimates of the worldwide market value stood at US$97 billion, with the US a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue titleRevenue>revenue/a> valued at $10 to $12 billion. The US revenue was estimated to have reached at least US$3.3 billion in 2020. a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan titlePornography in Japan>Pornography in Japan/a> was estimated to be worth over $20 billion in 2018. The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_the_United_States titlePornography in the United States>US pornography/a> industry employs numerous a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornographic_film_actor titlePornographic film actor>performers/a> along with production and support staff, and has its own industry-specific publications: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBIZ titleXBIZ>i>XBIZ/i>/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVN_(magazine) titleAVN (magazine)>i>AVN/i>/a>; a trade association, the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Coalition titleFree Speech Coalition>Free Speech Coalition/a>; a labor union, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Performer_Advocacy_Committee titleAdult Performer Advocacy Committee>Adult Performer Advocacy Committee/a>; and award shows, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBIZ_Awards titleXBIZ Awards>XBIZ Awards/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVN_Awards titleAVN Awards>AVN Awards/a>. From the mid-2010s, unscrupulous pornography such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepfake_pornography titleDeepfake pornography>deepfake pornography/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_porn titleRevenge porn>revenge porn/a> have become issues of concern./p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idEtymology_and_definition>Etymology and definition/h2>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The word i>pornography/i> is a conglomerate of two ancient Greek words: a classextiw styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82 titlewikt:πόρνος>span langgrc dirltr titleAncient Greek (to 1453)-language text>πόρνος/span>/a> (i langgrc-Latn>span titleAncient Greek (to 1453)-language text>pórnos/span>/i>) fornicators, and a classextiw styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BD titlewikt:γράφειν>span langgrc dirltr titleAncient Greek (to 1453)-language text>γράφειν/span>/a> (i langgrc-Latn>span titleAncient Greek (to 1453)-language text>gráphein/span>/i>) writing, recording, or description.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201320-5>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In Greek language, the term i>pornography/i> connotes depiction of sexual activity;a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEetymonline2023-6>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> no date is known for the first use of the term i>pornography/i>, the earliest attested, most related word found is a classextiw styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%BF%CF%82 titlewikt:πορνογράφος>span langgrc dirltr titleAncient Greek (to 1453)-language text>πορνογράφος/span>/a> (i langgrc-Latn>span titleAncient Greek (to 1453)-language text>pornographos/span>/i>) i.e. someone writing about harlots in the 3rd century CE work a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deipnosophists titleDeipnosophists>i>Deipnosophists/i>/a> by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenaeus titleAthenaeus>Athenaeus/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELiddellScott1940-7>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAthenaeus1927-8>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The oldest published reference to the word i>pornography/i> as in new pornographie, is dated back to 1638 and is credited to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Butter titleNathaniel Butter>Nathaniel Butter/a> in a history of the Fleet newspaper industry.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201321-9>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The modern word i>pornography/i> entered the English language as the more familiar word in 1842 via French i langfr>span titleFrench-language text>pornographie/span>/i>, from Greek i langel-Latn>span titleGreek-language text>pornographos/span>/i>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEetymonline2022-10>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The term i>porn/i> is an abbreviation of pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEetymonline2023-6>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The related term a classextiw styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%BD%CE%B7 titlewikt:πόρνη>span langgrc dirltr titleAncient Greek (to 1453)-language text>πόρνη/span>/a> (i langgrc-Latn>span titleAncient Greek (to 1453)-language text>pórnē/span>/i>) prostitute in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language titleGreek language>Greek/a>, originally meant bought, purchased similar to i langgrc-Latn>span titleAncient Greek (to 1453)-language text>pernanai/span>/i> to sell, from the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language titleProto-Indo-European language>proto-Indo-European/a> root i>per-/i>, to hand over — alluding to act of selling.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEetymonline2023-6>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The word i>pornography/i> was originally used by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classics titleClassics>classical scholars/a> as a bookish, and therefore inoffensive term for writing about prostitutes,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETalvacchia2010-11>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> but its meaning was quickly expanded to include all forms of objectionable or obscene material in art and literature.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETalvacchia2010-11>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 1864, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster%27s_Dictionary titleWebsters Dictionary>i>Websters Dictionary/i>/a> published a licentious painting as the meaning for i>pornography/i>,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETalvacchia2010-11>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> and the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary titleOxford English Dictionary>i>Oxford English Dictionary/i>/a>: obscene painting (1842), description of obscene matters, obscene publication (1977 or earlier).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOED1989-12>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Definitions for the term pornography are varied, with people from both pro- and anti-pornography groups defining it either favorably or unfavorably, thus making any definition very a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipulative_definition titleStipulative definition>stipulative/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcKeeByronLitsouIngham2020-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMikkola20192-12-14>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcElroy199529-35-15>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Nevertheless, academic researchers have defined pornography as sexual subject material such as a picture, video, text, or audio that is primarily intended to assist a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_arousal titleSexual arousal>sexual arousal/a> in the consumer, and is created and commercialized with the consent of all persons involved.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-definition-1>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Arousal is considered the primary objective, the i>raison detre/i> a material must fulfill for it to be treated as pornographic.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201319-19>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As some people can feel aroused by an image that is not meant for sexual arousal and conversely cannot feel aroused by material that is clearly intended for arousal, the material that can be considered as pornography becomes subjective.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201319-19>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idPornography_throughout_history>Pornography throughout history/h2>    /div>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idPornography_from_ancient_times>strong>Pornography from ancient times/strong>/h3>    /div>    div classhatnote navigation-not-searchable style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;orphans:2;padding-left:1.6em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; rolenote>i>See also: /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_human_sexuality titleHistory of human sexuality>i>History of human sexuality/i>/a>/div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>What constitutes pornography is debatable.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography is viewed by historians as a complex cultural formation.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey202231-21>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> However, depictions of a sexual nature existed since a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric titlePrehistoric>prehistoric/a> times as seen in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_figurine titleVenus figurine>Venus figurines/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_art titleRock art>rock art/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERudgley2000184-200-22>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> People across various civilizations have created works that depicted explicit sex; these include artifacts, music, poetry, and murals among other things that are often intertwined with religious and supernatural themes.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201611-23>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The oldest artifacts, including the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Hohle_Fels titleVenus of Hohle Fels>Venus of Hohle Fels/a>, which is considered to be borderline pornographic, were discovered in 2008 CE at a cave near Stuttgart in Germany, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiocarbon_dating titleRadiocarbon dating>radiocarbon dating/a> suggests they are at least 35,000 years old, belonging to the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurignacian titleAurignacian>Aurignacian/a> period.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-oldest-2>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_vom_Hohle_Fels-01.JPG>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Venus_vom_Hohle_Fels-01.JPG/170px-Venus_vom_Hohle_Fels-01.JPG srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Venus_vom_Hohle_Fels-01.JPG/255px-Venus_vom_Hohle_Fels-01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Venus_vom_Hohle_Fels-01.JPG/340px-Venus_vom_Hohle_Fels-01.JPG 2x sizes100vw width170 height227 decodingasync data-file-width2112 data-file-height2816>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Hohle_Fels titleVenus of Hohle Fels>Venus of Hohle Fels/a> may be an ancient example of pornographic work. Standing at approximately six centimeters tall and carved from mammoth ivory, the artifact is estimated to be at least 35,000 years old.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-oldest-2>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Vast number of artifacts discovered in ancient a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia titleMesopotamia>Mesopotamia/a> region had explicit depictions of heterosexual sex.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackGreen1992150-152-25>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENemet-Nejat1998137-26>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Glyptic art from the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer titleSumer>Sumerian/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Dynastic_Period_(Mesopotamia) titleEarly Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia)>Early Dynastic Period/a> frequently showed scenes of frontal sex in the missionary position.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackGreen1992150-152-25>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In Mesopotamian a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex-voto titleEx-voto>votive plaques/a> from the early second millennium (abbr styleborder-bottom-width:0px;cursor:help;text-decoration:underline dotted; titlecirca>c./abbr>span stylewhite-space:nowrap;> 2000/span> – c.span stylewhite-space:nowrap;> 1500/span>span classnowrap stylewhite-space:nowrap;> /span>span stylewhite-space:nowrap;>BCE/span>), a man is usually a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggy_style#History_and_etymology titleDoggy style>shown/a> penetrating a woman from behind while she bends over drinking beer through a straw.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackGreen1992150-152-25>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria titleAssyria>Middle Assyrian/a> lead votive a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figurine titleFigurine>figurines/a> often a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missionary_position#History titleMissionary position>portrayed/a> a man standing and penetrating a woman as she rests on an altar.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackGreen1992150-152-25>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Scholars have traditionally interpreted all these depictions as scenes of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieros_gamos titleHieros gamos>hieros gamos/a> (an ancient sacred marriage between a god and a goddess), but they are more likely to be associated with a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inanna titleInanna>Inanna/a>, the Mesopotamian goddess of sex and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_prostitution titleSacred prostitution>sacred prostitution/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackGreen1992150-152-25>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Many sexually explicit images, including models of male and female sexual organs were found in the temple of Inanna at a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assur titleAssur>Assur/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlackGreen1992150-152-25>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Depictions of sexual intercourse were not part of the general repertory of ancient Egyptian formal art, but rudimentary sketches of heterosexual intercourse have been found on pottery fragments and in graffiti.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERobins1993189-190-27>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The final two thirds of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin_Erotic_Papyrus titleTurin Erotic Papyrus>Turin Erotic Papyrus/a> (Papyrus 55001), an Egyptian papyrus scroll discovered at a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_el-Medina titleDeir el-Medina>Deir el-Medina/a>,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERobins1993189-190-27>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> consists of a series of twelve a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; 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The scroll was probably painted in the Ramesside period (1292–1075 BCE) and its high artistic quality indicates that it was produced for a wealthy audience. 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target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-figure_pottery titleRed-figure pottery>Red-figure pottery/a>, invented in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece titleAncient Greece>ancient Greece/a> often portrayed erotic imagery in art work (abbr styleborder-bottom-width:0px;cursor:help;text-decoration:underline dotted; titlecirca>c./abbr>span stylewhite-space:nowrap;> 530/span>span classnowrap stylewhite-space:nowrap;> /span>span stylewhite-space:nowrap;>BCE/span>)./div>            /div>        /div>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Archaeologist a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaos_Stampolidis titleNikolaos Stampolidis>Nikolaos Stampolidis/a> had noted that the society of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece titleAncient Greece>ancient Greece/a> held lenient attitudes towards sexual representation in the fields of art and literature.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmith2009-28>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The Greek poet a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappho titleSappho>Sappho/a>s a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; 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target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPomeroyBursteinDonlanRoberts1999110-29>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The fifth-century BC comic a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristophanes titleAristophanes>Aristophanes/a> elaborated 106 ways of describing the male genitalia and in 91 ways the female genitalia.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESmith2009-28>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; 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target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life titleLife>life/a>, as well as enable its a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion)#Hinduism titleTranscendence (religion)>transcendence/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-Templex-31>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Above: sculptures with a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama titleKama>kama/a> motifs in Hindu temples located across India (abbr styleborder-bottom-width:0px;cursor:help;text-decoration:underline dotted; titlecirca>c./abbr>span stylewhite-space:nowrap;> 400/span> – c.span stylewhite-space:nowrap;> 1600/span>span classnowrap stylewhite-space:nowrap;> /span>span stylewhite-space:nowrap;>CE/span>)./div>            /div>        /div>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In India, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism titleHinduism>Hinduism/a> embraced an inquisitive attitude towards sex as an art and a spiritual ideal.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEParrinder19965-40-32>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some ancient Hindu temples incorporated various aspects of sexuality into their art work. The temples at a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khajuraho_Group_of_Monuments#Arts_and_sculpture titleKhajuraho Group of Monuments>Khajuraho/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konark_Sun_Temple titleKonark Sun Temple>Konark/a> are particularly renowned for their sculptures, which had detailed representations of human sexual activity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEParrinder199633-33>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> These depictions were viewed with a spiritual outlook as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_arousal titleSexual arousal>sexual arousal/a> is believed to indicate the embodying of the divine.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-Templex-31>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEParrinder199636-37>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    blockquote style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-left-style:none;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:-0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 32px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>        p stylemargin:0px;>pornography is sometimes characterised as the symptom of a degenerate society, but anyone even noddingly familiar with Greek vases or statues on ancient Hindu temples will know that so-called unnatural sex acts, orgies and all manner of complex liaisons have for millennia past been represented in art for the pleasure and inspiration of the viewer everywhere. The desire to ponder images of love-making is clearly innate in the human – perhaps particularly the male – psyche. — a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hodgkinson titleTom Hodgkinson>Tom Hodgkinson/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201323-38>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    /blockquote>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama titleKama>Kama/a>, the word used to connote sexual desire, was explored in Indian literary works such as the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra titleKama Sutra>i>Kama Sutra/i>/a>, which dealt with the practical as well as the psychological aspects of human courtship and sexual intercourse.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECastleman2013-39>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJoseph2015-40>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit titleSanskrit>Sanskrit/a> text Kama sutra was compiled by the sage a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatsyayana titleVatsyayana>Vatsyayana/a> into its final form sometime during the second half of the third century CE.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDonigerKakar2002xi%E2%80%93xii-41>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> This text, which included prose, poetry, as well as illustrations regarding erotic love and sexual behavior,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201611-23>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> is one of the most celebrated Indian erotic works.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEParrinder199628-42>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratirahasya titleRatirahasya>i>Koka shastra/i>/a> is another a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_India titleMedieval India>medieval Indian/a> work that explored kama.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEParrinder199633-33>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Other examples of early art and literature of sexual nature include: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars_Amatoria titleArs Amatoria>i>Ars Amatoria/i>/a>i> (Art of Love)/i>, a second-century CE a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treatise titleTreatise>treatise/a> on the art of seduction and sensuality by the Roman poet a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovid titleOvid>Ovid/a>;a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> the artifacts of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moche_culture#Gallery titleMoche culture>Moche/a> people in Peru (100 CE to 800 CE);a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201611-23>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron titleThe Decameron>i>The Decameron/i>/a>, a collection of short stories, some of which are sexual in nature by the 14th-century Italian author a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Boccaccio titleGiovanni Boccaccio>Giovanni Boccaccio/a>;a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> and the fifteenth-century Arabic sex manual a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfumed_Garden titleThe Perfumed Garden>i>The Perfumed Garden/i>/a>i>./i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201611-23>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idPornography_from_early_modern_era>strong>Pornography from early modern era/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A highly developed culture of visual erotica flourished in Japan during the early modern era. From at least the 17th century, erotic artworks became part of the mainstream social culture.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Depictions of sexual intercourse were often presented on pictures that were meant to provide sex education for medical professionals, courtesans, and married couples. Makura-e (pillow pictures) were made for entertainment as well as for the guidance of married couples.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The ninth-century Japanese art form a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunga titleShunga>Shunga/a> that depicted sexual acts on woodblock prints and paintings became so popular by the 18th century that the Japanese government began to issue official edicts against them. Even so, Japanese erotica flourished with the works of artists such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Harunobu titleSuzuki Harunobu>Suzuki Harunobu/a> achieving worldwide fame.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201611-23>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Japanese censorship laws enacted in 1870 made the production of erotic works difficult. The laws remained in effect until the end of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_War titlePacific War>Pacific War/a> in 1945; nevertheless, pornography flourished through the sale of erotic, grotesque, nonsense i>(ero-guro-nansensu)/i> periodicals, particularly in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taish%C5%8D_era titleTaishō era>Taishō era/a> (1912–1926).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHambleton2019361-362-43>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> From the 1960s, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_film titlePink film>pink films/a>, which portrayed sexual themes became popular in Japan. In 1981 the first Japanese Adult video (AV) was released.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHambleton2019362-44>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan titlePornography in Japan>Japanese pornography/a> industry peaked in the early 2000s when about 30,000 AVs were made a year. From the mid-2010s, increased availability of free porn on the Internet led to a decline in the production of AVs.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHambleton2019362-44>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Other forms of adult entertainment such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hentai titleHentai>hentai/a>, which refers to pornographic a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga titleManga>manga/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime titleAnime>anime/a>, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eroge titleEroge>erotic video games/a> have become popular in recent decades.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHambleton2019362-44>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anime_girl_at_beach.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Anime_girl_at_beach.jpg/220px-Anime_girl_at_beach.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Anime_girl_at_beach.jpg/330px-Anime_girl_at_beach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Anime_girl_at_beach.jpg/440px-Anime_girl_at_beach.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height320 decodingasync data-file-width2200 data-file-height3200>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_pornographic titleJapanese pornographic>Japanese pornographic/a> art forms such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hentai titleHentai>hentai/a> have been noted for expanding the horizons of what porn can constitute. Their ability to transport the audience away from the stresses of life into imaginary spaces that provide a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_stimulation titleSexual stimulation>sexual stimulation/a> has made them highly appealing.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHambleton2019362-44>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In Europe, the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Renaissance titleItalian Renaissance>Italian Renaissance/a> work from the 16th century - a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Modi titleI Modi>i>I Modi/i>/a> (i>The Ways/i>) also known as i>The Sixteen Pleasures/i> became famous for its a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engravings titleEngravings>engravings/a> that explicitly depicted a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_positions titleSex positions>sex positions/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETurner2004-45>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The publication of this book was considered the beginning of print pornography in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome titleRome>Rome/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuzgyte20151-46>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The second edition of this book was published in 1527, titled i>Aretino Postures/i>, which combined erotic images with text - a first in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_culture titleWestern culture>Western culture/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuzgyte20151-46>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See titleHoly See>Vatican/a> called for the complete destruction of all the copies of the book and imprisonment of its author a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcantonio_Raimondi titleMarcantonio Raimondi>Marcantonio Raimondi/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuzgyte20151-46>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> With the development of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press titlePrinting press>printing press/a> in Europe, the publication of written and visual material, which was essentially pornographic began. a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptam%C3%A9ron titleHeptaméron>i>Heptaméron/i>/a> written in French by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_de_Navarre titleMarguerite de Navarre>Marguerite de Navarre/a> and published posthumously in 1558 is one of the earliest examples of salacious texts from this era.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Beginning with the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment titleAge of Enlightenment>Age of Enlightenment/a> and advances in printing technology, the production of erotic material became popular enough that an underground marketplace for such works developed in England with a separate publishing and bookselling business.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Historians have identified the 18th century as an age of pornographic opulence.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey202277-47>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Written by anonymous authors, the titles: i>The Progress of Nature/i> (1744); i>The History of the Human Heart: or, the Adventures of a Young Gentleman/i> (1749), which had descriptions of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_ejaculation titleFemale ejaculation>female ejaculation/a>; and i>The Child of Nature/i> (1774) have been noted as prominent pornographic fictional works from this period.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey202274-75,_89-48>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The book a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Hill titleFanny Hill>i>Fanny Hill/i>/a> (1748), is considered the first original English a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prose titleProse>prose/a> pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFoxon196545-49>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> An a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_literature titleErotic literature>erotic literary/a> work by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleland titleJohn Cleland>John Cleland/a>, i>Fanny Hill/i> was first published in England as i>Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure/i>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECleland20107-50>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELane200011-51>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The novel has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books in history.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrowne2001273-52>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESutherland1983-53>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The author John Cleland was charged for corrupting the Kings subjects.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESutherland2017-54>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fanny_Hill_1906_image03.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Fanny_Hill_1906_image03.jpg/220px-Fanny_Hill_1906_image03.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Fanny_Hill_1906_image03.jpg/330px-Fanny_Hill_1906_image03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Fanny_Hill_1906_image03.jpg/440px-Fanny_Hill_1906_image03.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height325 decodingasync data-file-width480 data-file-height709>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Hill titleFanny Hill>i>Fanny Hill/i>/a> (1748), considered the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel, has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books. Above: an illustration of Fanny Hill by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard-Henri_Avril titleÉdouard-Henri Avril>Édouard-Henri Avril/a> (1887)./figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>At around the same time, erotic graphic art that began to be extensively produced in Paris came to be known in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglosphere titleAnglosphere>Anglosphere/a> as French postcards.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Enlightenment-era France had been noted by historians as the center of origin for modern-era pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey20227-55>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The works of French pornography, which often concentrated on the education of an a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ing%C3%A9nue titleIngénue>ingénue/a> into a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertine titleLibertine>libertine/a>, dominated the sale of sexually explicit content.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey20228-56>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The French sought to interlace narratives of sexual pleasure with philosophical and anti-establishment basis.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey20228-56>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Political pornography began with the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution titleFrench Revolution>French Revolution/a> (1789–99).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuzgyte20152-57>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Apart from the sexual component, pornography became a popular medium for protest against the social and political norms of the time.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography during this period was used to explore the ideas of sexual freedom for women and men, the various methods of contraception, and to expose the offenses of powerful royals and elites.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The working and lower classes in France produced pornographic material en masse with themes of impotency, incest, and orgies that ridiculed the authority of the Church-State, aristocrats, priests, monks, and other royalty.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuzgyte20152-57>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> One of the most important authors of socially radical pornography was the French aristocrat a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade titleMarquis de Sade>Marquis de Sade/a> (1740–1814), whose name helped derive the words sadism and sadist. He advocated a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertine titleLibertine>libertine/a> sexuality and published writings that were critical of authorities, many of which contained pornographic content.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201612-13-58>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> His work a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_(de_Sade_novel) titleJustine (de Sade novel)>i>Justine/i>/a> (1791) interlaced orgiastic scenes along with extensive debates on the ills of property and traditional hierarchy in society.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Justine_ou_les_Malheurs_de_la_vertu_(orgy_with_a_monk_2).jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Justine_ou_les_Malheurs_de_la_vertu_%28orgy_with_a_monk_2%29.jpg/220px-Justine_ou_les_Malheurs_de_la_vertu_%28orgy_with_a_monk_2%29.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Justine_ou_les_Malheurs_de_la_vertu_%28orgy_with_a_monk_2%29.jpg/330px-Justine_ou_les_Malheurs_de_la_vertu_%28orgy_with_a_monk_2%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Justine_ou_les_Malheurs_de_la_vertu_%28orgy_with_a_monk_2%29.jpg/440px-Justine_ou_les_Malheurs_de_la_vertu_%28orgy_with_a_monk_2%29.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height341 decodingasync data-file-width606 data-file-height940>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>An engraving of monks indulging in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgy titleOrgy>orgy/a>. From the French novel a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_(de_Sade_novel) titleJustine (de Sade novel)>Justine/a> (1791). 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target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome titleSexuality in ancient Rome>Sexuality in ancient Rome/a> is often assumed to be characterized as having an unlimited sexual license.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEdwards199365-60>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Above: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_art titleRoman art>Roman art/a> works housed in museums (abbr styleborder-bottom-width:0px;cursor:help;text-decoration:underline dotted; titlecirca>c./abbr>span stylewhite-space:nowrap;> 1/span> – c.span stylewhite-space:nowrap;> 300/span>span classnowrap stylewhite-space:nowrap;> /span>span stylewhite-space:nowrap;>CE/span>)./div>            /div>        /div>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>During the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era titleVictorian era>Victorian era/a> (1837–1901), the invention of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_printing_press titleRotary printing press>rotary printing press/a> made publication of books easier, many works of lascivious nature were published during this period often under pen names or anonymity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201613-14-61>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 1837, the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holywell_Street,_London titleHolywell Street, London>Holywell Street/a> (known as Booksellers Row) in London had more than 50 shops that sold pornographic material.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Many of the works published in the Victorian era are considered bold and graphic even by todays lenient standards.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201613-62>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The English novel i>The Adventures, Intrigues, and Amours, of a Ladys Maid!/i> written by anonymous Herself (c. 1838) professed the notion that a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual titleHomosexual>homosexual/a> acts are more pleasurable for women than a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality titleHeterosexuality>heterosexuality/a> which is linked to painful and uncomfortable experiences.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey2022156-160-63>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some of the popular publications from this era include: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pearl_(magazine) titleThe Pearl (magazine)>i>The Pearl/i>/a> (magazine of erotic tales and poems published from 1879 to 1881); a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamiani titleGamiani>i>Gamiani, or Two Nights of Excess/i>/a> (1870) by Alfred de Musset; and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_in_Furs titleVenus in Furs>i>Venus in Furs/i>/a> (1870) by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, from whose name the term a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masochism titleMasochism>masochism/a> was derived.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201613-14-61>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sins_of_the_Cities_of_the_Plain titleThe Sins of the Cities of the Plain>i>The Sins of the Cities of the Plain/i>/a> (1881) is one of the first sole male homosexual literary work published in English, this work is said to have inspired another gay literary work a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleny,_or_The_Reverse_of_the_Medal titleTeleny, or The Reverse of the Medal>i>Teleny, or The Reverse of the Medal/i>/a> (1893), whose authorship has often been attributed to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde titleOscar Wilde>Oscar Wilde/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201613-62>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romance_of_Lust titleThe Romance of Lust>i>The Romance of Lust/i>/a>, written a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymity titleAnonymity>anonymously/a> and published in four volumes during 1873–1876, contained graphical descriptions of themes detailing incest, homosexuality, and orgies.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201614-64>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Other publications from the Victorian era that included fetish and taboo themes such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadomasochism titleSadomasochism>sadomasochism/a> and cross-generational sex are: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Secret_Life_(memoir) titleMy Secret Life (memoir)>i>My Secret Life/i>/a> (1888–1894) and i>Forbidden Fruit/i> (1898). On accusations of obscenity many of these works had been outlawed until the 1960s.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201614-64>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idCriminalization>strong>Criminalization/strong>/h3>    /div>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idThe_English_act>strong>The English act/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The worlds first law that criminalized pornography was the English a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obscene_Publications_Act_1857 titleObscene Publications Act 1857>Obscene Publications Act 1857/a>, enacted at the urging of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_the_Suppression_of_Vice titleSociety for the Suppression of Vice>Society for the Suppression of Vice/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDrake2003470-65>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201614-64>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The act passed by the British Parliament in 1857 applied to the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland titleUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland>United Kingdom and Ireland/a>. The act made the sale of obscene material a statutory offense, and gave the authorities the power to seize and destroy any material which they considered as obscene.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202118-66>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuzgyte20153-67>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>For centuries before, sexually explicit material was considered a domain that is exclusive to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristocracy titleAristocracy>aristocratic/a> classes.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuzgyte20151-46>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> When pornographic material flourished in the Victorian-era England, the affluent classes believed they are sensible enough to deal with it, unlike the lower working classes whom they thought would get distracted by such material and cease to be productive. Beliefs that masturbation would make people ill, insane, or become blind also flourished.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201614-64>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The obscenity act gave government officials the power to interfere in the private lives of people unlike any other law before.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202118-66>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some of the people suspected for masturbation were forced to wear chastity devices. Cures and treatment for masturbation involved such measures like giving electric shock and applying carbolic acid to the clitoris.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201614-64>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The law was criticized for being established on still yet unproven claims that sexual material is noxious for people or public health.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202118-66>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idThe_American_act>strong>The American act/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In 1865, the US postal service was seen as a vehicle for the transmission of materials that were deemed obscene by the American lawmakers.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGiesberg20171-68>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> An act relating to the postal services was passed, which made people pay a fine of $500 for knowingly mailing any obscene book, pamphlet, picture print, or other publication.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGiesberg20172-69>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> From 1865 to up until the first three months of 1872, a total number of nine people were held for various charges of obscenity, with one person sentenced to prison for a year; while in the next ten months fifteen people were arrested under this law. This was partly due to the efforts of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Comstock titleAnthony Comstock>Anthony Comstock/a>, who became a major figure in 1872 and held great power to control sexual related activities of people including the choice of abortion.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGiesberg20172-3-70>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Act titleComstock Act>Comstock Act/a> of 1873 is the American equivalent of the English Obscene Act.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-Comstock-71>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEskridge2002392-72>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The anti-obscenity bill, drafted by Anthony Comstock, was debated for less than an hour in the US Congress before being passed into law.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202122-73>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Apart from the power to seize and destroy any material alleged to be obscene, the law made it possible for the authorities to make arrests over any perceived act of obscenity, which included possession of contraceptives by married couples. Reportedly in the US, 15 tons of books and 4 million pictures were destroyed, and about 15 people were driven to suicide with 4,000 arrests.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202122-73>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> At least 55 people whom Comstock identified as abortionists got indicted under the Comstock act.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGiesberg20173-74>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idSteps_towards_liberalization>strong>Steps towards liberalization/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The laws regarding pornography have differed in various historical, cultural, and national contexts.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHyde19641-26-75>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The English Act did not apply to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland titleScotland>Scotland/a> where the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law titleCommon law>common law/a> continued to apply. Before the English Act, publication of obscene material was treated as a common law misdemeanor,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-rvcurl-76>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> this made effectively prosecuting authors and publishers difficult even in cases where the material was clearly intended as pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHyde196414-77>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> However, neither the English, nor the United States Act defined what constituted obscene, leaving this for the courts to determine.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-rvcurl-76>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> For implementing the Comstock act, the US courts used the British a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hicklin_test titleHicklin test>Hicklin test/a> to define obscenity, the definition of which was first proposed in 1868, ten years after the passing of the English obscene act.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuzgyte20153-67>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The definition became cemented in 1896 and continued until the mid-twentieth century. Starting from 1957 to 1997, the US Supreme Court made numerous judgments that redefined obscenity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202122-73>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEfindlaw2016-78>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The nineteenth-century legislation eventually outlawed the publication, retail and trafficking of certain writings and images that were deemed pornographic. Although laws ordered the destruction of shop and warehouse stock meant for sale, the private possession and viewing of (some forms of) pornography was not made an offense until the twentieth century.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHyde196414-77>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Historians have explored the role of pornography in determining a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_norm titleSocial norm>social norms/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGiesberg2017-79>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The Victorian attitude that pornography was only for a select few is seen in the wording of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hicklin_test titleHicklin test>Hicklin test/a>, stemming from a court case in 1868, where it asked: whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity is to deprave and corrupt those whose minds are open to such immoral influences.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBeck2003-80>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Although officially prohibited, the sale of sexual material nevertheless continued through under the counter means. Magazines specialising in a genre called saucy and spicy became popular during this time (1896 to 1955), titles of few popular magazines include; i>Wink: A Whirl of Girls/i>, i>Flirt: A FRESH Magazine/i>, and i>Snappy/i>. Cover stories in these magazines featured segments such as perky pin-ups and high-heel cuties.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201616-81>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some of the popular erotic literary works from the twentieth century include the novels: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_of_the_Eye titleStory of the Eye>i>Story of the Eye/i>/a> (1928), a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer_(novel) titleTropic of Cancer (novel)>i>Tropic of Cancer/i>/a> (1934), a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_of_Capricorn_(novel) titleTropic of Capricorn (novel)>i>Tropic of Capricorn/i>/a> (1938), the French i>Histoire dO/i> (a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_of_O titleStory of O>i>Story of O/i>/a>) (1954); and the short stories: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_of_Venus titleDelta of Venus>i>Delta of Venus/i>/a> (1977), and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Birds_(short_story_collection) titleLittle Birds (short story collection)>i>Little Birds/i>/a> (1979).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201618-82>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idInvention_of_photography_and_filmography>strong>Invention of photography and filmography/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>After the invention of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography titlePhotography>photography/a>, the birth of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_photography titleErotic photography>erotic photography/a> followed. The oldest surviving image of a pornographic photo is dated back to about 1846, described as to depict a rather solemn man gingerly inserting his penis into the vagina of an equally solemn and middle-aged woman.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201616-81>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> At one point of time, it was more expensive to purchase an erotic photograph than to hire a prostitute.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarford2019-83>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The Parisian a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demimonde titleDemimonde>demimonde/a> included a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_III titleNapoleon III>Napoleon III/a>s minister, a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Morny titleCharles de Morny>Charles de Morny/a>, an early patron who delighted in acquiring and displaying erotic photos at large gatherings.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKarabell2003195-84>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornographic_film titlePornographic film>Pornographic film/a> production commenced almost immediately after the invention of the motion picture in 1895. A pioneer of the motion picture camera, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison titleThomas Edison>Thomas Edison/a>, released various films, including a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kiss_(1896_film) titleThe Kiss (1896 film)>i>The Kiss/i>/a> that were denounced as obscene in late 19th century America.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDukore2020-85>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGeltzer2016-86>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Two of the earliest pioneers of pornographic films were a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Pirou titleEugène Pirou>Eugène Pirou/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Kirchner titleAlbert Kirchner>Albert Kirchner/a>. Kirchner directed the earliest a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_erotic_depictions#Moving_pictures titleHistory of erotic depictions>surviving pornographic film/a> for Pirou under the trade name Léar. The 1896 film, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Coucher_de_la_Mari%C3%A9e titleLe Coucher de la Mariée>i langfr>span titleFrench-language text>Le Coucher de la Mariée/span>/i>/a>, showed Louise Willy performing a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striptease titleStriptease>striptease/a>. Pirous film inspired a genre of risqué French films that showed women disrobing, and other filmmakers realized profits could be made from such films.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBottomore1996a-87>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBottomore1996b-88>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idLegalization>strong>Legalization/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Sexually explicit films opened producers and distributors to be liable for prosecution. Such films were produced illicitly by amateurs, starting in the 1920s, primarily in France and the United States. Processing the film was risky as was their distribution, which was strictly private.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECorliss2005-89>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world titleWestern world>Western world/a>, during the 1960s, social attitudes towards sex and pornography slowly changed.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThomsonThorsenChow2021141-90>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 1967, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark titleDenmark>Denmark/a> repealed the obscenity laws on literature; this led to a decline in the sale of pornographic and erotic literature. Hoping for a similar effect, in the summer of 1969, legislators in Denmark abolished censorship on picture pornography,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThomsonThorsenChow2021140-91>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> thereby effectively becoming, from July 1, 1969, the first country that legalized pornography,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETheLocal2019-92>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDenmark2005-93>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> including a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography titleChild pornography>child pornography/a>, which was later prohibited in 1980.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENygaard2023-94>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETr%C3%B8iborg2020-95>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The 1969 legislation, instead of resulting in a decline in pornography production, led to an explosion of investment in, and commercial production of pornography in Denmark, which made the countrys name synonymous with sex and pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThomsonThorsenChow2021140-91>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The total a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail titleRetail>retail/a> turnover of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Denmark titlePornography in Denmark>pornography in Denmark/a> for the year 1969 was estimated at $50 million. Much of the pornographic material produced in Denmark was smuggled into other countries around the world.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThomsonThorsenChow2021144-96>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aarre-Panula-1969.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Aarre-Panula-1969.jpg/220px-Aarre-Panula-1969.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Aarre-Panula-1969.jpg/330px-Aarre-Panula-1969.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Aarre-Panula-1969.jpg/440px-Aarre-Panula-1969.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height206 decodingasync data-file-width1920 data-file-height1797>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>A selection of smuggled pornographic literature confiscated by Finnish customs authorities in 1969, Finland/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In the United States, pornography is protected by the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution titleFirst Amendment to the United States Constitution>First Amendment to the United States Constitution/a> unless it constitutes a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_obscenity_law titleUnited States obscenity law>obscenity/a> or a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography_laws_in_the_United_States titleChild pornography laws in the United States>child pornography/a> that is produced with real children. Nevertheless, in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_v._Georgia titleStanley v. Georgia>i>Stanley v. Georgia/i>/a> (1969), the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States titleSupreme Court of the United States>U.S. Supreme Court/a> upheld the right of an adult to possess obscene material in private.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-97>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Subsequently, however, the Supreme Court rejected the claim that under i>Stanley/i> there is a constitutional right to provide obscene material for private usea styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-98>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> or to acquire it for private use.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-99>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The right to possess obscene material does not imply the right to provide or acquire it, because the right to possess it reflects no more than ... the laws solicitude to protect the privacies of the life within the home.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-100>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In 1969, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Movie titleBlue Movie>i>Blue Movie/i>/a> by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol titleAndy Warhol>Andy Warhol/a> became the first feature film to depict explicit a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_intercourse titleSexual intercourse>sexual intercourse/a> that received a wide public theatrical release in the United States.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECanby1969-101>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlue1969-102>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classquotebox pullquote floatleft style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(249, 249, 249);border:1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170);box-sizing:border-box;clear:left;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);float:left;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.08px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 1.4em 0.8em 0px;max-width:100%;orphans:2;padding:10px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;width:306.5px;word-spacing:0px;>        blockquote classquotebox-quote left-aligned styleborder-left-width:0px;display:block;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px;overflow:hidden;padding:0px;text-align:left;>            p stylemargin:0px;>i>Blue Movie/i> was i>real/i>. But it wasnt done as pornography—it was done as an exercise, an experiment. But I really do think movies i>should/i> arouse you, should get you excited about people, should be prurient. Prurience is part of the machine. It keeps you happy. It keeps you running./p>        /blockquote>        p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;padding-bottom:0px;>cite classleft-aligned styledisplay:block;font-style:normal;text-align:left;>— /cite>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol titleAndy Warhol>cite classleft-aligned styledisplay:block;font-style:normal;text-align:left;>Andy Warhol/cite>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBockris2003326-327-103>cite classleft-aligned styledisplay:block;font-style:normal;text-align:left;>span classcite-bracket stylefont-style:inherit;pointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylefont-style:inherit;pointer-events:none;> /span>/cite>/a>/p>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Film scholar a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Williams_(film_scholar) titleLinda Williams (film scholar)>Linda Williams/a> remarked that i>prurience/i> is a key term in any discussion of moving-image sex since the sixties. Often it is the interest to which no one wants to own up.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHester201491-104>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 1968, the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association titleMotion Picture Association>Motion Picture Association of America/a> created a new film ratings system in which any film that was not approved by the association was released with an X rating. When pornographers began to release their productions with the rating X, the association adopted a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NC-17_rated_films titleList of NC-17 rated films>NC-17 rating/a> for adults only films, leaving the X rating to pornography. Later the invented gimmick rating XXX became a standard for pornographic material.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMartinko20133-105>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idCommissions_and_their_findings>strong>Commissions and their findings/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In 1970, the United States a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_Commission_on_Obscenity_and_Pornography titlePresidents Commission on Obscenity and Pornography>Presidents Commission on Obscenity and Pornography/a>, set up to study the effects of pornography, reported that there was no evidence to date that exposure to explicit sexual materials plays a significant role in the causation of delinquent or criminal behavior among youths or adults.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETatalovichDaynes1998-106>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The report further recommended against placing any restriction on the access of pornography by adults and suggested that legislation should not seek to interfere with the right of adults who wish to do so to read, obtain, or view explicit sexual materials.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-President-107>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Regarding the notion that sexually explicit content is improper, the Commission found it inappropriate to adjust the level of adult communication to that considered suitable for children. The Supreme Court supported this view.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-President-107>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In 1971, Sweden removed its obscenity clause. Further relaxation of legislations during the early 1970s in the US, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany titleWest Germany>West Germany/a> and other countries led to rise in pornography production.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThomsonThorsenChow2021144-96>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The 1970s had been described by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Williams_(film_scholar) titleLinda Williams (film scholar)>Linda Williams/a> as the Classical Era of Theatrically Exhibited Porn, a time period now called the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Porn titleGolden Age of Porn>Golden Age of Porn/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThomsonThorsenChow2021144-96>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEForrester2016-108>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In 1979, the British a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_on_Obscenity_and_Film_Censorship titleCommittee on Obscenity and Film Censorship>Committee on Obscenity and Film Censorship/a> better known as the Williams Committee, formed to review the laws concerning obscenity reported that pornography could not be harmful and to think anything else is to see pornography out of proportion. The committee declared that existing variety of laws in the field should be scrapped and so long as it is prohibited from children, adults should be free to consume pornography as they see fit.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliams2015-109>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETimes2003-110>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meese_Report titleMeese Report>Meese Report/a> in 1986 argued against loosening restrictions on pornography in the US. The report was criticized as biased, inaccurate, and not credible.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilcox1987-111>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In 1988, the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California titleSupreme Court of California>Supreme Court of California/a> ruled in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Freeman titlePeople v. Freeman>i>People v. Freeman/i>/a> case that filming sexual activity for sale does not amount to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procuring_(prostitution) titleProcuring (prostitution)>procuring/a> or a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution titleProstitution>prostitution/a> and shall be given protection under the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution titleFirst Amendment to the United States Constitution>first amendment/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodriguez-HartChitaleRiggGoldstein2012-112>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> This ruling effectively legalized the production of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_rating titleX rating>X-rated/a> adult content in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California titleLos Angeles County, California>Los Angeles county/a>, which by 2005 had emerged as the largest center in the world for the production of pornographic films.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodriguez-HartChitaleRiggGoldstein2012-112>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldsteinSteinbergAynalemKerndt2011-113>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornographic films appeared throughout the twentieth century. First as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_film titleStag film>stag films/a> (1900–1940s), then as porn loops or short films for a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_shows titlePeep shows>peep shows/a> (1960s), followed by as a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_films titleFeature films>feature films/a> for theatrical release in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_movie_theater titleAdult movie theater>adult movie theaters/a> (1970s), and as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_video titleHome video>home videos/a> (1980s).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201617-22-114>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idRole_of_magazines_in_legalization>strong>Role of magazines in legalization/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornographic_magazine titlePornographic magazine>Pornographic magazines/a> published during the mid-twentieth century have been noted for playing an important role in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_revolution titleSexual revolution>sexual revolution/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarford2015-115>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> and the liberalization of laws and attitudes towards sexual representation in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world titleWestern world>Western world/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201619-116>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Hefner titleHugh Hefner>Hugh Hefner/a>, in 1953 published the first US issue of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboy titlePlayboy>i>Playboy/i>/a>, a magazine which as Hefner described is a handbook for the urban male. The magazine contained images of nude women along with articles and interviews covering politics and culture.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201618-82>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Twelve years later, in 1965, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Guccione titleBob Guccione>Bob Guccione/a> in the UK started his publication a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penthouse_(magazine) titlePenthouse (magazine)>i>Penthouse/i>/a>, and published its first American issue in 1969 as a direct competitor to Playboy. In its early days, the images of naked women published in Playboy did not show any pubic hair or genitals. Penthouse became the first magazine to show pubic hair in 1970. Playboy followed the lead and there ensued a competition between the two magazines over publication of more racy pictures, a contest that eventually got labeled as the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pubic_Wars titlePubic Wars>Pubic Wars/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201619-116>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    blockquote style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-left-style:none;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:-0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 32px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>        p stylemargin:0px;>We were the first to show full frontal nudity. The first to expose the clitoris completely. I think we made a very serious contribution to the liberalization of laws and attitudes. a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO titleHBO>HBO/a> would not have gone as far as it does if it was not for us breaking the barriers. Much that has happened now in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world titleWestern world>Western world/a> with respect to sexual advances is directly due to steps that we took. — a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Guccione titleBob Guccione>Bob Guccione/a>, Penthouse founder in 2004.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201619-116>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    /blockquote>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The tussle between Playboy and Penthouse paled into obscurity when a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Flynt titleLarry Flynt>Larry Flynt/a> started a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustler_(magazine) titleHustler (magazine)>i>Hustler/i>/a>, which became the first magazine to publish a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labia titleLabia>labial/a> pink shots in 1974. Hustler projected itself as the magazine for the working classes as opposed to the urban centered Playboy and Penthouse.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201620-117>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> During the same time in 1972, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Gurley_Brown titleHelen Gurley Brown>Helen Gurley Brown/a>, editor of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitan_(magazine) titleCosmopolitan (magazine)>i>Cosmopolitan/i>/a> magazine, published a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centerfold titleCenterfold>centerfold/a> that featured actor a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Reynolds titleBurt Reynolds>Burt Reynolds/a> in nude. His popular pose has been later emulated by many other famous people. The success of Cosmo led to the launch of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playgirl titlePlaygirl>i>Playgirl/i>/a> in 1973.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201620-117>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> At their peak, Playboy sold close to six million copies a month in the US, while Penthouse nearly five million. In the 2010s, as the market for printed versions of pornographic magazines declined, with Playboy selling about a million and Penthouse about a hundred thousand, many magazines became online publications.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESomaiya2015-118>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As of 2005, the best-selling US adult magazines maintained greater reach compared to most other non-pornographic magazines, and often ranked among top-sellers.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKimmel2005123-119>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idModern-day_pornography>strong>Modern-day pornography/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Modern-day pornography began to take shape from the mid-1980s when the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_personal_computers#The_early_1980s_and_home_computers titleHistory of personal computers>first desktop computers/a> and public computer networks were released.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTED%C3%B6ring2009-120>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Since the 1990s, the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet titleInternet>Internet/a> has made pornography more accessible and culturally visible.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPaasonen201134-121>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Before the 90s, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_newsgroup titleUsenet newsgroup>Usenet newsgroups/a> served as the base for what has been called the amateur revolution where non-professionals from the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the help of digital cameras and the Internet, created and distributed their own pornographic content independent of mainstream networks.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPaasonen201172-73-122>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The use of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web titleWorld Wide Web>World Wide Web/a> became popular with the introduction of a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_navigator titleNetscape navigator>Netscape navigator/a> in 1994. This development led to newer methods of pornography distribution and consumption.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPaasonen201135-123>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The Internet turned out to be a popular source for pornography and was called the Triple A-Engine for offering consumers anonymity, affordability, and accessibility, while driving the business of pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTED%C3%B6ring2009-120>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The notion of Internet being a medium abound with porn became popular enough that in 1995 a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine) titleTime (magazine)>i>Time/i>/a> published a cover story titled CYBERPORN with the face of a shocked child as the cover photo.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPaasonen201146-124>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reno_v._ACLU titleReno v. ACLU>i>Reno v. ACLU/i>/a> (1997) ruling, the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States titleSupreme Court of the United States>US Supreme Court/a> upheld the legality of pornography distribution and consumption by adults over the Internet. The Court noted that government may not reduce the communication between adults to only what is fit for children.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-125>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuzgyte20153-67>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>With the introduction of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband titleBroadband>broadband connections/a>, much of the distribution networks of pornography moved online giving consumers anonymous access to a wide range of pornographic material.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPaasonen201134-121>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> To have better control over their content on the Internet some professional pornographers maintain their own websites.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTED%C3%B6ring2009-120>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> i>Dannis Hard Drive/i> started in 1995 by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danni_Ashe titleDanni Ashe>Danni Ashe/a> is considered one of the earliest online pornographic websites, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming titleComputer programming>coded/a> by Ashe – a former stripper and nude model, the website was reported by CNN to had generated revenues of $6.5 million by 2000.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERosen2023-126>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPaasonen201135-123>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> According to some leading pornography providers on the Internet, customer subscription rates for a website would be about one in a thousand people who visit the site for a monthly fees averaging around $20.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEgan2000-127>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Ashe said in an interview that her website employs 45 people and she expects to earn $8 million in 2001 alone.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFRONTLINE2002-128>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The total number of pornographic websites in 2000 were estimated to be more than 60,000.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEgan2000-127>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The development of a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming titleStreaming>streaming/a> sites, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer_file_sharing titlePeer-to-peer file sharing>peer-to-peer file sharing/a> (P2P) networks, and tube sites led to a subsequent decline in the sale of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD titleDVD>DVDs/a> and adult magazines.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPaasonen201134-121>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Starting in the 21st century, greater access to the Internet and affordable a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_porn titleMobile porn>smartphones/a> made pornography more accessible and culturally mainstream.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPerrySchleifer2018-129>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcKeeByronLitsouIngham2020-13>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAshtonMcDonaldKirkman2020-130>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The total number of pornographic websites in 2012 was estimated to be around 25 million comprising 12% of all the websites.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERosen2023-126>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> About 75 percent of households in the US gained Internet access by 2012.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalmonFisherBurch2020548-131>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Data from 2015 suggests an increase in pornography consumption over the past few decades which is attributed to the growth of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_pornography titleInternet pornography>Internet pornography/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJacobs2015-132>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Technological advancements such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_camera titleDigital camera>digital cameras/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop titleLaptop>laptops/a>, smartphones, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi titleWi-Fi>Wi-Fi/a> have democratized the production and consumption of pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPaasonen201172-73-122>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201625-133>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacmillen2017-134>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscription_business_model titleSubscription business model>Subscription-based/a> service providers such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyFans titleOnlyFans>OnlyFans/a>, founded in 2016, are becoming popular as the platforms for pornography trade in the digital era.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShane2021-135>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201624-136>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Apart from the professional pornographers, content creators on such platforms include others like;a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShane2021-135>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a physics teacher,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcGivernCosic2022-137>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renee_Gracie titleRenee Gracie>race car driver/a>,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoodwin2020-138>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a woman undergoing cancer treatment.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDunn2023-139>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 2022, the total pornographic content accessible online was estimated to be over 10,000 a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terabytes titleTerabytes>terabytes/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJahnenZengKronMeissner2022-140>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVN_(magazine) titleAVN (magazine)>i>AVN/i>/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBIZ titleXBIZ>i>XBIZ/i>/a> are the industry-specific organizations based in the US that provide information about the adult entertainment business.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201633-141>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBIZ_Awards titleXBIZ Awards>XBIZ Awards/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVN_Awards titleAVN Awards>AVN Awards/a>, analogous to the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_globes titleGolden globes>Golden globes/a> and a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscars titleOscars>Oscars/a>, are the two prominent award shows of the adult entertainment industry.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiller2014-142>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKoga2010-143>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Coalition titleFree Speech Coalition>Free Speech Coalition/a> (FSC) is a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_association titleTrade association>trade association/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Performer_Advocacy_Committee titleAdult Performer Advocacy Committee>Adult Performer Advocacy Committee/a> (APAC) is a a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_union titleLabor union>labor union/a> for the adult entertainment industry based in the US.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201634-144>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The scholarly study of pornography notably in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_studies titleCultural studies>cultural studies/a> is limited. a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porn_Studies titlePorn Studies>i>Porn Studies/i>/a>, which began in 2014, is the first international a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-review titlePeer-review>peer-reviewed/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_journal titleAcademic journal>academic journal/a> that is exclusively dedicated to the critical study of the products and services identified to constitute pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDugdale2013-145>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idClassifications>Classifications/h2>    /div>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idAdult_content_classifications>strong>Adult content classifications/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Adult content is generally classified as either pornography or a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotica titleErotica>erotica/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESeltzer2011-146>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Considerations of distinctness between pornography and erotica is mostly subjective.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornographic content is categorized as softcore or hardcore.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTED%C3%B6ring2009-120>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softcore_pornography titleSoftcore pornography>Softcore pornography/a> contains depictions of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudity_in_film titleNudity in film>nudity/a> but without explicit depiction of sexual activity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTED%C3%B6ring2009-120>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_pornography titleHardcore pornography>Hardcore pornography/a> includes explicit depiction of sexual activity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIngraham20152-147>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Hardcore porn is more regulated than softcore porn.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIngraham20152-147>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Softcore porn was popular between the 1970s and 1990s.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBonner2021-148>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idMainstream_pornography>strong>Mainstream pornography/strong>/h4>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornography productions cater to consumers of various a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation titleSexual orientation>sexual orientations/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhisnant2008647-149>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Nonetheless, pornography featuring heterosexual acts made for heterosexual consumers, comprise the bulk of what is called the mainstream porn, marking the industry more or less as a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteronormative titleHeteronormative>heteronormative/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhisnant2008647-149>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMulholland2011-150>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Mainstream pornography involves professional a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornographic_film_actor titlePornographic film actor>performers/a> who work for various corporate a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pornographic_film_studios titleList of pornographic film studios>film studios/a> in their respective productions.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201631-151>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Digital_Playground_Girls_2012.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Digital_Playground_Girls_2012.jpg/220px-Digital_Playground_Girls_2012.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Digital_Playground_Girls_2012.jpg/330px-Digital_Playground_Girls_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Digital_Playground_Girls_2012.jpg/440px-Digital_Playground_Girls_2012.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height176 decodingasync data-file-width3000 data-file-height2400>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>Mainstream pornography performers for the studio a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Playground titleDigital Playground>Digital Playground/a>. From left to right: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_Steele titleRiley Steele>Riley Steele/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoya titleStoya>Stoya/a>, BiBi Jones, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayden_Kross titleKayden Kross>Kayden Kross/a>, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Jane titleJesse Jane>Jesse Jane/a>, at the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVN_Adult_Entertainment_Expo titleAVN Adult Entertainment Expo>AVN Adult Entertainment Expo/a> (2012)/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Mainstream pornography productions are usually classified as feature or gonzo.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhisnant2008647-149>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAmis2001-152>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_film titleFeature film>Features/a> involve storylines, characterizations, scripted dialog, elegant costumes, detailed sets, and soundtracks, which make the productions look similar to mainstream Hollywood productions but with the depictions of explicit sexual activity included.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhisnant2008647-149>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAmis2001-152>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201632-153>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Features contain both original narratives as well as a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porn_parody titlePorn parody>parodies/a> that a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody titleParody>parody/a> mainstream feature films, TV shows, celebrities, video games or literary works.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETibbals2014-154>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERutter2009-155>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGQ2010-156>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzo_pornography titleGonzo pornography>Gonzo/a> is a form of content creation that attempts to put the viewer into the scene, this is commonly achieved by close-up camera work or performers talking to the audience; also called wall-to-wall, gonzo involves some aspects of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall titleFourth wall>breaking the fourth wall/a> between the audience and performers.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAmis2001-152>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETibbals2014-154>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The term gonzo is often misused as a genre to identify demeaning depictions, however gonzo is a film-making style and not a genre.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETibbals2014-154>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Gonzo style is variably incorporated in the creation of all types or genres of adult content.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETibbals2014-154>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Gonzos do not involve the expensive sets or the costly production values of features, which makes their production relatively inexpensive.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201632-153>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETibbals2014-154>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> From the mid-2010s about 95 percent of porn productions are gonzo.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacmillen2017-134>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idIndie_pornography>strong>Indie pornography/strong>/h4>    /div>    div classhatnote navigation-not-searchable style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;orphans:2;padding-left:1.6em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; rolenote>i>See also: /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porn_2.0 titlePorn 2.0>i>Porn 2.0/i>/a>/div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornography productions that are independent of mainstream a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pornographic_film_studios titleList of pornographic film studios>pornographic studios/a> are classified as indie (or) independent pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201629-157>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> These productions cater to more specific audience, and often feature different scenarios and sexual activity compared to the mainstream porn.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201629-157>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMulholland2011-150>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The performers in indie porn include real-life couples and regular people, who sometimes work in partnership with other performers. Apart from content creation the performers do the background work such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videography titleVideography>videography/a>, editing, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_development titleWeb development>web development/a> themselves, and distribute under their own brand.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201629-157>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paysite titlePaysite>Paysites/a> like i>Clips4Sale.com/i>, i>MakeLoveNotPorn.tv/i>, and i>PinkLabel.tv/i> provide a platform to the web-based content of independent pornographers.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETibbals2014-154>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201630-158>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVarinaGlassman-hughesKibbe2023-159>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idGenres>strong>Genres/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornography encompasses a wide variety of genres providing for an enormous range of consumer tastes.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMulholland2011-150>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIngraham20151-4-160>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Most of the genres or types are named according to the depiction of sexual activity, these include: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_sex titleAnal sex>anal/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creampie_(sexual_act) titleCreampie (sexual act)>creampie/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cum_shot titleCum shot>cum shot/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_penetration titleDouble penetration>double penetration/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisting titleFisting>fisting/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threesome titleThreesome>threesome/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIngraham20151-4-160>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Categorizations based on the age of the performers include: teens, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MILF_pornography titleMILF pornography>milf/a>, mature.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIngraham20151-4-160>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Other categorizations based on gender and sexual identity include: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_erotica#Pornography titleLesbian erotica>lesbian/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_pornography titleTransgender pornography>transsexual/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer titleQueer>queer/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemale titleShemale>shemale/a>; while those based on race include: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_pornography titleEthnic pornography>ethnic/a>, interracial.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEIngraham20151-4-160>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Others include: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_pornography titleMormon pornography>Mormon/a>,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMormon2014-161>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_pornography titleZombie pornography>zombie/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcGlottenVangundy2013-162>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography also features numerous fetishes like: fat porn, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_pornography titleAmateur pornography>amateur porn/a>, disabled porn, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porn_for_women titlePorn for women>porn produced by women/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_pornography titleQueer pornography>queer porn/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BDSM titleBDSM>BDSM/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_modification titleBody modification>body modification/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; 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idCommercialism>Commercialism/h2>    /div>    div classhatnote navigation-not-searchable style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;orphans:2;padding-left:1.6em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; rolenote>i>Main article: /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_industry titleSex industry>i>Sex industry/i>/a>/div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornography is commercialized mainly through the sale of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornographic_film titlePornographic film>pornographic films/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEgan2000-127>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Many adult films had theatrical releases during the 1970s corresponding with the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Porn titleGolden Age of Porn>Golden Age of Porn/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEForrester2016-108>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A 1970 federal study estimated that the total retail value of hardcore pornography in the United States was no more than $5 million to $10 million.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-President-107>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEgan2000-127>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The release of the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCR titleVCR>VCR/a> by a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corporation titleSony Corporation>Sony Corporation/a> for the mass market in 1975 marked the shift of people from watching porn in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_movie_theater titleAdult movie theater>adult movie theaters/a>, to the confines of their houses.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEgan2000-127>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The introduction of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS titleVHS>VHS/a> brought down the production quality through the 1980s.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEForrester2016-108>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Starting in the 1990s, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_pornography titleInternet pornography>Internet/a> eased the access to pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFRONTLINE2002-128>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay-per-view titlePay-per-view>pay-per-view/a> model enabled people to buy adult content directly from cable and satellite TV service providers. 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target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEgan2000-127>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> By the mid-1990s, the adult film industry had agents for performers, production teams, distributors, advertisers, industry magazines, and trade associations.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEForrester2016-108>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The introduction of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_video titleHome video>home video/a> and the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; 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target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_shops titleSex shops>Sex shops/a> engaged in the sale of adult entertainment products helped in the overall commercialization of pornography./div>            /div>        /div>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Retail stores or a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_shops titleSex shops>sex shops/a> engaged in the sale of adult entertainment material ranging from videos, magazines, a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_toys titleSex toys>sex toys/a> and other products, significantly contributed to the overall commercialization of pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFRONTLINE2002-128>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTED%C3%B6ring2009-120>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Sex shops sell their products on both a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping titleOnline shopping>online shopping/a> platforms such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company) titleAmazon (company)>Amazon/a> and on specialized websites.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTED%C3%B6ring2009-120>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    figure classtable stylefloat:right;width:248px;>        table style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);border-style:solid;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.2em 0px 0.2em 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-transform:none;vertical-align:middle;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>            tbody>            tr>                td styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center;>strong>Commercialization of pornography/strong>/td>            /tr>            tr>                td stylepadding:5px;>                    div classclade styleoverflow:auto hidden;>                        figure classtable stylewidth:auto;>                            table classclade styleborder-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;>                                tbody>                                tr>                                    td classclade-label first styleborder-bottom:2px solid purple;border-left-style:none;border-right-style:none;min-width:0.2em;padding:0.1em 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.1em;>strong>Pornography/strong>/td>                                    td classclade-leaf styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left; 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rowspan2>                                                            p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_art titleErotic art>i>artwork/i>/a>/p>                                                        /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-slabel styleborder-left:1.5px solid purple;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;> /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-label styleborder-bottom:1.5px solid purple;border-left:1.5px solid purple;min-width:0.2em;padding:0.1em 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.1em;> /td>                                                        td classclade-leaf styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left; rowspan2>                                                            p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_photography titleErotic photography>i>photography/i>/a>/p>                                                        /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-slabel styleborder-left:1.5px solid purple;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;> /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-label styleborder-bottom:1.5px solid purple;border-left:1.5px solid purple;min-width:0.2em;padding:0.1em 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.1em;> /td>                                                        td classclade-leaf styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left; rowspan2>                                                            p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_literature titleErotic literature>i>literature/i>/a>/p>                                                        /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-slabel styleborder-left:1.5px solid purple;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;> /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-label styleborder-bottom:1.5px solid purple;border-left:1.5px solid purple;min-width:0.2em;padding:0.1em 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.1em;> /td>                                                        td classclade-leaf styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left; rowspan2>                                                            p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASMR#Etymology titleASMR>i>audio/i>/a>/p>                                                        /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-slabel styleborder-left:1.5px solid purple;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;> /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-label styleborder-bottom:1.5px solid purple;border-left:1.5px solid purple;min-width:0.2em;padding:0.1em 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.1em;> /td>                                                        td classclade-leaf styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left; rowspan2>                                                            p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_pornography titleInternet pornography>i>internet/i>/a>/p>                                                        /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-slabel styleborder-left:1.5px solid purple;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;> /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-label styleborder-bottom:1.5px solid purple;border-left:1.5px solid purple;min-width:0.2em;padding:0.1em 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.1em;> /td>                                                        td classclade-leaf styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left; rowspan2>                                                            p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornographic_film titlePornographic film>i>film/videos/i>/a>/p>                                                        /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-slabel styleborder-left:1.5px solid purple;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;> /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-label styleborder-bottom:1.5px solid purple;border-left:1.5px solid purple;min-width:0.2em;padding:0.1em 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.1em;> /td>                                                        td classclade-leaf styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left; rowspan2>                                                            p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_movie_theater titleAdult movie theater>i>adult movie theaters/i>/a>/p>                                                        /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-slabel styleborder-left:1.5px solid purple;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;> /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-label styleborder-bottom:1.5px solid purple;border-left:1.5px solid purple;min-width:0.2em;padding:0.1em 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.1em;> /td>                                                        td classclade-leaf styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left; rowspan2>                                                            p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan#Anime titlePornography in Japan>i>animation/i>/a>/p>                                                        /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-slabel styleborder-left:1.5px solid purple;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;> /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-label styleborder-bottom:1.5px solid purple;border-left:1.5px solid purple;min-width:0.2em;padding:0.1em 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.1em;> /td>                                                        td classclade-leaf styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left; rowspan2>                                                            p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_shop titleSex shop>i>sex shops/i>/a>/p>                                                        /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-slabel styleborder-left:1.5px solid purple;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;> /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-label styleborder-bottom:1.5px solid purple;border-left:1.5px solid purple;min-width:0.2em;padding:0.1em 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:0.1em;> /td>                                                        td classclade-leaf styleborder-width:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left; rowspan2>                                                            p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_content_in_video_games titleSexual content in video games>i>video games/i>/a>/p>                                                        /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    tr>                                                        td classclade-slabel last styleborder-left-style:none;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;> /td>                                                    /tr>                                                    /tbody>                                                /table>                                            /figure>                                        /div>                                    /td>                                /tr>                                tr>                                    td classclade-slabel last styleborder-left-style:none;border-right-style:none;padding:0px 0.15em;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;>i>(commercialized via)/i>/td>                                /tr>                                /tbody>                            /table>                        /figure>                    /div>                /td>            /tr>            /tbody>        /table>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In 2000, the total annual revenue from the sales and rentals of pornographic material in the US was estimated to be over $4 billion.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEgan2000-127>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel titleHotel>hotel/a> industry through the sale of adult movies to their customers as part of room service, over pay-per-view channels, had generated an annual income of about $180-$190 million.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEgan2000-127>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some of the major companies and hotel chains that were involved in the sale of adult films over pay-per-view platforms include; a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T titleAT&T>AT&T/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warner_Cable titleTime Warner Cable>Time Warner/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirecTV titleDirecTV>DirecTV/a> from a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors titleGeneral Motors>General Motors/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EchoStar titleEchoStar>EchoStar/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Media titleLiberty Media>Liberty Media/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriott_International titleMarriott International>Marriott International/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westin_Hotels_%26_Resorts titleWestin Hotels & Resorts>Westin/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilton_Worldwide titleHilton Worldwide>Hilton Worldwide/a>. The companies said their services are in response to a growing American market that wanted pornography delivered at home.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEgan2000-127>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFRONTLINE2002-128>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Studies in 2001 had put the total US annual revenue (including video, pay-per-view, Internet and magazines) between $2.6 billion and $3.9 billion.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAckman2001-165>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idEconomics>strong>Economics/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The production and a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_(business) titleDistribution (business)>distribution/a> of pornography are economic activities of some importance. In Europe, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest titleBudapest>Budapest/a> is regarded as the industry center.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBridge1996-166>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZook2005-167>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Other pornography production centers in the world are located in Florida (US), Brazil, Czech Republic, and Japan.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldsteinSteinbergAynalemKerndt2011-113>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In the United States, the pornography industry employs about 20,000 people including 2,000 to 3,000 performers,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant201649-168>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> and is centered in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Fernando_Valley titleSan Fernando Valley>San Fernando Valley/a> of Los Angeles. By 2005, it became the largest pornography production center in the world.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodriguez-HartChitaleRiggGoldstein2012-112>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldsteinSteinbergAynalemKerndt2011-113>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Apart from regular media coverage, the industry in the US receives considerable attention from private organizations, government agencies, and political organizations.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAVN15_July_1999-169>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Porn_DVD_and_books_vending_machines_in_a_Japanese_backwoods_area.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Porn_DVD_and_books_vending_machines_in_a_Japanese_backwoods_area.jpg/240px-Porn_DVD_and_books_vending_machines_in_a_Japanese_backwoods_area.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Porn_DVD_and_books_vending_machines_in_a_Japanese_backwoods_area.jpg/360px-Porn_DVD_and_books_vending_machines_in_a_Japanese_backwoods_area.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Porn_DVD_and_books_vending_machines_in_a_Japanese_backwoods_area.jpg/480px-Porn_DVD_and_books_vending_machines_in_a_Japanese_backwoods_area.jpg 2x sizes100vw width240 height160 decodingasync data-file-width3008 data-file-height2000>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>A a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vending_machine titleVending machine>vending machine/a> in Japan selling adult entertainment products. In 2018, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan titlePornography in Japan>pornography in Japan/a> was estimated to be worth over $20 billion.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEStrusiewicz2018-170>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHambleton2019361-171>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>As of 2011, pornography was becoming one of the biggest businesses in the United States.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDOrlando2011-172>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 2014, the porn industry was believed to bring in at least $13 billion on a yearly basis in the United States.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESzymanskiStewart-Richardson2014-173>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Through the 2010s, many pornography production companies and top pornographic websites such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornhub titlePornhub>Pornhub/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RedTube titleRedTube>RedTube/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouPorn titleYouPorn>YouPorn/a> have been acquired by a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MindGeek titleMindGeek>MindGeek/a>, a company that has been described as a monopoly in the pornography business.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAuerbach2014-174>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> This development was identified as a problem. According to Marina Adshade, a professor from the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_School_of_Economics titleVancouver School of Economics>Vancouver School of Economics/a> and the author of i>Dollars and Sex: How economics influences sex and love/i>, having a monopoly in the pornography business has forced the producers to reduce their charges, and radically changed the work of performers who are now under greater pressure to perform acts that they would have been able to refuse in the past, all at a lower price without profits for themselves.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarford2019-83>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Online pornography is available both for a fee and free of charge.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTED%C3%B6ring2009-120>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The availability of free porn on the Internet has led to a decline in the business of mainstream pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKopp202011-175>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarford2019-83>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Piracy is estimated to result in losses of some $2 billion a year for the porn industry.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacmillen2017-134>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Budgets of many studios reduced considerably and contracts for performers became less common.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacmillen2017-134>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Reportedly, applications by established a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pornography_companies titleList of pornography companies>pornography companies/a> for porn-shoot permits in a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County titleLos Angeles County>Los Angeles County/a> fell by 95 percent during the period 2012 to 2015.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKopp202011-175>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEForrester2016-108>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> According to Mark Spiegler, an adult talent agent, in the early 2000s female performers made about $100,000 a year. By 2017, the amount is about $50,000.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacmillen2017-134>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The technological era led to decline of the studio and the rise of the pornography worker herself.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey2022215-176>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Newer ways of monetization have opened for the pornography workers who are taking the path of entrepreneurship.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey2022215-176>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 1995, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenna_Jameson titleJenna Jameson>Jenna Jameson/a> signed her first contract with the porn studio a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_Pictures titleWicked Pictures>Wicked Pictures/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEForrester2016-108>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> After building a brand image for herself she started her own company a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClubJenna titleClubJenna>ClubJenna/a>, which by 2005 was reportedly earning an annual revenue of $30-$35 million.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEForrester2016-108>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacmillen2017-134>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Performers are hustlers now, said a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanel_Preston titleChanel Preston>Chanel Preston/a> (a performer who was also chairperson of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Performer_Advocacy_Committee titleAdult Performer Advocacy Committee>Adult Performer Advocacy Committee/a>), while noting that performers have to be creative to sustain their income and reach audience, both of which, she said are mainly achieved through feature dancing, selling merchandise, webcamming, among other activities.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacmillen2017-134>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Custom pornography made according to the requests of customer clients has emerged as one new business niche.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarford2019-83>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The average career for the new age performer lasts about four to six months.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEForrester2016-108>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Before moving on to the business side, adult performers use studio works to advertise and build a brand image for themselves. They acquire an audience who would later pay at personal website or a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model titleWebcam model>webcam performances/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey2022215-176>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacmillen2017-134>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Commercial webcamming, which emerged in the 1990sa styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer2023195-177>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> as a niche sector in the adult entertainment industry, grew to become a multibillion-dollar business by the mid-2020s.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer202314-178>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The exact economic size of the porn industry in the early-twenty-first century is unknown to anyone.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERosen2023-126>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Kassia Wosick, a sociologist from New Mexico State University, estimated the global porn market value at $97 billion in 2015, with the US revenue estimated at $10 and $12 billion. IBISWorld, a leading researcher of various markets and industries, calculated total US revenue to reach $3.3 billion by 2020.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERosen2023-126>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENBCnews20_January_2015-179>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idTechnology>strong>Technology/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornographers have taken advantage of each major technological advancement for the production and distribution of their services.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarss20103-180>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography has been called an erotic engine and a driving force in the development of various media related technologies from the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press titlePrinting press>printing press/a>, through photography (still and motion), to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_television titleSatellite television>satellite TV/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_video titleHome video>Home video/a>, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_media titleStreaming media>streaming media/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarss20101,10-181>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>One of the worlds leading anti-pornography campaigners, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Dines titleGail Dines>Gail Dines/a>, has stated that the demand for porn has driven the development of core cross-platform technologies for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_compression titleData compression>data compression/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine titleSearch engine>search/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_communication titleData communication>transmission/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropayment titleMicropayment>micro-payments/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201323-38>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Many of the technological developments that had been led by pornography have benefited other fields of human activity too.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201323-38>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In the early 2000s, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_Pictures titleWicked Pictures>Wicked Pictures/a> pushed for the adoption of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4 titleMPEG-4>MPEG-4/a> file format ahead of others, this later became the most commonly used format across high-speed Internet connections.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENowak2011210-182>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 2009, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Visual titlePink Visual>Pink Visual/a> became one of the first companies to license and produce content with a software introduced by a small Toronto-based company called Spatial view, which later made it possible to view a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_computer_graphics title3D computer graphics>3D content/a> on a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone titleIPhone>iPhones/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENowak201114-183>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>As an early adopter of innovations, the pornography industry has been cited to be a crucial factor in the development and popularization of various media processing and communication technologies.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENowak201114-183>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201310-184>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> From innovative smaller film cameras, to the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCR titleVCR>VCRs/a>, and the Internet, the porn industry has employed newer technologies much ahead than other commercial industries, this early adoption provided the developers their early a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_capital titleFinancial capital>financial capital/a>, which aided in the further development of these technologies.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENowak20114-185>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarss20102-186>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The success of innovative technologies is predicted by their greater use in the porn industry.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAVN11_March_2014-187>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classquotebox pullquote floatleft style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(249, 249, 249);border:1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170);box-sizing:border-box;clear:left;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);float:left;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.08px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 1.4em 0.8em 0px;max-width:100%;orphans:2;padding:10px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;width:306.5px;word-spacing:0px;>        blockquote classquotebox-quote left-aligned styleborder-left-width:0px;display:block;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px;overflow:hidden;padding:0px;text-align:left;>            p stylemargin:0px;>The way you know if your technology is good and solid is if its doing well in the porn world./p>        /blockquote>        p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;padding-bottom:0px;>cite classleft-aligned styledisplay:block;font-style:normal;text-align:left;>— Susan Struble, spokesperson of /cite>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Microsystems titleSun Microsystems>cite classleft-aligned styledisplay:block;font-style:normal;text-align:left;>Sun Microsystems/cite>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENowak2011198-188>cite classleft-aligned styledisplay:block;font-style:normal;text-align:left;>span classcite-bracket stylefont-style:inherit;pointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylefont-style:inherit;pointer-events:none;> /span>/cite>/a>/p>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornographic content accounted for most a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotape titleVideotape>videotape/a> sales during the late 1970s.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarford2019-83>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The pornography industry has been considered an influential factor in deciding the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Format_war titleFormat war>format wars/a> in media, including being a factor in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS titleVHS>VHS/a> vs. a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betamax titleBetamax>Betamax/a> format war (the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotape_format_war titleVideotape format war>videotape format war/a>)a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMearian2006-189>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELynch2007-190>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> and the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray titleBlu-ray>Blu-ray/a> vs. a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD titleHD DVD>HD DVD/a> format war (the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_definition_optical_disc_format_war titleHigh definition optical disc format war>high-def format war/a>).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMearian2006-189>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELynch2007-190>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGardiner2007-191>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Piracy, the illegal copying and distribution of material, is of great concern to the porn industry.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHymes2009-192>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The industry has been the subject of many litigations and formalized anti-piracy efforts.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKernes2014a-193>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAVN13_May_2014-194>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Many of the innovative data rendering procedures, enhanced payment systems, customer service models, and security methods developed by pornography companies have been co-opted by other mainstream businesses.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENowak2011210-211-195>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarss20101-196>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography companies served as the basis for a large number of innovations in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_development titleWeb development>web development/a>. Much of the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT titleIT>IT work/a> in porn companies is done by people who are referred to as a porn webmaster, often paid well in what are small businesses, they have more freedom to test innovations compared to other IT employees in larger organizations who tend to be risk-averse.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENowak2011212-197>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading4 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h4 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idVirtual_reality_sex>strong>Virtual reality sex/strong>/h4>    /div>    div classhatnote navigation-not-searchable style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;orphans:2;padding-left:1.6em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; rolenote>i>Main article: /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality_sex titleVirtual reality sex>i>Virtual reality sex/i>/a>/div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Some pornography is produced without human actors at all. The idea of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery titleComputer-generated imagery>computer-generated/a> pornography was conceived very early as one of the obvious areas of application for computer graphics. Until the late 1990s, digitally manipulated pornography could not be produced cost-effectively. In the early 2000s, it became a growing segment as the modeling and animation software matured, and the rendering capabilities of computers improved. Further advances in technology allowed increasingly photorealistic 3D figures to be used in interactive pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVice2019-198>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKrueger2017-199>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGriffin2017-200>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The first pornographic film to be shot in 3D was a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Sex_and_Zen:_Extreme_Ecstasy title3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy>i>3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy/i>/a>, released on 14 April 2011, in Hong Kong.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Independent10_August_2010-201>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Against_the_wall_(14431995606)_(cropped)1.png>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; 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typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>Online multimedia platforms such as a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_life titleSecond life>Second life/a> allow people to create their a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(computing) titleAvatar (computing)>avatars/a> and interact sexually with other avatars in a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world titleVirtual world>virtual world/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWagner2007-202>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The various mediums for pornography depictions have evolved throughout the course of history, starting from prehistoric a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_paintings titleCave paintings>cave paintings/a>, about forty millennia ago, to futuristic a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality_sex titleVirtual reality sex>virtual reality/a> renditions.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeiss2020-203>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHay2021-204>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarss20101-196>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Experts in the pornography business predict more people in the future would consume porn through a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality_headset titleVirtual reality headset>virtual reality headsets/a>, which are expected to give consumers better personal experiences than they can have in the real world.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGriffin2017-200>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Speculations are rife about an increased presence of a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_robots titleSex robots>sex robots/a> in the future pornography productions.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHarford2019-83>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idConsumption>Consumption/h2>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornography is a product made by adults for the consumption by adults.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKlein2016-205>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The consumption of which has become more common among people due to the expansive use of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet titleInternet>Internet/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZattoniG%C3%BClSoligoMorlacco2021-206>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> About 90% of pornography is consumed on the Internet with consumers preferring content that is in tune with their a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality titleSexuality>sexuality/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUdeM2009-207>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnthony2012-208>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography has been found to be a significant influencer of peoples ideas about sex in the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_age titleDigital age>digital age/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAshtonMcDonaldKirkman2020-130>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornographic websites rank among the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_visited_websites titleList of most visited websites>top 50 most visited websites/a> worldwide.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEB%C5%91theT%C3%B3th-Kir%C3%A1lyZsilaGriffiths2017-209>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XVideos titleXVideos>XVideos/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornhub titlePornhub>Pornhub/a> are the two most visited pornographic websites worldwide.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFritzMalicFuPaul2022-210>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The popular pornographic website a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornhub titlePornhub>Pornhub/a> reported that for the year 2016, the website was visited about 23 billion times, and viewers watched a cumulative total of 4,599 billion hours of pornographic videos online.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEB%C5%91theT%C3%B3th-Kir%C3%A1lyZsilaGriffiths2017-209>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 2017 Pornhub reportedly registered 28.5 billion visits with an average of 81 million visits per day.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalmonFisherBurch2020548-131>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> MILF and stepmom were the two most searched terms worldwide.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalmonFisherBurch2020552-211>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> During the year 2019 Pornhub received 42 billion visits with an average of 115 million visits per day.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZattoniG%C3%BClSoligoMorlacco2021-206>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The most searched for genres on Pornhub in 2019 are a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_pornography titleLesbian pornography>lesbian/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hentai titleHentai>hentai/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest_pornography#Fauxcest titleIncest pornography>fauxcest/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MILF_pornography titleMILF pornography>milf/a>, big ass, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creampie_(sexual_act) titleCreampie (sexual act)>creampie/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZane2021-212>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Majority of adult consumers tend to be male, unmarried, with higher levels of education.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTED%C3%B6ring2009-120>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Younger people are more frequent consumers of porn than older people. Theres been a gradual increase in the consumption rates across different age groups with increased availability of free porn over the Internet.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20237-213>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Erotikk-sjokk.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Erotikk-sjokk.jpg/220px-Erotikk-sjokk.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Erotikk-sjokk.jpg/330px-Erotikk-sjokk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Erotikk-sjokk.jpg/440px-Erotikk-sjokk.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height146 decodingasync data-file-width4256 data-file-height2832>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>Pornography use is considered a widespread recreational activity among people in-line with other digitally mediated activities such as use of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media titleSocial media>social media/a> or a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games titleVideo games>video games/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-use-3>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Researchers at a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGill_University titleMcGill University>McGill University/a> ascertained that on viewing pornographic content, men reached their maximum a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_arousal titleSexual arousal>arousal/a> in about 11 minutes and women in about 12 minutes.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlue2009-215>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> An average visit to a pornographic website lasts for 11.6 minutes.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEdelman2009212-216>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Both marriage and divorce are found to be associated with lower subscription rates for adult entertainment websites.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEdelman2009217-217>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Subscriptions are more widespread in regions that have higher measures of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital titleSocial capital>social capital/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEdelman2009218-218>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornographic websites are most often visited during office hours.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECBSNews23_April_2010-219>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As per a recent CNBC report, seventy per cent of online-porn access in the US happens between nine-to-five hours.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEForrester2016-108>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Sexual arousal and sexual enhancement tend to be the primary motivations among the self-reported reasons by users for their pornography consumption.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZattoniG%C3%BClSoligoMorlacco2021-206>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Studies had found that greater levels of psychological distress leads to higher rates of pornography consumption.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZattoniG%C3%BClSoligoMorlacco2021-206>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography may provide a temporary relief from a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_stress titlePsychological stress>stress/a>, or a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety titleAnxiety>anxiety/a>. A need to assuage a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coping titleCoping>coping/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boredom titleBoredom>boredom/a> is also found to result in higher consumption of pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZattoniG%C3%BClSoligoMorlacco2021-206>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idBy_region>strong>By region/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A vast majority of men and considerable number of women in the US use porn.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-221>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrubbsPerryGrant_WeinandyKraus2021-222>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A study in 2008 found that among University students aged 18 to 26 located in six college sites across the United States, 67% of young men and 49% of young women approved pornography viewing, with nearly 9 out of 10 men (87%) and 31% women reportedly using pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarrollPadilla-WalkerNelsonOlson2008-223>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Huffington_Post titleThe Huffington Post>The Huffington Post/a> reported in 2013 that porn websites registered higher number of visitors than Netflix, Amazon, and Twitter combined.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKleinman2013-224>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThousand2011-225>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A 2014 poll, which asked Americans when they had last intentionally looked at pornography, elicited a result that 46% of men and 16% of women in the age group of 18–39 did so in the past week.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20237-213>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A 2016 study reported that about 70% of men and 34% of women in romantic relationships use pornography annually.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELawlessKarantzasKnox2023-18>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Since the late 1960s, attitudes towards pornography have become more positive in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_countries titleNordic countries>Nordic countries/a>, in Sweden and Finland the consumption of pornography has increased over the years.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETr%C3%A6enToril_S%C3%B8rheimHein2006-226>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A 2006 study of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway titleNorway>Norwegian/a> adults found that over 80% of the respondents used pornography at some point in their lives. A difference of 20% between men and women was observed in their respective use. In 2012 and 2013, interviews with large number of Australians revealed that in the past year 63% of men and 20% of women had viewed pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20236%E2%80%937-227>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A 2020 Egyptian study surveying 15,027 individuals in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_world titleArab world>Arab countries/a> noted a prevalence of pornography use nearly similar to Danish, German, and American ones.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEljawadSe%E2%80%99edaGhozyEl-Qushayri2021-228>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In 2021, it was estimated that in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country titleDeveloped country>modern countries/a>, 46–74% of men and 16–41% of women are regular users of pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZattoniG%C3%BClSoligoMorlacco2021-206>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 2022, a national survey in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan titleJapan>Japan/a>, of men and women aged 20 to 69 revealed that 76% of men and 29% of women had used pornography as part of their sexual activity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYushunDaisuke2022-229>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A 2023 study reported that in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands titleNetherlands>Netherlands/a>, young men who watched porn in the previous six months ranged between 65% (13–15 year olds) up to 96% (22–24 year olds), and among young women between 22% (13–15 year olds) up to 75% (22–24 year olds).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOldenhofKraanBeekKuipers2024166-230>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idLegality_and_regulations>Legality and regulations/h2>    /div>    div classhatnote navigation-not-searchable style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;orphans:2;padding-left:1.6em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; rolenote>i>Further information: /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_laws_by_region titlePornography laws by region>i>Pornography laws by region/i>/a>i> and /i>a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; 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target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Sex_and_the_law titleSpecial:EditPage/Template:Sex and the law>abbr styleborder-bottom-style:none;cursor:inherit;font-variant:small-caps;text-decoration:inherit; titleEdit this template>e/abbr>/a>/p>                            /li>                        /ul>                    /div>                /td>            /tr>            /tbody>        /table>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The legal status of pornography varies widely from country to country.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDesmond201194-231>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJoseph_BehunOwens2019102-232>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Regulating a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_pornography titleHardcore pornography>hardcore pornography/a> is more common than regulating a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softcore_pornography titleSoftcore pornography>softcore pornography/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKaliski2007271-233>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography titleChild pornography>Child pornography/a> is illegal in almost all countries,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodriguez2011458-234>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClingbine201692-235>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> and some countries have restrictions on a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_pornography titleRape pornography>rape pornography/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoophilia#Pornography titleZoophilia>zoophilic pornography/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClingbine201692-235>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_the_United_States titlePornography in the United States>Pornography in the United States/a> is legal provided it does not depict minors, and is not obscene.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20237-213>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_standards titleCommunity standards>community standards/a>, as indicated in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_v._California#Supreme_Court_decision titleMiller v. California>Supreme Court decision/a>, of the 1973 a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_v._California titleMiller v. California>Miller v. California/a> case determine what constitutes as obscene.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20237-213>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The US courts do not have jurisdiction over content produced in other countries, but anyone distributing it in the US is liable to prosecution under the same community standards.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20237-213>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As the courts consider community standards foremost in deciding any obscenity charge, the changing nature of community standards over the course of time and place makes instances of prosecution limited.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEgan2000-127>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFRONTLINE2002-128>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In the United States, a person receiving unwanted commercial mail that he or she deems pornographic (or otherwise offensive) may obtain a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibitory_Order titleProhibitory Order>Prohibitory Order/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWileyRiveraWadlow2004152-236>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Many online sites require the user to tell the website they are a certain age and no other age verification is required.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFerguson2013148-237>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A total of 16 states and the Republican Party have passed resolutions declaring pornography a public health threat.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer2023376-238>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> These resolutions are symbolic and do not put any restrictions but are made to sway the public opinion on pornography. The notion of pornography as a threat to public health is not supported by any international health organization.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer2023376-238>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_film_industry_regulations titleAdult film industry regulations>adult film industry regulations/a> in California requires that all performers in pornographic films use condoms. However, the use of condoms in pornography is rare.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDIR2022-239>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As porn does better financially when actors are without condoms many companies film in other states.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENetflix2015-240>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Twitter is the popular a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media titleSocial media>social media/a> platform used by the performers in porn industry as it does not censor content unlike Instagram and Facebook.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENetflix2015-240>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKopp20209-241>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Canada titlePornography in Canada>Pornography in Canada/a>, as in the US, criminalizes the production, distribution, or possession of materials that are deemed obscene. Obscenity, in the Canadian context, is defined as the undue exploitation of sex provided it is connected to images of crime, horror, cruelty, or violence.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20238-242>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As to what is considered undue is decided by the courts, which assess the community standards in deciding whether exposure to the given material may result in any harm, with harm defined as predisposing people to act in an anti-social manner.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20238-242>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Rose_sex_shop,_Camden.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Blue_Rose_sex_shop%2C_Camden.jpg/200px-Blue_Rose_sex_shop%2C_Camden.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Blue_Rose_sex_shop%2C_Camden.jpg/300px-Blue_Rose_sex_shop%2C_Camden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Blue_Rose_sex_shop%2C_Camden.jpg/400px-Blue_Rose_sex_shop%2C_Camden.jpg 2x sizes100vw width200 height267 decodingasync data-file-width3000 data-file-height4000>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>In May 2000, the sale of hardcore pornographic videos was legalized in licensed sex shops across the United Kingdom.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC2000-243>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_the_United_Kingdom titlePornography in the United Kingdom>Pornography in the United Kingdom/a> does not have the concept of community standards.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20238-242>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Following the highly publicized murder of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jane_Longhurst titleMurder of Jane Longhurst>Jane Longhurst/a>, the UK government in 2009 criminalized the possession of what it terms as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_63_of_the_Criminal_Justice_and_Immigration_Act_2008 titleSection 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008>extreme pornography/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMOJ2008-244>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJackman2012-245>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The courts decide whether any material is legally extreme or not, conviction for penalty include fines or incarceration up to three years.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20238-242>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Content banned includes representations that are considered grossly offensive, disgusting, or otherwise of an obscene character.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer20238-242>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> While there are no restrictions on depiction of male ejaculation, any depiction of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_ejaculation titleFemale ejaculation>female ejaculation/a> in pornography is completely banned in the UK,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESaul2014-246>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> as well as in Australia.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFae2010-247>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In most of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia titleSoutheast Asia>Southeast Asia/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East titleMiddle East>Middle East/a>, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China titleChina>China/a>, the production, distribution, and/or possession of pornography is illegal and outlawed.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer2023376-238>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_laws_by_region#Russia titlePornography laws by region>Russia/a> and Ukraine, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcam_model titleWebcam model>webcam modeling/a> is allowed provided it contains no explicit performances; in other parts of the world commercial webcamming is banned as a form of pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWeitzer2023376-238>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Disseminating pornography to a minor is generally illegal.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClingbine201692-235>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> There are various measures to restrict minors any access to pornography,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClingbine201692-235>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> including protocols for pornographic stores.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClingbine201692-235>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adult_area_entrance_in_video_rental_shop.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Adult_area_entrance_in_video_rental_shop.jpg/200px-Adult_area_entrance_in_video_rental_shop.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Adult_area_entrance_in_video_rental_shop.jpg/300px-Adult_area_entrance_in_video_rental_shop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Adult_area_entrance_in_video_rental_shop.jpg/400px-Adult_area_entrance_in_video_rental_shop.jpg 2x sizes100vw width200 height150 decodingasync data-file-width2592 data-file-height1944>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>Entry into pornographic stores is usually allowed for only adults./figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornography can infringe into basic human rights of those involved, especially when a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_consent titleSexual consent>sexual consent/a> was not obtained. a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_porn titleRevenge porn>Revenge porn/a> is a phenomenon where disgruntled sexual partners release images or video footage of intimate sexual activity of their partners, usually on the Internet, without authorization or consent of the individuals involved.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECitronFranks2014-248>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In many countries there has been a demand to make such activities specifically illegal carrying higher punishments than mere breach of privacy, or image rights, or circulation of prurient material.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELevendowski2014-249>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarter2021-250>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As a result, some jurisdictions have enacted specific laws against revenge porn.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBBC3_December_2014-251>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idWhat_is_not_pornography>strong>What is not pornography/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In the US, a July 2014 criminal case decision in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts titleMassachusetts>Massachusetts/a> — Commonwealth v. Rex, 469 Mass. 36 (2014),a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESpina2014-252>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> made a legal determination as to what was not to be considered pornography and in this particular case child pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKernes2014b-253>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> It was determined that photographs of naked children that were from sources such as a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic_(magazine) titleNational Geographic (magazine)>National Geographic/a> magazine, a sociology textbook, and a a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudist titleNudist>nudist/a> catalog were not considered pornography in Massachusetts even while in the possession of a convicted and (at the time) incarcerated a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender titleSex offender>sex offender/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKernes2014b-253>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Drawing the line depends on time, place and context. Occidental mainstream culture has been increasingly getting a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornification titlePornification>pornified/a> (i.e. influenced by pornographic themes, with mainstream films often including a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsimulated_sex titleUnsimulated sex>unsimulated sexual/a> acts).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAucoin2006-254>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Since the very definition of pornography is subjective, material that is considered erotic or even religious in one society may be denounced as pornography in another.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> When European travellers visited India in the 19th century, they were dismayed at the religious representation of sexuality on the Hindu temples and deemed them as pornographic. Similarly many films and television programs that are unobjectionable in contemporary Western societies are labeled as pornography in Muslim societies.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Thus, assessing a material as pornography is very much personalized; to rehash a cliché, pornography is very much in the eye of the beholder.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJenkins2023-20>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idCopyright_status>strong>Copyright status/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In the United States, some courts have applied US a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright titleCopyright>copyright/a> protection to pornographic materials.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGouss%C3%A92012-255>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some courts have held that copyright protection effectively applies to works, whether they are obscene or not,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-256>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> but not all courts have ruled the same way.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-257>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The copyright protection rights of pornography in the United States has again been challenged as late as February 2012.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGouss%C3%A92012-255>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idSTIs_prevention_and_safer_sex_practices>STIs prevention and safer sex practices/h2>    /div>    div classhatnote navigation-not-searchable style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;orphans:2;padding-left:1.6em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; rolenote>i>See also: /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infections_in_the_pornography_industry titleSexually transmitted infections in the pornography industry>i>Sexually transmitted infections in the pornography industry/i>/a>/div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Performers working for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pornographic_film_studios titleList of pornographic film studios>pornographic film studios/a> undergo regular testing for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection titleSexually transmitted infection>sexually transmitted infections/a> (STIs) every two weeks.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant2016133-258>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> They have to test negative for: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV titleHIV>HIV/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichomoniasis titleTrichomoniasis>trichomoniasis/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia titleChlamydia>chlamydia/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonorrhea titleGonorrhea>gonorrhea/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis titleSyphilis>syphilis/a>, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_B titleHepatitis B>hepatitis B/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_C titleHepatitis C>C/a> before showing up on a set and are then inspected for sores on their mouths, hands, and genitals before commencing work. The industry believes this method of testing to be a viable practice for safer sex as its medical consultants claim that since 2004, about 350,000 pornographic scenes have been filmed without a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condoms titleCondoms>condoms/a> and HIV has not been transmitted even once because of performance on a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_(film_and_TV_scenery) titleSet (film and TV scenery)>set/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNeil_Jr.2012-259>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHay2019-260>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> However, some studies suggest that adult film performers have high rates of chlamydia and/or gonorrhea infection, and many of these cases may be missed by industry screening because these bacteria can colonize many sites on the body.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERodriguez-HartChitaleRiggGoldstein2012-112>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldsteinSteinbergAynalemKerndt2011-113>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In the initial years, studios assessed performers suitability on the results from their blood and urine tests. According to a 2019 study by the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_College_of_Emergency_Physicians titleAmerican College of Emergency Physicians>American College of Emergency Physicians/a>, swab tests offer better insight than urine samples for detecting bacterial STIs like chlamydia and gonorrhea.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDeVille2023-261>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Performers such as Cherie DeVille have emphasized swab tests for safer sex.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDeVille2023-261>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> According to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_White titleAngela White>Angela White/a>, a prominent pornography performer, studios wont allow performers to work unless they are completely clean, So for me, because I work so much, I’m testing every 12 days – and that is a full sweep of STIs such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV and trichomoniasis. We’re doing throat swabs, vaginal swabs and anal swabs. she said.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPoposki2024-262>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Ronald titleAllan Ronald>Allan Ronald/a>, a Canadian doctor and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS titleHIV/AIDS>HIV/AIDS/a> specialist who did groundbreaking studies on the transmission of STIs among prostitutes in Africa, said theres no doubt about the efficiency of the testing method, but he felt a little uncomfortable: because its giving the wrong message — that you can have multiple sex partners without condoms — but I cant say it doesnt work.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNeil_Jr.2012-259>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHay2019-260>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Relatedly, it has been found that individuals who received little a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_education titleSex education>sex education/a> and/or perceive pornography as a source of information about sex, are less apt to use condoms in their own a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_life titleSex life>sex life/a>, making themselves more susceptible to contract STIs.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWrightHerbenickPaul2020-263>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWrightSunSteffen2018-264>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 2020—the US National Sex Education Standards—released recommendations to incorporate porn literacy to students from grade 6 to 12 as part of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_education_in_the_United_States titleSex education in the United States>sex education in the US/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman2021231-265>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Veteran performer and former nurse a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Hartley titleNina Hartley>Nina Hartley/a>, who has a degree in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing titleNursing>nursing/a>, stated that the amount of time involved in shooting a scene can be very long, and with condoms in place it becomes a painful proposition as their usage is uncomfortable despite the use of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_lubricant titlePersonal lubricant>lube/a>, causes a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction_burn titleFriction burn>friction burn/a>, and opens up a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_condition#Lesions titleSkin condition>lesions/a> in the genital mucosa.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNeil_Jr.2012-259>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWebber2021-266>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Advocating the testing method for performers, Hartley said, Testing works for us, and condoms work for outsiders.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWebber2021-266>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    blockquote style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-left-style:none;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:-0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 32px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>        p stylemargin:0px;>Were tested every fourteen days. That is literally twenty-three more times than the average American. If that person makes it to their yearly physical. I have met tons of people that havent been to the doctor in years. That scares me because they have no idea what their status is.... I dont hook up with people outside of the porn industry because Im terrified. And Im not the only one. Theres many performers that know: if you go out into the wild, you will come back with something. — Ash Hollywood, Pornographic actress.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWebber2021-266>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    /blockquote>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hygiene_products_porn_set.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Hygiene_products_porn_set.jpg/220px-Hygiene_products_porn_set.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Hygiene_products_porn_set.jpg/330px-Hygiene_products_porn_set.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Hygiene_products_porn_set.jpg/440px-Hygiene_products_porn_set.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height165 decodingasync data-file-width1024 data-file-height768>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>Hygiene products at a porn film set in Los Angeles San Fernando Valley/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Emphasizing that performers in the industry take necessary precautions like a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-exposure_prophylaxis titlePre-exposure prophylaxis>PrEP/a> and are at lower risk to contract HIV than most sexually active persons outside the industry,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHay2019-260>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> many prominent female performers have vehemently opposed regulatory measures like a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measure_B titleMeasure B>Measure B/a> that sought to make the use of condoms mandatory in pornographic films. Professional female performers have called the use of condoms on a daily basis at work an occupational hazard as they cause micro-tears, friction burn, swelling, and yeast infections, which altogether, they say, makes them more susceptible to contract STIs.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-269>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idGeneral_views_on_pornography>General views on pornography/h2>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornography has been vouched to provide a safe outlet for sexual desires that may not be satisfied within relationships and be a facilitator of sexual fulfillment in people who cannot or do not want to have real-life partners.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201310-184>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography is viewed by people in general for various reasons; varying from a need to enrich their sexual arousal, to facilitate a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgasm titleOrgasm>orgasm/a>, as an aid for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbation titleMasturbation>masturbation/a>, learn about sexual techniques, reduce stress, alleviate boredom, enjoy themselves, see representation of people like themselves, know their a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_orientation titleSexual orientation>sexual orientation/a>, improve their romantic relationships, or simply because their partner wants them to.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFritzMalicFuPaul2022-210>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Researchers suggest four broad motivations for using pornography, namely: using pornography for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_fantasy titleSexual fantasy>fantasy/a>, habitual use, mood management, and as part of a relationship.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFritzMalicFuPaul2022-210>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Men are found to consume pornography more frequently than women, with the intent for consumption that may vary with men more likely to use pornography as a stimulant for sexual arousal during solitary sexual activity, while women are more likely to use pornography as a source of information or entertainment, and rather prefer using it together with a partner to enhance a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_stimulation titleSexual stimulation>sexual stimulation/a> during partnered sexual activity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKomlenacHochleitner2022-16>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Studies have found that a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_function titleSexual function>sexual functioning/a> defined as a persons ability to respond sexually or to experience sexual pleasure is greater in women who consume pornography frequently than in women who do not. No such association was noticed in men.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKomlenacHochleitner2022-16>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Women who consume pornography are more likely to know about their own sexual interests and desires, and in turn be willing and able to communicate them during partnered sexual activity, it has been reported that in women the ability to communicate their sexual preferences is associated with greater sexual satisfaction for themselves.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKomlenacHochleitner2022-16>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornographic material is found to expand the sexual repertoire in women by making them learn new rewarding sexual behaviors such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoris titleClitoris>clitoral/a> stimulation and enhance their overall sexual flexibility.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKomlenacHochleitner2022-16>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Women who consume pornography frequently are more easily aroused during partnered sex and are more likely to engage in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_sex titleOral sex>oral sex/a> compared to the women who do not view pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKomlenacHochleitner2022-16>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Women users of pornography had reported (almost 50%) to have had engaged in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunnilingus titleCunnilingus>cunnilingus/a>, which research suggests is related to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_female_sexuality#Orgasm titleHuman female sexuality>female orgasm/a>, and to have had experienced orgasms more frequently than women who do not use pornography (87% vs. 64%).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFritzMalicFuPaul2022-210>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Most people, probably do not consider pornography use by a partner as indulging in infidelity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeith2014-270>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A two year long survey (2018–2020) conducted to assess the role of pornography in the lives of highly educated medical university students, with median age of 24, in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany titleGermany>Germany/a> found that pornography served as an inspiration for many students in their a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_life titleSex life>sex life/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJahnenZengKronMeissner2022-140>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography use among students was higher in males than in females, among the male students those who did not cheat on their partner or contracted an a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection titleSexually transmitted infection>STI/a> were found to be more frequent consumers of pornography. Although pornography use was more common among men, associations between pornography use and sexuality were more apparent in women.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJahnenZengKronMeissner2022-140>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Among the female students, those who reported to be satisfied with their physical appearance have consumed three times as much pornography than the female students who had reported to be dissatisfied with their body. A feeling of physical inadequacy was found to be a restraining factor in the consumption of pornography. Female students who consume pornography more often had reported to have had multiple sexual partners.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJahnenZengKronMeissner2022-140>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Both female and male students who enjoyed the experience of a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_intercourse titleAnal intercourse>anal intercourse/a> in their life were reported to be frequent consumers of pornography. Sexual content depicting bondage, domination, or violence was consumed by only a minority of 10%. More sexual openness and less sexual anxiety was observed in students who regularly consumed pornography. No association was noticed between regular pornography use and experience of sexual dissatisfaction in either female or male students. This finding was in concurrence with another finding from a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitudinal_study titleLongitudinal study>longitudinal study/a>, which demonstrated most pornography consumers differentiate pornographic sex from real partnered sex and do not experience diminishing satisfaction with their sex life.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJahnenZengKronMeissner2022-140>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; 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typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie titleSalman Rushdie>Salman Rushdie/a> opined that pornography presence in society is a kind of standard-bearer for freedom, even civilisation.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBaxterBrooks2004-271>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Pornography has been noted for engrossing people on more than masturbatory levels.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey2022214-272>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetic titleAesthetic>Aesthetic/a> philosophers have argued whether pornographic representations can be considered as expressions of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art titleArt>art/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaesLevinson20122-12-273>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography has been equated with journalism as both offer a view into the unknown or the hidden aspects of people. French philosopher a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Foucault titleMichel Foucault>Michel Foucault/a> remarked that, it is in pornography that we find information about the hidden, the forbidden and the taboo.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201316-274>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Scholars such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Williams_(film_scholar) titleLinda Williams (film scholar)>Linda Williams/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Christine_Nash titleJennifer Christine Nash>Jennifer Nash/a>, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Dean titleTim Dean>Tim Dean/a> believe pornography is a form of thinking, comprised with ideas that are way more reflective about sexuality and gender than what the creators or consumers of pornography intend.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELubey2022214-272>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Pornography has been referred by people as a means to explore their sexuality. People have reported porn being helpful in learning about a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sexuality titleHuman sexuality>human sexuality/a> in general.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKomlenacHochleitner2022-16>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Studies recommend clinical practitioners to use pornography as an instruction aid to show their clients new and alternative sexual behaviors as part of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosexual_disorder titlePsychosexual disorder>psychosexual therapy/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKomlenacHochleitner2022-16>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> British psychologist, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_James_(psychologist) titleOliver James (psychologist)>Oliver James/a>, known for his work on happiness, stated that a high proportion of men use porn as a distraction or to reduce stress ... It serves an a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-depressant titleAnti-depressant>anti-depressant/a> purpose for the unhappy.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair2013123-275>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Surveys had noticed a gradual increase in acceptance rates of pornography over the years among the general American public.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDugan2018-276>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idFeminist_outlook>Feminist outlook/h2>    /div>    div classhatnote navigation-not-searchable style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;orphans:2;padding-left:1.6em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; rolenote>i>Main article: /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_views_on_pornography titleFeminist views on pornography>i>Feminist views on pornography/i>/a>/div>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idOverall>strong>Overall/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Feminist movements in the late 1970s and 1980s dealt with the issues of pornography and sexuality in debates that are referred to as the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_sex_wars titleFeminist sex wars>sex wars/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHester201419-277>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> While some a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_movements_and_ideologies#Groupings titleFeminist movements and ideologies>feminist groups/a> seek to abolish pornography believing it to be harmful, other feminist groups oppose censorship efforts insisting it is benign.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESpeedMacDonaldParksDoucette2021-17>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A large scale study of data from the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Social_Survey titleGeneral Social Survey>General Social Survey/a> (2010–2018) refuted the argument that pornography is inherently anti-woman or anti-feminist and that it drives a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism titleSexism>sexism/a>. The study did not find a relationship between pornography viewing and pornography tolerance with higher sexism—a posit that was held by some feminists; it instead found higher pornography consumption and pornography tolerance among men to be associated with their greater support for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_equality titleGender equality>gender equality/a>. The study concluded that pornography is more likely to be about the sex rather than the sexism.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESpeedMacDonaldParksDoucette2021-17>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>People who supported regulated pornography expressed lesser attitudes of sexism than people who sought to abolish pornography. Notably, non-feminists are found more likely to support a ban on pornography than feminists. Many feminists, both male and female, have reflected that the effects of pornography on society are neutral.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESpeedMacDonaldParksDoucette2021-17>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Adult users of pornography were found more egalitarian than nonusers, they are more likely to hold favorable attitudes towards women in positions of power and in workplaces outside home than the nonusers.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKohutBaerWatts2016-278>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idCritical>strong>Critical/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A 2016 study authored by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_feminism titleBlack feminism>Black feminists/a> criticized the American adult entertainment industry for alleged omission and exclusion of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_women titleBlack women>Black women/a> in pornographic representations, particularly in the interracial genres. As pornography becomes a kind of manual on how bodies in pleasure can look, and is one of the few places where we see our bodies--and other peoples bodies, it becomes imperative on pornography to represent variety of forms, stated the feminist scholars.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChude-SokeiCruzMusserNash201657-279>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Anti-pornography feminists argue that aesthetics of pornography demote Black women with undertones of racism.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202163-280>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Gender studies scholars a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mireille_Miller-Young titleMireille Miller-Young>Mireille Miller-Young/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Christine_Nash titleJennifer Christine Nash>Jennifer Christine Nash/a>, in their writings on a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality titleIntersectionality>intersectionality/a> of race and pornography, noted that Black people have been depicted as being a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersexual titleHypersexual>hypersexual/a> and Black women—more objectified.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202164-281>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The scholars also noted major discrepancies in pay rates of the performers, White women have historically made 75 percent more per scene and sometimes still make 50 percent more compared to Black women.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELieberman2020-282>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Feminist resentment about pornography tend to focus on two concerns: that pornography depicts violence and aggression, and that pornography objectifies women.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202164-281>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Multiple analyses of pornographic videos found that Women have been overwhelmingly at the receiving end of aggression from male performers; with the reaction of Women being either positive or neutral towards aggression, which is at odds considering a report that found only 14.2% of US adult women find pain during sex as appealing.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202164-281>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Two studies in the 1990s found that Black women were the targets of aggression and faced more violence from both Black and White men than did White women.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202163-280>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> However, more recent research from 2018 found that Black women were the least likely group of women to suffer nonconsensual aggression and are more likely to receive affection from their male partners.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShorGolriz201910-283>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> While Black men engaged in fewer intimate behaviors than White men; White women were found more likely to experience violence during sexual activity with White men than with Black men.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202163-280>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Concerning Asian women, a 2016 study based on a sample of 3053 videos from Xvideos.com, found that in the 170 videos of the Asian women category, there was much less aggression, less objectification, but also the women had less agency.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202163-280>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> However, another study found that in a sample of 172 videos from Pornhub, the 25+ videos of the Asian/Japanese category had considerably more aggression than those of other categories.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShorGolriz201911-284>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A 2002 study of internet rape sites found that among the 56 clear pictures they found, 34 had Asian women, and nearly half the sites had either an image or a text reference to an Asian woman.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGossettByrne2002703-285>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Findings on depictions of Asian women in pornography arent consistent in scientific literature.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMillerMcBain2022-286>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTERothman202163-280>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The prevalence of aggression in pornography appears to be changing. A 2018 study of popular videos on Pornhub found that segments of aggression towards women are fewer now, and they have reduced gradually over the past decade with viewers preferring content where women genuinely experience pleasure.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShorSeida201916%E2%80%9328-287>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idAnti-porn>strong>Anti-porn/strong>/h3>    /div>    div classhatnote navigation-not-searchable style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;orphans:2;padding-left:1.6em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; rolenote>i>Main article: /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_pornography titleOpposition to pornography>i>Opposition to pornography/i>/a>/div>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_grande_Epidemie_de_PORNOGRAPHIE.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/La_grande_Epidemie_de_PORNOGRAPHIE.jpg/220px-La_grande_Epidemie_de_PORNOGRAPHIE.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/La_grande_Epidemie_de_PORNOGRAPHIE.jpg/330px-La_grande_Epidemie_de_PORNOGRAPHIE.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/La_grande_Epidemie_de_PORNOGRAPHIE.jpg/440px-La_grande_Epidemie_de_PORNOGRAPHIE.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height276 decodingasync data-file-width1866 data-file-height2343>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size mw-halign-right style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>A a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature titleCaricature>caricature/a> on The great epidemic of pornography. French illustration (abbr styleborder-bottom-width:0px;cursor:help;text-decoration:underline dotted; titlecirca>c./abbr>span stylewhite-space:nowrap;> 1880/span> – c.span stylewhite-space:nowrap;> 1900/span>span classnowrap stylewhite-space:nowrap;> /span>span stylewhite-space:nowrap;>CE/span>)./figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Prominent anti-pornography feminists such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Dworkin titleAndrea Dworkin>Andrea Dworkin/a> and a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharine_MacKinnon titleCatharine MacKinnon>Catharine MacKinnon/a> argue that all pornography is demeaning to women, or that it contributes to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_against_women titleViolence against women>violence against women/a>–both in its production and in its consumption. The production of pornography, they argue, entails the physical, psychological, or economic coercion of the women who perform in it. They charged that pornography eroticizes the domination, humiliation, and coercion of women, while reinforcing sexual and cultural attitudes that are complicit in rape and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_harassment titleSexual harassment>sexual harassment/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShrage2004-288>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacKinnon1989a195-214-289>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPBS1995-290>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Other sex work exclusionary feminists have insisted that pornography presents a severely distorted image of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_consent titleSexual consent>sexual consent/a>, and it reinforces sexual myths like: women are readily available–and desire to engage in sex at any time–with any man–on mens terms–and always respond positively to mens advances.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJeffries2006-291>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idPro-porn>strong>Pro-porn/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In contrast to the objections, other feminist scholars ranging from a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Friedan titleBetty Friedan>Betty Friedan/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Millett titleKate Millett>Kate Millett/a> to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_DeCrow titleKaren DeCrow>Karen DeCrow/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Kaminer titleWendy Kaminer>Wendy Kaminer/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Kincaid titleJamaica Kincaid>Jamaica Kincaid/a> have supported the right to consume pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarol1995-292>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The anti-porn feminist stranglehold began to loose when a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex-positive_feminists titleSex-positive feminists>sex-positive feminists/a> like a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susie_Bright titleSusie Bright>Susie Bright/a>, performers a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Hartley titleNina Hartley>Nina Hartley/a>, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_Royalle titleCandida Royalle>Candida Royalle/a> affirmed the rights of women to consume and produce porn.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAngelHudsonJonesGlaser2018-293>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The works of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Paglia titleCamille Paglia>Camille Paglia/a> established that westerners have been a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism titlePaganism>pagan celebrants/a> for long and pornography has been an inseparable part of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_culture titleWestern culture>western culture/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAngelHudsonJonesGlaser2018-293>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_McElroy titleWendy McElroy>Wendy McElroy/a> has noted that both feminism and pornography are mutually related, with both thriving in environments of tolerance, and both repressed anytime regulations are placed on sexual expression.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcElroy199536-294>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Societies where pornography and sexual expression is prohibited are more likely to be the places where women are often subjected to violence and sexual abuse.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201389-295>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classquotebox pullquote floatleft style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(249, 249, 249);border:1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170);box-sizing:border-box;clear:left;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);float:left;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.08px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 1.4em 0.8em 0px;max-width:100%;orphans:2;padding:10px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;width:306.5px;word-spacing:0px;>        blockquote classquotebox-quote left-aligned styleborder-left-width:0px;display:block;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px;overflow:hidden;padding:0px;text-align:left;>            p stylemargin:0px;>Womens rights are far stronger in societies with liberal attitudes to sex – think of conservative countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen or China, and the place of women there. And yet, anti-porn campaigners neglect such issues entirely. A recent study by the US department of justice compared the four states that had highest broadband access and found there was a 27 per cent decrease in rape and attempted rape, and the four with the lowest had a 53 per cent increase over the same period./p>        /blockquote>        p stylemargin:0.5em 0px 1em;padding-bottom:0px;>cite classleft-aligned styledisplay:block;font-style:normal;text-align:left;>— /cite>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Span titleAnna Span>cite classleft-aligned styledisplay:block;font-style:normal;text-align:left;>Anna Span/cite>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201389-295>cite classleft-aligned styledisplay:block;font-style:normal;text-align:left;>span classcite-bracket stylefont-style:inherit;pointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylefont-style:inherit;pointer-events:none;> /span>/cite>/a>/p>    /div>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idRise_of_feminist_porn>strong>Rise of feminist porn/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_feminism titleLesbian feminism>lesbian feminist/a> movement of the 1980s is considered a seminal moment for the women in the porn industry as more women entered into the developmental side.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZiv2014-296>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> This allowed women to gear porn more towards women as they knew what women wanted, both from the perspective of actresses as well as the female audience. The movement also sparked the arrival of making lesbian porn for lesbians instead of men. This change has been considered good, as for a long time the porn industry had been directed by men for men.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZiv2014-296>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Furthermore, the advent of the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCR titleVCR>VCR/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_video titleHome video>Home video/a>, and affordable a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_cameras titleVideo cameras>Video cameras/a> allowed for the possibility of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_pornography titleFeminist pornography>feminist pornography/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEComellaErickson201379-96-297>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Feminist porn directors are interested in challenging representations of men and women, as well as in providing sexually-empowering imagery that features many kinds of bodies.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEComellaErickson2013320-328-298>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_White titleAngela White>Angela White/a> started her own production company, AWG Entertainment, in which she has complete creative control over the content—from her partners, to the location, costumes, and the vibe of the video. I am a feminist, so what I create is feminist, and I produce ethical porn, which is when everything is consensual. she said.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETopsfield2022-299>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Women are more likely to consume porn that is female-centered and feature acts such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunnilingus titleCunnilingus>cunnilingus/a>,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalmonFisherBurch2020554-300>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a study of pornographic videos found that when men spend more time performing cunnilingus they have higher volumes of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejaculation titleEjaculation>ejaculate/a>, an increase in sexual arousal resulting from exposure to the vaginal secretion a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheromone#Vaginal_aliphatic_acids titlePheromone>copulins/a> during cunnilingus is reasoned to be the cause.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPhamJefferySelaLynn2016-301>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Female-centric porn is mostly made by women, in these works the initiation of sexual activity is done by the female.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalmonFisherBurch2020554-300>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porn_for_women titlePorn for women>Porn for women/a> is identified by factors like greater attention to sensual surroundings and soft focus camerawork rather than on explicit depiction of sexual activity, making the productions more warm and humane compared to the traditional porn made for hetrosexual men.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNair201318-302>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    blockquote style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-left-style:none;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:-0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 32px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>        p stylemargin:0px;>If feminists define pornography, per se, as the enemy, the result will be to make a lot of women ashamed of their sexual feelings and afraid to be honest about them. And the last thing women need is more sexual shame, guilt, and hypocrisy—this time served up by feminism — a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Willis titleEllen Willis>Ellen Willis/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHester201424-303>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    /blockquote>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idPay_rates>strong>Pay rates/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Porn industry has been noted for being one of the few industries where women enjoy a power advantage in the workplace. Actresses have the power, Alec Metro, one of the men in line, ruefully noticed of the X-rated industry. A former firefighter who claimed to have lost a bid for a job to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action titleAffirmative action>affirmative action/a>, Metro was already divining that porn might not be the ideal career choice for escaping the forces of what he called reverse discrimination.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFaludi199565-66-304>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Female performers can often dictate which male actors they will and will not work with. Porn—at least, porn produced for a heterosexual audience—is one of the few contemporary occupations where the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_pay_gap titleGender pay gap>pay gap/a> operates in the favor of women. The average actress makes fifty to a hundred per cent more money than her male counterpart.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFaludi199565-66-304>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMorris2016-305>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETopsfield2022-299>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idPsychological_perspective>Psychological perspective/h2>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychologist titlePsychologist>Psychologists/a> consider pornography to be of particular relevance in the study of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimate_relationship titleIntimate relationship>intimate relationships/a> and the development of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescent_sexuality titleAdolescent sexuality>adolescent sexuality/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrubbsKraus2021-306>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Mainstream a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology titlePsychology>psychology/a> is mostly concerned with the study of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_pornography titleEffects of pornography>effects of pornography/a>, while a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_psychology titleCritical psychology>critical psychology/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_psychology titleApplied psychology>applied psychology/a> is engaged in more nuanced and academic study of pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBarker2014-307>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Problematic pornography use is assessed in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_psychology titleClinical psychology>clinical psychology/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrubbsKraus2021-306>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>A 2013 study refuted the notion that porn actresses have higher rates of psychological problems than regular women. The study compared 177 porn actresses with regular women of similar age, ethnicity, and marital status, and found that the porn actresses had higher levels of self-esteem, positive feelings, social support, sexual satisfaction, and spirituality compared to the regular women.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGriffithMitchellHartAdams2013621%E2%80%93632-308>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading3 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h3 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idPsychoanalyst_views>strong>Psychoanalyst views/strong>/h3>    /div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_psychology titleAnalytical psychology>analytical psychology/a>, human sexual instincts and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions titleList of religions and spiritual traditions>religious-spiritual/a> instincts are considered tightly associated with each other, with both sharing a common instinctual objective, which, as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung titleCarl Jung>Carl Jung/a> acknowledged, is the striving of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyche_(psychology) titlePsyche (psychology)>psyche/a> for wholeness.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201861-309>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The psyche of a person is understood to be differentiated, as being made-up of psychological a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trait_theory titleTrait theory>traits/a> that are a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femininity titleFemininity>feminine/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masculinity titleMasculinity>masculine/a> in nature.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201868-310>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> According to Jung, this differentiation allowed the formation of opposite polarities, which made a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness titleConsciousness>consciousness/a> possible.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeeming201462-311>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> According to psychologist and author Giorgio Tricarico, as an individual moves through various life experiences, their psyche approaches wholeness or the state of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondualism titleNondualism>non-differentiated/a>—a realm of unified impersonal consciousness—considered belonging to the sacred or divine.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201857%E2%80%9378-312>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_cosmology#Creation_and_structure titleHindu cosmology>Hindu cosmological/a> view, the universe is weaved from the two coexisting generative principles: feminine and masculine.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeeming20141778-313>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEParrinder199636-37>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The Goddess or a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti titleShakti>Shakti/a> (spirit, feminine principle) is the pure consciousness underlying all existence.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeeming2014546,_1646%E2%80%931647-314>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBiernacki2006202%E2%80%93205-315>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Shakti, embraced by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva titleShiva>Shiva/a> (matter, masculine principle), both together in perpetual union, form the nondualistic a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_(philosophy) titleAbsolute (philosophy)>Absolute/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeeming20141646%E2%80%931647,_1776%E2%80%931780-316>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJain201414%E2%80%9315-317>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; 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typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>Painting showing goddess a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali titleKali>Kali/a> (a personification of feminine Shakti) in union with masculine a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva titleShiva>Shiva/a>, together it is the nondual Absolute, the immortal self (a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Hinduism) titleĀtman (Hinduism)>Ātman/a>)—placed upon a human corpse in a crematory ground. A 19th century painting, housed in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Museum_of_Art titleCleveland Museum of Art>Cleveland Museum of Art/a>, U.S./figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Shiva and Shakti in a state of copulation represent the flow of erotic energy in an individual.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJain201414%E2%80%9315-317>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud titleSigmund Freud>Sigmund Freud/a> called the feminine Shakti a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libido titleLibido>libido/a> that cannot be simply repressed.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeeming20141669-318>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Self-realization or becoming aware of the  deep femininity entails dealing with the powerful sexual energy.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPlancke2020-319>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Schools of religious thought such as the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga titleKundalini yoga>Kundalini yoga/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantra titleTantra>Tantra/a>, which involve using sexual energy for the purpose of self-realization had been developed in India.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeeming20141669%E2%80%931670-320>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The concept of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender titleGender>gender/a> had been studied in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism titleHinduism>Hinduism/a> for long, where the conclusion was arrived that the human self (a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Hinduism) titleĀtman (Hinduism)>Ātman/a>), an emanation from the nondual Absolute—is a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgynous titleAndrogynous>androgynous/a>, and is encased in human bodies, which themselves are androgyne in the sense that every body is a compound of the feminine (spirit) and the masculine (matter) principles. Sexuality is considered a creative function of nature to reunite the two principles with the nondual Absolute.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-321>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The masculine and the feminine principles of the self have been identified to the deities Shiva and Shakti, who make-up the two a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_polarity titleSexual polarity>sexual polarities/a>; by establishing a connection between the two for the flow of erotic energy (as in the case of an a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current#Conventions titleElectric current>electric circuit/a> between positive and negative terminals for the flow of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current titleElectric current>electric current/a>), in ones own being—by the means of sexual stimulation—through erotic visualization or ritual copulation, the self would divest from its material identity and realign into the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardhanarishvara titleArdhanarishvara>bipolar being/a>, which, then represents a unit microcosm mirroring the nondual macrocosm; thus an individual attains bliss in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman#Advaita_Vedanta titleBrahman>being one/a> with the absolute.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-shivshakti-323>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-324>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantra#Hindu_tantra titleTantra>Hindu tantric/a> idea of the feminine and the masculine arriving at unity in the divine feminine or the unified divine consciousness, is analogous to the Analytical psychology idea of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_of_opposites#Coincidentia_oppositorum titleUnity of opposites>coincidentia oppositorum/a> where the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_psychology#Anima_and_animus titleAnalytical psychology>Anima/animus/a> unite with the spirit to become one or whole.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeeming20141778%E2%80%931779-325>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>In the Hindu tantric view, the women who participate in union rituals, thereby enabling men to attain self-realization are regarded as shakti or the goddess, as they are believed to embody i>her/i>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-Tantra-327>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECamphausen1999205-328>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Recognition of the deity in an objective woman is centered upon a mans acceptance of the i>subjective/i> feminine and the primacy of her desires.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBiernacki2006200-329>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Tricarico professed that modern-day pornography in its essence is a desacralised, technological, and consumerist equivalent of the ancient a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_prostitution titleSacred prostitution>sacred prostitution/a> – a custom that involved honoring of the sacred feminine and worship of the prostitutes as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddess titleGoddess>goddess/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201870-71-330>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The feminine is believed to embody particular qualities of the sacred or divine more broadly and deeply than the masculine, consequently in women the ability to incorporate a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondualism titleNondualism>nondualistic/a> awareness is assumed to be higher.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201868-310>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Tricarico argued that women in porn, through their performances of many sexual acts, would inadvertently approach the non-differentiated state. An effect which he called the intimation of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierophany titleHierophany>hierophany/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201868-310>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Porn actresses may embody the medium to enter what used to be the realm of the sacred, he said.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201877-331>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> They have been likened to the descendants of the lost goddesses who are now offering the gift of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numinous titleNuminous>numinous/a> to all through their performances, but are unacknowledged or devalued for their contributions.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201877-331>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The use of epithets like bitch, whore, slut for sexually active women has been attributed to the denial of the subjective feminine by men.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201875-332>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The subdued acceptance of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_female_sexuality titleHuman female sexuality>female sexuality/a>, as a value in its own right, is manifested when a mans admiration for the bitch gets subtended if she happens to be his wife or girlfriend.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201875-332>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Along with showing admiration, lust, gratitude, and desire, men show brazen hate and disgust towards women, this behavioral dichotomy had been ascribed to the patriarchal hypocrisy embedded in men.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201875-332>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The unconscious perception by men of the greater ability in women to reach the undifferentiated state of psyche is reasoned to be a cause for their intentional humiliation, wilful devaluation, and deliberate belittlement of women.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201868-310>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>According to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Kristeva titleJulia Kristeva>Julia Kristeva/a>, a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoanalysis titlePsychoanalysis>psychoanalyst/a> scholar, the psychological rejection and fear of the mother figure in males is the root cause for their behaviors that seek to subjugate women. Men in their infancy live in a state of undifferentiated physical and psychic fusion with the mother, experiencing emotional exhilaration and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jouissance titleJouissance>jouissance/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeeming20141090%E2%80%931091-333>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> However, as they mature, sensing their separateness from the mother, they seek to become independent subjects and take recourse to paternal images and patriarchal behaviors with the hope of eliminating any possible further undifferentiated/psychotic fusion with the mother as they feel threatened by it.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeeming20141090%E2%80%931091-333>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> According to psychoanalyst a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Klein titleMelanie Klein>Melanie Klein/a>, the rejection and fear of the maternal image, in females, leads them to reject their own femininity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJones1948478,_491-334>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Tricarico hoped that porn becomes a place where men discard patriarchal antics, women embrace the sacred aspects, and audience incorporate porn as a joyful experience for the body – a genuine form of play that helps them approach the non-differentiated state.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETricarico201878-335>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In being with a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_(philosophy) titleOther (philosophy)>other/a>, we differentiate ourselves, and experience i>jouissance/i> whilst becoming a unit being.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeeming20141780-336>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idReligious_attitudes>Religious attitudes/h2>    /div>    div classhatnote navigation-not-searchable style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;orphans:2;padding-left:1.6em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; rolenote>i>Main article: /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_on_pornography titleReligious views on pornography>i>Religious views on pornography/i>/a>/div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Many a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religions titleReligions>religions/a> have long and vehemently opposed a wide range of sexual behaviors, as a result religious people are found highly susceptible to experience great distress in their use of pornography. Religious people who use pornography tend to feel sexually a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shame titleShame>ashamed/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVolkThomasSosinJacob2016244%E2%80%93259-337>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Sexual shame—which arises from a persons perception of their self in other peoples mind, and a negative assessment of their own sexuality—is considered a powerful factor that over time governs an individuals behavior.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVolkThomasSosinJacob2016244%E2%80%93259-337>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGordon2018105-123-338>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As sexuality is interwoven into ones personal a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_(social_science) titleIdentity (social science)>identity/a>, sexual shame or sexual embarrassment are found to attack the persons very sense of self.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVolkThomasSosinJacob2016244%E2%80%93259-337>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>When a sexual shaming event occurs, the person attributes causation to oneself, resulting in self condemnation, and experience feelings of sadness, loneliness, anger, unworthiness, and rejection, along with a perceived judgment of their self by others.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVolkThomasSosinJacob2016244%E2%80%93259-337>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In this mental landscape, a fear arises that ones sexual self needs to be hiden. This psychological process initiates and fuels further shame and lowers ones self-esteem.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVolkThomasSosinJacob2016244%E2%80%93259-337>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Sexual shame constricts the psychic space for free play with ones sexuality.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECole2014-339>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Sexual shame in people begets more a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shame titleShame>shame/a>, and leads to a cycle of powerlessness culminating in deepening negative emotions.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVolkThomasSosinJacob2016244%E2%80%93259-337>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Those who tend to feel shame easily are found to be at greater risk for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_(mood) titleDepression (mood)>depression/a> and a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety_disorders titleAnxiety disorders>anxiety disorders/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEK%C3%A4mmerer2019-340>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> According to clinical psychologist Gershen Kaufman, all a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_dysfunction titleSexual dysfunction>Sexual disorders/a> are majorly disorders of shame.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKaufman2004-341>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>The cause of attributing shame to sexuality is traced back to the a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical titleBiblical>biblical/a> interpretation of nakedness being shameful.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-342>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Much of the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_mythology titleChristian mythology>Christian mythology/a> presented sexuality as an obstacle to be surmounted in the way of salvation. The major a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religions titleAbrahamic religions>abrahamic religions/a> condemn and consider all forms of i>nonmarital/i> and i>nonreproductive/i> sexual pleasure as unacceptable. In a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism titleHinduism>Hinduism/a>, bhoga (sexual pleasure) is celebrated as a value in itself and is considered one of the two ways to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana titleNirvana>nirvana/a>, the other being the more demanding yoga.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-344>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A central concept in Hinduism, a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purushartha titlePurushartha>purushartha/a>, advocates pursuit of the four main goals for happiness: a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma titleDharma>dharma/a> (virtue), a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artha titleArtha>artha/a> (riches), a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama titleKama>kama/a> (pleasure), and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha titleMoksha>moksha/a> (spiritual knowledge).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlood199617-345>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The pursuit of Kama was elaborated by the sage Vatsyayana in his treatise a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra titleKama Sutra>i>Kama Sutra/i>/a>, which states that sexual pleasure and food are essential for the well-being of the body, and that on both of them are founded virtue and prosperity.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVatsyayana1994httpsarchiveorgdetailsthe-complete-kama-sutra-the-first-unabridged-modern-translation-of-the-classic-ipage42mode1upviewtheater_42-346>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Food, despite causing indigestion sometimes, would still be consumed regularly, and so it must be with pleasure, which must be pursued with caution while eliminating unwanted or harmful effects. As no one abstains from cooking food worrying about beggars who ask for it, or restrain from sowing wheat fearing animals that destroy the crop, similarly claims a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%81tsy%C4%81yana titleVātsyāyana>Vatsyayana/a>, one must pursue kama even though dangers exist; and those who are accomplished in i>Dharma/i>, i>Artha/i>, and i>Kama/i> would attain highest happiness in this world and hereafter.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVatsyayana1994httpsarchiveorgdetailsthe-complete-kama-sutra-the-first-unabridged-modern-translation-of-the-classic-ipage43mode1upviewtheater_42-43-347>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>According to a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buddha titleThe Buddha>the Buddha/a>, happiness is of two types: one derived from domestic life and the other from monastic life, and between the two, monastic kind is superior.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENumrich200968-348>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As a result of the Buddhas effective advocacy for a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasticism titleMonasticism>monasticism/a>, in Buddhist communities, marriage and divorce remained civil matters and never acquired sacremental significance.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENumrich200969-349>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Counsel over a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_life titleSex life>sex life/a> for householders was minimal, while for the monks it was extensive as in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinaya titleVinaya>Vinaya/a> since all sexual behaviors were meant to be suppressed for the sake of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_in_Buddhism titleEnlightenment in Buddhism>enlightenment/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENumrich200968-348>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The early Buddhist texts castigated women as detrimental beings. The Buddha himself said often that a womans body is a vessel of impurity, full of stinking filth. It is like a rotten pit ... like a toilet, with nine holes pouring all sorts of filth.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFaure2003httpsbooksgooglecombooksidRvO0vO575owCpgPA56_56-350>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Once when it came to his notice that a monk, Suddina, transgressed celibacy with his wife for the sake of progeny, the Buddha chided him saying, It were better for you, foolish man, that your male organ should enter the mouth of a terrible and poisonous snake, than that it should enter a woman.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELangenberg2015278-351>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Per the Buddha, all sexual desires are incompatible with a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_in_Buddhism titleEnlightenment in Buddhism>enlightenment/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELangenberg2015278-351>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism titleBuddhism>Buddhism/a>, people who even derive pleasure from watching others engage in sexual activity were relegated as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandaka titlePandaka>pandaka/a> (pusillanimous).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENumrich200970-352>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The Buddha said sexuality is a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetter_(Buddhism) titleFetter (Buddhism)>fetter/a> that must be evaded completely and men who engage with it are impure and will not be freed from old age.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENumrich200967-353>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> After a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buddha titleThe Buddha>the Buddha/a> died in old age,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECousins1996-354>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> subsequent generations of Buddhists resolved their problematic attitudes towards sex by accommodating different views.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELangenberg2015278-351>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTENumrich200968-348>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ambigram_holy_man_porn_way.png>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Ambigram_holy_man_porn_way.png/220px-Ambigram_holy_man_porn_way.png srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Ambigram_holy_man_porn_way.png/330px-Ambigram_holy_man_porn_way.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Ambigram_holy_man_porn_way.png/440px-Ambigram_holy_man_porn_way.png 2x sizes100vw width220 height275 decodingasync data-file-width4800 data-file-height6000>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size mw-halign-right style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>An a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambigram titleAmbigram>ambigram/a> of holy man / porn way. Mirror symmetry (horizontal axis). Reversible drawing with a positive version, side up, displaying a man with open arms, wearing a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban titleTurban>turban/a> and a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djellaba titleDjellaba>djellaba/a>, and a negative version, side down, showing an arrow pointing towards a condom. Satirical design with humorous purpose./figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>According to Indonesias foremost Islamic preacher, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Gymnastiar titleAbdullah Gymnastiar>Abdullah Gymnastiar/a>, shame is a noble emotion commanded in the a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran titleQuran>Quran/a> and was held high by a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad titleMuhammad>Muhammad/a>, who had been quoted as saying Faith is compiled of seventy branches... and shame is one of them. To cultivate shame in Muslims, their sexual gaze needs to be checked, as unchecked gaze is believed to be the door through which a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan titleSatan>Satan/a> enters and soils the heart.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHoesterey2016-355>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> In 2006, when anti-pornography protests erupted in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia titleIndonesia>Indonesia/a>, the worlds most populous a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_by_country titleIslam by country>Muslim-majority country/a>, over the publication of the inaugural Indonesian edition of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboy titlePlayboy>i>Playboy/i>/a> – Abdullah called for a legislation to ban pornography and embarked on a mission to shroud the state with a sense of shame, giving the slogan the more shameful, the more faithful. During these protests, Indonesias foremost Islamic newspaper, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republika_(Indonesian_newspaper) titleRepublika (Indonesian newspaper)>i>Republika/i>/a>, published daily front-page editorials which featured a logo of the word pornografi crossed out with a red X. The Jakarta office of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboy_Indonesia titlePlayboy Indonesia>i>Playboy Indonesia/i>/a> was ransacked by the members of Islamic Defenders Front (Front Pembela Islam or FPI), and bookstore owners were threatened not to sell any issue of the magazine. Consequently, in December 2008, Indonesian lawmakers signed an a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_Law_(Indonesia) titlePornography Law (Indonesia)>anti-pornography bill/a> into law with overwhelming political support.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHoesterey2016-355>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Highly religious people are more likely to support policies against pornography such as censorship than less religious people.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDroubayButtersShafer2021-356>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Ironically, regions with highly religious and conservative people were found to search for more pornography on the Internet.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShultz2014-357>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Religious people are prone to having obsessive thoughts regarding a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin titleSin>sin/a> and punishment by God over their pornography use causing them to feel ashamed, and perceive themselves to have a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_addiction titlePornography addiction>pornography addiction/a> while also suffering from a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_obsessions#Obsessive-compulsive_disorder titleSexual obsessions>OCD/a> related symptoms.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDe_JongCook2021-358>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A study of sexually active religious people found that those who are highly spiritually matured have less shame, while those who are not spiritually matured have high shame.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKellerMollenRosen2015-359>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    div classmw-heading mw-heading2 style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-emphasized,#101418);display:flow-root;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-size:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.375;margin:0.25em 0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0.17em;padding-top:0.5em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-break:break-word;word-spacing:0px;>        h2 styleborder-width:0px;color:inherit;display:inline;font-family:"Linux Libertine", Georgia, Times, "Source Serif Pro", serif;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:1.375;margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;word-break:break-word; idCritical_aspects>Critical aspects/h2>    /div>    div classhatnote navigation-not-searchable style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;orphans:2;padding-left:1.6em;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; rolenote>i>See also: /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_pornography titleEffects of pornography>i>Effects of pornography/i>/a>i> and /i>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_pornography_on_young_people titleEffects of pornography on young people>i>Effects of pornography on young people/i>/a>/div>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>As per evaluation by medical professionals, pornography can neither be good nor bad as it does not endorse or advocate a single set of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_(ethics_and_social_sciences) titleValue (ethics and social sciences)>values/a> regarding sex.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVillinesLitner2020-360>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> As such, individuals may introspect their own values with regards to sex while evaluating pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVillinesLitner2020-360>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The relationship between pornography and its audience is found to be complex. While many users reported their use to have had positive effects, others especially women were found to be troubled with a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_image titleBody image>body image/a> issues, the cause of which is attributed to the unrealistic image of beauty that pornography portrays.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVillinesLitner2020-360>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> The increasing prevalence of alleged beauty enhancing procedures such as a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_augmentation titleBreast augmentation>breast augmentation/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labiaplasty titleLabiaplasty>labiaplasty/a> among the common populace has been attributed to the popularity of pornography.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTETarrant2016136-361>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Data from pornographic websites regarding the viewing habits of people is studied by academics to analyze the sexual preferences and mating choices.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalmonFisherBurch2020550-551-362>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> More often men look for women who have larger chest and hips, with a smaller a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waist%E2%80%93hip_ratio titleWaist–hip ratio>Waist–hip ratio/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalmonFisherBurch2020552-211>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Women are found to prefer men who are taller, stronger, appear highly masculine, and are in roles that can provide resources while being protective (CEO, doctor, athlete, lawmen).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESalmonFisherBurch2020553-363>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p>a classmw-file-description styleborder-radius:0px;border-width:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);display:block;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:If_people_start_thinking_freely_about_sex..._They_start_thinking_freely_about_everything!,_Amsterdam_(2021)_02.jpg>img classmw-file-element styleborder:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);height:auto;margin:3px;max-width:calc(100% - 8px);vertical-align:middle; srchttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/If_people_start_thinking_freely_about_sex..._They_start_thinking_freely_about_everything%21%2C_Amsterdam_%282021%29_02.jpg/220px-If_people_start_thinking_freely_about_sex..._They_start_thinking_freely_about_everything%21%2C_Amsterdam_%282021%29_02.jpg srcset//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/If_people_start_thinking_freely_about_sex..._They_start_thinking_freely_about_everything%21%2C_Amsterdam_%282021%29_02.jpg/330px-If_people_start_thinking_freely_about_sex..._They_start_thinking_freely_about_everything%21%2C_Amsterdam_%282021%29_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/If_people_start_thinking_freely_about_sex..._They_start_thinking_freely_about_everything%21%2C_Amsterdam_%282021%29_02.jpg/440px-If_people_start_thinking_freely_about_sex..._They_start_thinking_freely_about_everything%21%2C_Amsterdam_%282021%29_02.jpg 2x sizes100vw width220 height124 decodingasync data-file-width4160 data-file-height2340>/a>/p>    figure classmw-default-size style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-bottom-width:0px;border-collapse:collapse;border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;clear:right;color:rgb(32, 33, 34);display:table;float:right;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:0;margin:0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em;min-width:100px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px; typeofmw:File/Thumb>        figcaption stylebackground-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-image-outset:;border-image-repeat:;border-image-slice:;border-image-source:;border-image-width:;border-top-width:0px;caption-side:bottom;display:table-caption;font-size:14.144px;line-height:1.4em;padding:0px 6px 6px;text-align:start;word-break:break-word;>A a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_positive titleSex positive>sex positive/a> poster in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam titleAmsterdam>Amsterdam/a> (2021)/figcaption>    /figure>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Studies on harmful effects of pornography include finding any potential influence of pornography on rape, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence titleDomestic violence>domestic violence/a>, a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_dysfunction titleSexual dysfunction>sexual dysfunction/a>, difficulties with sexual relationships, and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse titleChild sexual abuse>child sexual abuse/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown2017-364>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitudinal_study titleLongitudinal study>longitudinal study/a> had ascertained that pornography use cannot be a perpetrating factor in a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimate_partner_violence titleIntimate partner violence>intimate partner violence/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-ipviolence-4>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHatchEsplinAaronDowdle2020-365>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> A 2020 study that analyzed depictions in video-pornography found that normative sexual behaviors (e.g., vaginal intercourse, fellatio) were the most commonly depicted, while depictions of extreme acts of violence and rape were very rare.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTECarrotteDavisLim2020-366>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> There is no clear evidence to assume that pornography is a cause of rape.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHowitt2022166-367>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Several studies conclude that liberalization of porn in society may be associated with decreased rates of rape and sexual violence, while others have suggested no effect, or are inconclusive.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKutchinsky1992-368>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDAmato2006-369>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDiamond1999-370>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> No correlation has been found between pornography use and the practice of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_consent titleSexual consent>sexual consent/a> or lack thereof.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcKeeLitsouByronIngham202246-371>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>Mental health experts are divided over the issue of pornography use being a problem for people.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcKeeLitsouByronIngham2022102-372>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> While some a classmw-redirect styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature_reviews titleLiterature reviews>literature reviews/a> suggest pornography use can be addictive, insufficient evidence exists to draw conclusions.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKrausVoonPotenza2016-373>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEK%C3%BChnGallinat2016-374>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrandYoungLaierW%C3%B6lfling2016-375>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Scholars have stated that pornography use has no implication on public health as it does not meet the definition of a a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_health#Definitions_and_purposes titlePublic health>public health crisis/a>.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFritzMalicFuPaul2022-210>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience titleNeuroscience>Neuroscience/a> has noted that minds of the young are in developmental stages and exposure to emotionally charged material such as pornography would likely have an impact on them unlike on adults, and has suggested caution while enabling potential access to such material.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTESegal2014-376>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>/p>    p style-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0.5em 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_pornography titleOpposition to pornography>Opposition to pornography/a> use has been associated to many issues with sexual satisfaction,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWrightBridgesSunEzzell2018-377>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> gender violence,a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTELimCarrotteHellard2016-378>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> and marital quality (wives watching pornography more frequently scored much better than the rest).a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPerry2017-379>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a> Some issues of a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxing titleDoxing>doxing/a> and a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_porn titleRevenge porn>revenge porn/a> had been linked to a few pornography websites.a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; target_blank relnoopener noreferrer hrefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography#cite_note-FOOTNOTEColeMaiberg2019-380>span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span> span classcite-bracket stylepointer-events:none;> /span>/a>a styleborder-radius:0px;color:var(--color-progressive,#36c);overflow-wrap:break-word;text-decoration:none; 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