Should Pornography Remain Legal?

             Torontonian is taking a walk; he or she casually throws a look at some of the little stores cramped by the sidewalk. Before long, the person will see a store with windows covered in cardboard and yellow newspapers. Looking above the window, the person will see a sign saying "Adult Video" or "XXX Video." Pornography in Canada is available to those willing to find it. In spite of this, many debates were started to determine should pornography be available or should it be banned. The proposition is that pornography should be a legal instrument for the stimulation of one's feelings and emotions.
             The negative effect of pornography is that pornography favors the part of human sexual individuality that sees people not as people, but as objects, ignoring their thoughts and feelings. It also may be argued that public acceptance of pornography will lead to a generalized perception of the opposite sex and therefore to sexual discrimination. Unfortunately, a generalized perception of the opposite sex and sexual discrimination already exist. Both of them stand on a common ground - basic lack of culture. Since sexuality plays an important, if not a leading role, in the forming of our behavior, attempts to refuse or suppress this aspect of human individuality are simply ignorant and sanctimony. The problem is not in visual images of disturbing content but an inability of certain individuals to separate their instinctive side from their conscious side.
             Although sex is an important factor in interpersonal relations but is not the only factor defining them. Pornography depreciates the value of human relationship; it ignores love and friendship thus downsizing the interpersonal relationship to solely sexual. However, we struggle to live in a society free from all forms of censorship. Complete freedom of expression is the ideal cherished. Censorship is only necessary when freedom takes offending forms. This situation does not relate to pornography si...

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