Haji Shearer writes about his liberation from porn watching for Voice Male…“About a year ago Voice Male published an article by one of its frequent contributors, journalism professor and anti-porn activist Robert Jensen. He argued that both performers and viewers of pornography are degraded by their involvement. Personally, I know using porn never left me feeling particularly proud. […]
Month: September 2006
USA Today: “‘Porn wars’ flaring in the heartland”
The September 5 edition of USA Today reports on resistance to porn shops in small towns: “The multibillion-dollar sex industry has branched into the heartland, often along interstates,” and that trend is spurring local governments and community activists to mount aggressive efforts to shut down adult stores that sell pornography, The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Ky., […]
Pro-Porn Advocates: “Honk If Your Horney!”
Midway into today’s Feminist Action Mobilization protest at 135 King Street, a group of pro-porn advocates (all young men) assembled nearby. Anti-porn activists came over to engage them in debate. A journalist and a photographer from the Boston Globe observed the action.NoPornNorthampton suggested to one of the porn advocates that he read our website to understand our position. […]
Capital Video Planning Board Application Shows 73 Abutters
Here for public review is Capital Video’s Planning Board Application, received yesterday by the city.Capital Video Planning Board Application (PDF)The application form includes an information sheet from the city describing the approval process. It is likely that Capital Video’s plans will be discussed at a public hearing on October 12. We’ll know for sure by […]
Capital Video Proceeds with Porn Shop Plans
After waiting for some weeks, Capital Video yesterday filed an application with Northampton for site-plan approval for its porn shop at 135 King Street. This plan will likely be reviewed at the public meeting of the Northampton Planning Board on October 12. The Gazette and The Republican both report on this development today.The Gazette notes […]
Protest Pictured in Gazette; Letter Criticizes “Moral Police”
Today’s Gazette has a fine photo on page A3 of last Wednesday’s Feminist Action Mobilization protest at 135 King Street:“A local group calling itself the Feminist Action Mobilization has launched a protest against a proposed porn shop under consideration for a building at the corner of King and North streets. The demonstrators say they will […]
Victor Cline: “Pornography’s Effects on Adults and Children”
Psychologist Victor Cline specializes in family/marital counseling and sexual addictions. Here are some highlights from his article, “Pornography’s Effects on Adults and Children”…As a clinical psychologist, I have treated, over the years, approximately 350 sex addicts, sex offenders, or other individuals (96% male) with sexual illnesses. This includes many types of unwanted compulsive sexual acting-out, […]
Porn Addiction Grows in the Face of Public Apathy
LifeSiteNews reports on recent studies of porn addiction…“The United States’ massive porn industry has reported a marked increase in sales of DVD’s for home adult entertainment. California-based Adult Video News predicted revenue of $12.6 billion this year [2005] for the industry. Of that number, $4.28 billion is predicted from sales and rentals of porn DVD’s, […]
Porn’s Role in Sex Crimes Documented
In the August 16 Christian Science Monitor, John Hughes reports on a child sexual abuse and murder case where porn allegedly played a role: “SALT LAKE CITY – From his jail cell a few days ago, 20-year-old Craig Roger Gregerson explained the reason he has been arrested and charged with capital murder, punishable by death, […]
Letter to Gazette: “Residents should protest the proposed porn shop”
Today’s Gazette includes a letter to the editor by Pat Styer of Northampton. She writes,“For the past several days I’ve been talking to a lot of people, from strangers to friends, about the proposed Capital Video pornography store that moves toward occupying a large building on the corner of King and North Streets. More than […]