Synthesis Paper Assignment On Pornography And Prostitution

Pornography and Prostitution
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Introduction
There have several controversies surrounding pornographic industry as others view it as an immoral act, while others have not seen anything wrong with porn materials. One thing that most people are struggling to understand about pornography is if it is different from prostitution or not. To begin with, it is important to first find out the origin of the word pornography. The word pornography originated from the Greek word Porni which means prostitute and the graphein which simply means to write. Considering the origin of the word pornography it would show that there are some relationship between pornography and prostitution. There have been several descriptions of the word pornography, however, pornography has commonly been defined as a sexually and explicit materials or pictures that are either on film or paper, or better explicit words on paper. Prostitution on the other hand refers to occupation that involves sexual activity with another person for money.[Houten, Gregory Van. "Testing Congress's Foreign Commerce and Treaty Powers: A New,(Un) Constitutional Tool for Combating American Child Sex Tourists." Am. Crim. L. Rev. 53 (2016): 177.]
This essay examines the link between pornography and prostitution and also to sample different views that different scholars have about these two activities or words.
Analysis of Pornography
Reasonable View about Pornography
People have had different views concerning morality of pornography, some people are of the opinion that pornography is immoral and should be banned, and on the other hand some people have got no problem with pornographic materials. Those who are for porn materials argue that if a person does not like something does not make that thing bad for another person. They argue that if an individual does not like these pictures, the person should simply ignore them. The group that supports pornography views the law that forbids the dissemination of these pictures as tyrannical act. However, those who are against the dissemination of pornographic contents views these materials as being out of the area of deontology. It is important to note that majority of people in the society are viewing these contents as immoral and therefore they are out of deontological boundary. Despite the many arguments, reasonable view about pornography is that it is immoral and should be forbidden in any society. It is rightly out of deontological boundary and the governments should come up with laws prohibiting the dissemination of its contents.
Non-contradiction of the Law
There should be no contradiction when it comes to the law that protects ethical standards that have been set by the society. Pornographic contents are explicit and are sexually oriented and therefore should be allowed in the society. Decision should be made conclusively between reasonable view and Dworkin/MacKinnon view. It is either pornography is a bad thing that should not be tolerated at all or its production and dissemination of its contents should be viewed as violation of the rights of women. However, Dworkin/ MacKinnon are of the argument that pornography is subordination of women and therefore it should not be viewed as violation of w...