http://www.crisisconnectioninc.org/s...statistics.htm
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The United States has the world’s highest rape rate of all countries that publish such data- 13 times higher than England and more than 20 times higher than Japan (12).
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I'm not too sure about that, Isaac. If you've ever been overseas, you'll see that in most European and Asian countries, the concept of sex is very open and public. You can buy sexually explicit materials on street corners. I know this because I spent 6 months all over the Med while in the military in 2001. Yet, we have the largest rape rate. Is this a coincidence? I don't think so.
Only in America is the younger crowd discouraged from having any contact with that concept of sex until the proper age. And yet, we have an exceptionally high rate of sexual assaults for a country.
The question is: why in America, where sex is a highly censored topic, is the rate for sexual assaults so high? It boggles the mind. However, I think being more open and public about the concept of sex may help. Also, I really think parenting plays a big role too.
For instance, some parents of teenage sons who are reaching puberty may offer their son to an adult magazine to help sooth the anxiety that often comes with puberty. The other option is for the son to acquire the porn on his own and look at it in secret (rebelliousness). When he learns that he can get away with such behavior, he is more likely to continue doing it and he will grow into a person who believes he can get away with anything. By parents covering this topic in a controlled environment, the son sees no need to be rebellious as he grows up.
I have no hard data on this concept, but I think the porn only hurts more when society tries to hide it. That only makes it more desirable and those who seek it stray away from society to get it.
I really don't know if I personally support pornography (except for child porn of course...BAD!!!). However, I know it has been around for a long long time and societies have gotten along peacefully with it in the past. Feudal era Japan had legalized prostitution as well as ancient Greece and much of the Middle East where harem guilds were common. Pornography naturally stemmed from these industries in the form of ancient pornography. If nothing else, it may help to sooth ones neglected sexual desires as it did in these ancient times.