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Welcome! AntiPornography.org is a results-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent and combat the devastating harms of pornography, prostitution, and sex trafficking, as well as all other forms of sexual exploitation, through public education and advocacy.
In order to give you an idea of why fighting against pornography is a critical necessity, please read the story of Desley, a young woman who was coerced into prostitution as a teenager.
"I am a former teen prostitute, coerced by an adult women who gave me shelter when I had nowhere to go. The sex industry hurts women by degrading them, devaluing them, and dehumanizing them. It does irreversible damage to men, women, and children.
Though society only sees streetwalkers, porn stars, strippers, and prostitutes as whores, they are really hurting and vulnerable people in need of help - but instead we kick them while they're down. The funny thing is, we are all responsible for it. We have all created and tolerated this hyper-sexualized society, legitimized documented prostitution (aka porn) and allowed it to be mainstreamed, which in turn has created an epidemic of misogynistic men who believe it's their right to buy human beings for sex.
Little girls and boys are having pornography ingrained right into their developing sexuality and they never learn how to bond or relate to others in a healthy sexual relationship. Then, in order to meet the demand, vulnerable and abused women and children are coerced, deceived, lured, and seduced into any one of the sectors of the sex industry - and quite often, several of them.
BUYING SEX FROM HUMAN BEINGS IN ANY WAY IS AN ACT OF VIOLENCE.
People out there are suffering, the least of these not being the women used in the sex industry. They are in pain."
1) Diana E. H. Russell Ph.D., author of 17 books about pornography, sexual violence and exploitation: http://dianarussell.com
2) The creator of the AntiPornBlogger MySpace page and the AntiPornographyBlog YouTube channel : http://youtube.com/AntiPornographyBlog (Note: APB also created this MySpace and the AntiPornography.org website and maintains them.)
3) A longtime nonprofit advocate against sex trafficking of women and girls.
Additionally there are other people involved who are supporting AntiPornography.org and contributing original content., etc. Note: Everyone on the Board is participating on a completely volunteer basis. We have all have given many years of service to this cause, often at great personal cost both financially and otherwise, so we ask you to please help us out by visiting our website to learn more about the harms of pornography and how you can do your own part in fighting against pornography and all other forms of sexual exploitation.
http://antipornography.org
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"Pornography is everywhere, and as it becomes more common in all forms of media, it is also becoming more sexist, violent, and graphic. These forms of pornography are also becoming more and more common among children and teens. Why we should worry about pornified America."
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IMPORTANT NOTE #1: We need to raise approximately $10,000 to complete the AntiPornography.org website, purchase needed computer equipment and programs, buy video equipment, pay for nonprofit fees, and to properly launch the website and this nonprofit organization. So if you are able to contribute any amount at all, please donate here: http://www.antipornography.org/donate.html
If every anti-porn person on MySpace donated $20 that would cover the entire amount. Thank you in advance to anyone who contributes.
"We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs."
Gloria Steinem
IMPORTANT NOTE #2: The U.S.-based Women Against Pornography organization and the UK-based Campaign Against Pornography both did some very helpful activism to fight against pornography, but they both ultimately ceased to exist and they gave up their fight for the cause. Why? Because of lack of public funding.
So please understand that if you want an organized, comprehensive and sustained effort to be made to fight against pornography, prostitution, sexism, sexual exploitation and sex trafficking, that it takes ALL OF US contributing whatever we can, whether in donations or actions. Otherwise the trend of ever increasing sexual exploitation in our society will only get much worse than it already is.
SO YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED AND IS VITAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND THIS CAUSE. ~~ *OUR* SUCCESS AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS CAUSE DEPENDS IN GREAT PART ON *YOU*, SO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HOWEVER YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP. Your contributions and efforts are appreciated, whether large or small!
NOTE: All donations are fully TAX-DEDUCTIBLE per IRS code 501(c)3 & will go to fight pornography, prostitution & sex trafficking.
ALSO: if you're not able to personally contribute but you have suggestions regarding fund-raising, such as information about foundations that we could submit fund-raising proposals to, please e-mail us. Thank you.
*All donations made will go to support the work of AntiPornography.org in fighting against the harms of pornography, prostitution, sex trafficking, and other forms of sexual exploitation and abuse. While our own 501(c)(3) nonprofit status is in progress donations are routed through the anti-sex trafficking nonprofit organization Captive Daughters, a sister organization who is our IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit fiscal sponsor. Captive Daughters does not fund our work but they currently facilitate nonprofit tax deductible donations for AntiPornography.org because some of our work is a continuation of Captive Daughter's work addressing pornography as a demand factor for sex trafficking. For more information about Captive Daughter's important work on this issue please see the Captive Daughters conference: Pornography: Driving the Demand in International Sex Trafficking and their book: Pornography: Driving the Demand in International Sex Trafficking.Thank you.
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Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexualitytakes an unflinching look at today’s porn industry: the stories woven into the images, the impact on our culture, the effects on us as men and women, the business machine that creates and markets porn, and the growing legitimacy of porn in mainstream media. Above all, PORNLAND examines the way porn shapes and limits sexual imaginations and behaviors.
Although we are surrounded by pornographic images, many people are not aware of just how cruel and violent the industry is today. PORNLANDshows how today’s porn is strikingly different from yesterday’s Playboy and Penthouse magazines — how competition in the industry and consumer desensitization have pushed porn toward hard core extremes. And, with the advent of the internet and other digital technologies, users don’t have to wander far to access porn; todaythe average age of first viewing is about 11 for boys, and studies reveal that young men, who consume more porn than ever before, have difficulty forming healthy relationships.
PORNLAND also looks at how our porn culture affects the way women and girls think about their bodies, their sexuality and their relationships. PORNLAND: How Porn has Hijacked our Sexuality argues that rather than sexually liberating or empowering us, porn offers us a plasticized, formulaic, generic version of sex that is boring, lacking in creativity and disconnected from emotion and intimacy.
July 2010: Please pardon any errors, omissions, or technical problems, etc., with AntiPornography.org while it is under construction. Also please feel free to help us out by informing us about them here. Thanks. And if you would like to contribute to the AntiPornography.org website being developed more quickly, please feel free to donate here. Thank you! Your support is very much appreciated and will definitely make a difference.
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For more information about the documented harms of pornography please visit the extremely informative new websitePornography Harms at PornHarms.com.
"Dedicated to providing the most accurate peer-reviewed research on the harm from pornography, along with relevant news and opinion."
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At AntiPornography.orgwe are working to prevent and combat the devastating harms of pornography, prostitution and sex trafficking, as well as all other forms of sexual exploitation, through public education and advocacy.
Pro-Education, Pro Safe, Respectful, Equality-Based Sexuality
Pro-reasonable regulation of the pornography industry for the health and safety of the performers.
*Please see FAQ for more information on all of the above. Thank you!
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~~ NO-PORN PLEDGE ~~
Have you taken the NO-PORN PLEDGE at NoPornPledge.com yet? If not, now would be a really great time to do so! Please click here. Or the banner below.
See the list of many people from all around the world who have signed the No-Porn Pledge. Click here.
Read the reasons why they have signed in the No-PornPledge Guestbook. Click here. Don't forget to join them by signing the pledge and sharing your reasons why in the guestbook there as well!
"Join a growing number of people who have made a decision to eliminate porn from their lives. Sign your name, and publicly declare that you won't use porn, or have an intimate relationship with anyone who does."
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WHY ARE WE AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY?
Because pornography degrades love, sex, women, and all humanity, including boys and men. Pornography also frequently glorifies and promotes sadism, masochism, rape, incest, pedophilia, and abuse of and violence against women in general. Additionally it harms relationships, marriages, families and children, the economy, and creates demand for prostitution & international sex trafficking.
NON-RELIGIOUS, ANTI-CENSORSHIP,
ANTI-BANNING.
PRO-EDUCATION (To reduce demand & supply)
PRO-REASONABLE REGULATION
(For the health and safety of the performers. See http://3.ly/rnP)
Definitions of Pornography & Erotica
(Please note that we are fighting against pornography as it is defined on that page and not erotica as it is defined there.) http://www.antipornography.org/definitions.html
Watch Best Documentary: "The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexualities, and Relationships" (WARNING! Graphic and disturbing content.)
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Pornography Harms website: http://pornharms.com/
"Pornography Harms is dedicated to providing the most accurate peer-reviewed research on the harm from pornography, along with relevant news and opinion."
Please add a link to AntiPornography.org, this MySpace and the AntiPornography.org YouTube channel on your Facebook, MySpace, YouTube channel, blog or website to direct people to our helpful educational resources. Thank you!
THANK YOU FOR WHATEVER YOU'RE ABLE TO DO TO HELP!
Every little bit makes a difference, whether it is a donation or just sharing the website, making a comment, making a video of your own against pornography, or whatever you can do to support the cause. YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED & TRULY DOES MATTER.
Please help make the world a better place for all:
SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO COMBAT THE HARMS OF PORNOGRAPHY:
1. Report all porn you come across on MySpace.
2. Send us a friend invitation or accept the one that has been sent to you.
Please see our full page about the important anti-pornography work of Pamela Paul, including videos of her speaking and participating in a debate about pornography. Click here.
(Note: The author has stated that she regrets the errors on pg. 259 in the sentence beginning with “Meanwhile, women on the Left…”. The sentence and the points made in it are inaccurate but corrections were not able to be made for the paperback edition.)
Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, (Chapter on Porn, "The Illusion of Love"), by Pulitzer Prize Winner Chris Hedges
Confronting Your Spouse's Pornography Problem, Rory C. Reid MSW
Treating Pornography Addiction: The Essential Tools for Recovery, Kevin B. Skinner
The Drug of the New Millennium - The Brain Science Behind Internet Pornography Use , Mark B. Kastleman
In The Shadows of The Net: Breaking Free from Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior, Patrick Carnes Ph.D
Untangling the Web: Sex, Porn, and Fantasy Obsession in the Internet Age, Robert Weiss
The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography, Wendy Maltz
Men Confront Pornography edited by Michael S. Kimmel (Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, NY; 1990).
In Harm's Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings by Catharine A. MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin (Harvard University Press, 1997). Testimony of men and women whose lives were harmed by pornography.
Only Words, Catharine MacKinnon (Harvard University Press 1996)
Pornography: Men Possessing Women, Andrea Dworkin, (Penguin Books, 1989)
The Price We Pay: The Case Against Racist Speech, Hate Propaganda, and Pornography edited by Laura Lederer and Richard Delgado (Hill and Wang, New York, NY; 1995). A collection of essays on racist speech, hate propaganda, and pornography, with an emphasis on legal issues.
Take Back The Night: Women on Pornography Laura Lederer (William Morrow & Co., New York, NY; 1989). A collection of essays on pornography.
The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf
Beauty and Misogyny, Sheila Jeffreys
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NEW IN 2010 AND NOT TO BE MISSED:
Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked our Sexuality, Gail Dines - GailDines.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DISCLAIMER: A book or resource being included on this list does not mean AntiPornography.org endorses or agrees with the entire content of that book or resource. It means that that the book or resource provides some educational information about pornography, the pornography industry, the harms done to society by pornography, etc.
"The longer we ignore the problem of pornography, the worse it becomes. The dissemination and availability of pornography inevitably bring about increased individual and societal acceptance. Research shows that the more pornography one is exposed to, the more tolerant of pornography and indeed in favor of pornography one becomes. What was once softcore pornography has become mainstream; magazines that were once considered pornographic are now filed under "men's lifestyle"; men's lifestyle magazines have in turn aspired toward the pornographic. As porn creeps into the mainstream press and into popular culture, it crowds out other, more positive forms of sexual expression. It also keeps raising the bar higher for "real" pornography, which stretches to surpass every imaginable ethical, humanistic, and societal limit. Pregnant women become pornified, their naked torsos wresled from personal Web sites into "pregnant porn" Web sites, incest becomes fetishized, child pornography blends with adult pornography into an ageless "teen porn" middle ground. Any sense of taboo dissipates into a free-for-all porn world."
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"DEMAND" - A Documentary by Shared Hope International
This excellent documentary by the anti-sex trafficking organization Shared Hope International is about demand factors for sex trafficking, one of the most significant of which is pornography. It also addresses how all forms of commercial sexual exploitation such as pornography, stripping and prostitution are connected to all other forms such as sex trafficking and sex slavery. Please visit EndDemand.org to learn more about how demand for sex trafficking is created by those individuals (mostly men) who purchase women and children for sex.
For 2 minute and 12 minute versions of the above video, as well as more information from Shared Hope about demand, please click here.
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Shared Hope International specifically focuses on fighting the demand for commercial sexual exploitaiton, including addressing pornography as a very significant demand factor for sex trafficking.
"Pornography is a marketing device for sex trafficking: It normalizes degradation and violence as acceptable and even inevitable parts of sex, and uses the bodies of real women and children as objects. The difference between pornography and erotica is clear in the roots of the words themselves -- porne means females slaves, eros means love -- so pornography, like rape, is about violence and domination, not sex. Millions of lives depend on our ability to separate pornography from erotica, and to disentangle violence from sexuality."
Gloria Steinem, 2006
For information about Gloria Steinem's important work of fighting against the harms of pornography, sex trafficking and other forms of sexual exploitation and abuse, including videos and an audio interview, please see our page on Gloria Steinem. Click here.
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