porn and women

[Amarok]

There's a difference between porn and porn that depicts violence.  I think that's something that's being missed here.  Some studies say that 88% of porn depicts violence against women.  The problem with such a study is... how it defines violence.  Another study done said only around 2% of porn depicts non-consensual violence (IE Violence where the other person is actively trying to avoid the experience, rather than smiling and enjoying it).

If porn were such a problem, after the advent of the internet you'd expect sexual assaults to have increased.  Instead they've declined.  It's not just in the US either, but other places saw similar decreases after legalizing pornography.

I'd say most people aren't attracted to non-consensual violence (which is why it's such a minority of porn in the first place).  But spanking someone who enjoys it, and spanking someone who doesn't are two very different things.

Indeed this is no reflected in crime statistics