The news of porn websites being banned in India has caused an uproar across the Internet and the online universe. Several Twitter handles, blogs, websites and writers have expressed their discontent citing it to be another ban that interferes with our choices and freedom of expression.
However, there’s a dark side to the porn industry and the websites you want to be unblocked.
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Leaked ‘MMS’ and ‘Revenge Porn’
Several porn websites feast on MMS clips shot by hidden cameras. The intimate moments one shares in a hotel room or the changing room clips shot secretly often make their way to such websites and are circulated.
The incidents of revenge porn by ex-partners are not alien to the country. Every now and then there’s a story of a suicide or a girl being shamed in society owing to a leaked MMS clip that went viral through a porn website.
A recent incident: MMS on porn site, Orissa girl ends life
People forced into the porn industry
There’s more to the porn industry than what you watch on your laptops. Behind the cameras is the story of exploitation and misery. While there are people who work in the porn industry willingly, there are numerous others – Women and children at a tender age forced in the never-ending misery of rapes, STDs, drugs, and abuse.
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The portrayal of Male Domination
And, then is the content of the porn movies – a world of brutal sex, male domination, and a sexual conquest where there’s no love and care. A world where a woman is reduced to nothing but an object of sex and pleasure. While a ‘sexist’ remark from a politician enrages all of us, we seem to have no qualms in watching and circulating content that objectifies women in the worst possible manner.
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Child Porn
While Child porn may not be prominent on the mainstream internet, Child porn is one of the ugly truths of the dark web. Several recent news updates reflect the problem of child pornography. The current ban on porn also applies to a number of porn websites exhibiting minors in sexual acts.
Ethical Porn: Is it a solution?
For porn to be ethical, we need to
i. Keep a check on every clip on a porn website to ensure that the website is featuring leaked MMSes or not
ii. Investigate the age of every actor in a porn movie to determine if he/she is an adult by age or not
iii. Review if a porn movie is objectifying women or not
iii. Investigate the history of every actor in a porn movie to ensure that he/she is acting in a porn movie out of personal choice and isn’t exploited and forced into pornography
But, would this be a practical solution? No authority can practically determine that the porn you are watching is ethical.
So, what’s the best possible solution to this problem if not a complete ban on porn? Share your comments below!