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In reply to the discussion: Societies that ban Porn treat women really well [View all]whathehell
(29,059 posts)statement.
That's probably true..The problem is, at this point in time,
the countries that do NOT ban porn, treat them as Second Class citizens.
Yeah, sure, that's better than Third, but still not exactly ideal.
The fact is, most western industrialized countries have a better
record on human rights generally, but that doesn't refute the fact that there is no INHERENT
connection between "porn tolerance" and respect for women, in fact, I would argue the opposite,
the difference existing between first and third world countries is just a matter of degree.
What we see in porn-tolerant western societies represents a kind "half way" mark on the
evolutionary road of women's rights.
When women have FIRST class citizenship, there will be no tolerance for abusive porn,
and I think that working against female-negative pornography might
just bring about that day sooner.