the presentation of newspapers and radio, brought us together with

television, and now serves us world-wide via the ever-popular

Internet. It is the mass media, and even from the earliest days of

its existence, it has contributed greatly in ways that both enlighten

and enrich society, and ways that deteriorate and perplex it. It is

not a surprise to learn, then, that the mass media is the most

powerful source of information we have, and nothing else in today's

world influences public perception quite as heavily.

Unfortunately, however, most of what is broadcast or

transmitted in the news today is with reference to the chaotic

condition of our planet, or something else that society as a whole

sees as detrimental or damaging. But the news on television is not

the only type of media taking the criticism of society. Other forms

of mass media, specifically movies and television programs containing

pornography and violence have been heavily criticized. The underlining

concept to be debated here is that society is negatively influenced,

specifically, by these images of pornography and the result is

1975:80). The study was conducted over a three week period over which

obvious is that the media does not portray women as only being able to

their ratings and popularity. One way to do that is to concentrate on

to lose interest, or become desensitized to the erotic media nearing

exposed to pornography. Other experiments conducted in the early

criticism, overwhelmingly from the female community, relative to the

Commission on Obscenity and Pornography.

media. We understand that public perception can be easily persuaded.

again, the media can be "let off the hook".

violent feelings fails to make sense; if it did, why would men want to

to cover their skin and wear clothing that completely hides the shapes

7. The Question of Pornography, Donnerstein, Linz, Penrod, ã1987,

large volume of pornographic media, as well as a large volume of

pornography and showing that pornography is not "evil", it is now

races and operas all offer a one-dimensional view of life. One does

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