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Abstract: A number of journalists and scholars have pointed to the sexual objectification of women and men in popular media to argue that Western culturehas become ‘‘sexualized’’ or even ‘‘pornified.’’ Yet it is not clear whether men or women have become more frequently—or more intensely sexualized—over time. Ina longitudinal content analysis of images of women […]
Study Finds Marked Rise In Intensely Sexualized Images Of Women, Not Men (News)
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A study by University at Buffalo sociologists has found that the portrayal of women in the popular media over the last several decades has become increasingly sexualized, even “pornified.” The same is not true of the portrayal of men. These findings may be cause for concern, the researchers say, because previous research has found sexualized […]
Child victims of monster trucker James Connor face the horror of being hauled back into court after he won an appeal bid. The vile Scot was sentenced to 22 years in jail for a string of sex attacks on young boys in Romania earlier this year. But Connor, of Bellshill, Lanarkshire, is serving only eight […]
By Ashley Fantz, CNN Find article here: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/21/can-the-burgeoning-christian-crusade-against-pornography-bear-fruit/ Atlanta (CNN) – He is a good Christian, Michael is telling his two therapists. He goes to church most Sundays. He’s a devoted husband and father of two daughters. “But when I would leave on business trips,” he says, “I knew I was going to get to […]
Two men are accused of luring aspiring models and actresses to South Florida with promises of stardom, then drugging, sexually assaulting and filming them to fuel a pornography business. The women were promised fame and fortune if they travelled to South Florida. After reading enticements on the Internet, one victim was told she would be […]
Adult film performers would be required to use condoms in order for porn filmmakers to obtain Los Angeles city permits under a measure that AIDS activists hope to put on the city’s June 2012 ballot. The proponents must submit a petition with at least 41,138 qualifying signatures (15% of all votes cast in the last […]
Originally posted here: http://www.christianpost.com/news/are-sexual-hook-up-websites-addictive-53961/ The internet has made it easy for people to watch others having sex, but it has also become a place that may pose an even greater danger by allowing strangers to randomly “hook-up” with one another for sexual experiences. One question that’s been asked regarding these sites is, “Can a person be addicted […]
Convicted sex offender and kiddie porn collector Frank Lawrence was sentenced to eight years in prison today, stemming from charges that came about when a Palm Beach County librarian caught him checking out some naked dudes on the net and printing out the pictures. Lawrence, 41, has been on probation since he was released from […]
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Physiology of porn addiction & why it’s so hard to quit Porn addicts: you are not losers & you CAN quit The Ramadan connection Simple changes towards a new life Read the full original article here: http://muslimmatters.org/2011/08/15/ramadan-time-to-kick-porn-addiction-out-of-your-system/
NBC may be calling its soon-to-debut show “The Playboy Club” “a provocative new series about a time and place that challenged the social mores,” but activist Gloria Steinem — the face of the women’s movement for more than four decades — is challenging the network. Steinem, 77, went undercover as a Playboy Bunny in New […]