Thursday, January 23, 2014

"The First Amendment Junkie" Response

In Jacoby's essay she argues that the censoring of pornography is wrong and that it is the peoples responsibility to teach younger generations not to associate violence with pornography. I agree with Jacoby in the sense that it is the people's responsibility for associating violence with pornography and that there are worse things in the world than this issue. The example she gave with the Holocaust I did agree with because her reasoning in the fact that that is worse than anything having to do with pornography; whether it is a porn shop or a magazine. I also agree with her statement in that if feminists censor certain types of pornography it will lead to the censorship of all types of pornography. This would not be the worst thing in the world but it would cause a lot of controversy dealing with the matter. I do not agree with the easy access and availability of pornography and feel it should be censored in a way but I do agree with giving the people certain freedoms.

In response to Jacoby's essay,  I do feel that the censoring of some pornography would be useful in a way. If graphic magazines were limited to where they were available that would allow for a decrease in the temptation of young people reading them. Pornography is a widely discussed issue that is argued over constantly. I feel that the easy access of pornography is scary and should not be easily accessed. Even though it should be censored in some ways this is also the taking away of The First Amendment rights.

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