Impact of Porn

Springfield Tightened Adult-Use Regulations in 1993 in Response to Citizen Concerns

email@tunnel7.com 1 Comment Impact of Porn, Ordinances and Regulations

After Capital Video established itself in Springfield in 1990, Springfield’s City Council made its adult-use regulations more stringent (“Board backs reining in adult stores: Council vote paves way for Springfield restriction”, Union-News, 6/29/93): New businesses purveying adult entertainment such as pornographic books, videos or peep shows would need special permits under a law granted initial […]

Continue reading Springfield Tightened Adult-Use Regulations in 1993 in Response to Citizen Concerns

Everywoman Center Coordinator: Porn Damages Women; Porn Addiction

email@tunnel7.com Leave a comment Feminist Perspective, Impact of Porn

From “Incident triggers debate on pornography”, Sunday Republican, 2/12/89… Stacey Roth, coordinator of an educational outreach program at Everywoman Center, a women’s advocacy group at the University of Massachusetts, said that, based on accounts of area women speaking about their experiences with domestic abuse, she agrees with recent arguments that pornography damages women.“Typically, a woman […]

Continue reading Everywoman Center Coordinator: Porn Damages Women; Porn Addiction

Northampton Shelter Coordinators: Porn a Factor in Many Cases of Domestic Abuse

email@tunnel7.com 20 Comments Feminist Perspective, Impact of Porn, Ordinances and Regulations, Porn Addiction

The Union-News studied porn and the porn industry in 1994. One article discussed the impact of porn on women: Tina’s boyfriend would watch the same x-rated movie repeatedly and then force her to reenact the kinky things he saw. Or he’d go to strip bars.“He used to come back from these shows and I was terrified,” […]

Continue reading Northampton Shelter Coordinators: Porn a Factor in Many Cases of Domestic Abuse

Former Stripper Tells Easthampton Hearing about the Life: It Stinks

email@tunnel7.com Leave a comment Debate on the Issues, Impact of Porn, Porn Industry, Strip Clubs

Some of our opponents have claimed that life in the sex industry is liberating and empowering for women. That didn’t prove to be the case for Karen Harrison, who share her experience at a public hearing in Easthampton. The Union-News reports… About 200 opponents turned out in opposition to nude dancing last night at a […]

Continue reading Former Stripper Tells Easthampton Hearing about the Life: It Stinks

Chicopee Noted Springfield, Holyoke Problems with Adult Businesses, Passed Zoning Regulations in 1993 and 1994

email@tunnel7.com 1 Comment Impact of Porn, Ordinances and Regulations, Secondary Effects

In 1994, Chicopee aldermen unanimously approved regulations on adult businesses. These included keeping them at least 500 feet from schools, libraries, parks, playgrounds and recreational areas. The Union-News reported, Several aldermen on the 13-member body pointed to recurring problems and ongoing struggles in cities such as Springfield and Holyoke which do not have laws on […]

Continue reading Chicopee Noted Springfield, Holyoke Problems with Adult Businesses, Passed Zoning Regulations in 1993 and 1994

The Psychology of Porn for Men

email@tunnel7.com 25 Comments Impact of Porn, Porn Addiction

What does porn do to men? Edward Marriott investigates for The Guardian (2003)… At its most basic level, pornography answers natural human curiosity. Adolescent boys want to know what sex is about, and porn certainly demonstrates the mechanics. David Morgan, consultant clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst at the Portman Clinic in London, which specialises in problems […]

Continue reading The Psychology of Porn for Men

Springfield Citizens Beat Back an Expansion of Their Capital Video Porn Shop

email@tunnel7.com Leave a comment Capital Video Corporation, Impact of Porn, Ordinances and Regulations, Secondary Effects, Viewing Booths

Capital Video has had a porn shop at 486 Bridge Street in Springfield since 1990. Many citizens and local businesses were unhappy about it from the start. To protest the shop, residents Leslie Pasquini and her husband Ronald “helped garner 600 signatures sent to [District Attorney William M.] Bennett.” (Union-News, 1/24/92, p. 20)City Councilor William […]

Continue reading Springfield Citizens Beat Back an Expansion of Their Capital Video Porn Shop

Pornography Trains and Indoctrinates Prostitutes

email@tunnel7.com Leave a comment Feminist Perspective, Impact of Porn, Porn Industry, Prostitution

80% of prostitution survivors at the WHISPER Oral History Project reported that their customers showed them pornography to illustrate the kinds of sexual activities in which they wanted to engage. 52% of the women stated that pornography played a significant role in teaching them what was expected of them as prostitutes. 30% reported that their […]

Continue reading Pornography Trains and Indoctrinates Prostitutes

New York City Porn Shops Depress Demand for Neighboring Properties

email@tunnel7.com 8 Comments Impact of Porn, Ordinances and Regulations, Secondary Effects

From The New York Times, “Sex-Related Shops Make Comeback Near Times Sq.”, 3/15/05… Ten years after Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani declared war on Times Square’s X-rated peep shows, strip joints and video stores, shops selling sexually explicit materials have slowly begun to creep back into the area, adroitly exploiting loopholes in the law–and property-owners’ demand […]

Continue reading New York City Porn Shops Depress Demand for Neighboring Properties

California Supreme Court Ruling Helps Communities Preserve Quality of Life While Leaving Room for Free Expression

email@tunnel7.com Leave a comment First Amendment, Impact of Porn, Ordinances and Regulations

This California court ruling is a bit old (1989), but it strikes an appealing balance between community interests and free expression… The state Supreme Court on Thursday gave local governments more power to use “porn zoning” laws to restrict the location of theaters that show sexually explicit movies.In a widely watched test of municipal authority, […]

Continue reading California Supreme Court Ruling Helps Communities Preserve Quality of Life While Leaving Room for Free Expression