Based on statistics presented during class lectures, in the year 2010, U.S. porn accounted for 2.84 billion dollars of revenue out of the worldwide 4.9 billion dollars the industry profits as a whole. That’s more than half. In her latest book, Pornland, Gail Dines depicts the adverse effects of porn on society. Gail Dines is a feminist and anti-pornography activist who has published two other books; one describing the effects of pornography and the other detailing the media’s display of race, class, and gender. In addition, she helped for the activist group, Stop Porn Culture, meant to raise awareness through education and material presentation (Dines). In the preface of her book she defines porn, or more specifically gonzo porn, as “hard-core, body-punishing sex in which women are demeaned and debased” (Dines). …show more content…
My main critique will focus on where her arguments and evidence fail, and I will present a solution to how she can increase her credibility. Also, I will aim to present a better resolution for how to prevent the negative effects of porn. One of her central points is that pornography has become more extreme in nature as directly stated in her definition of it. Another point she makes is that porn is becoming commonplace in society and is easy to access. One statistic that she should have presented that was explained during lecture was how the first time children view porn is at the age of 11. Her last point is that porn changed men and women’s behavior as it relates to sexual intimacy and everyday relationships. These are pivotal themes that can be agreed with because porn today compared to 40 years ago directly support the ideas she