Debunking the Porn “Public Health Crisis”
Adult B2B Marketing has been involved in the adult entertainment industry for a considerable amount of time. Despite all the anti-porn movement has to offer, our company is still operating strong.
Recognize why? Data. We have consistently conducted business in an ethical manner. We have never deviated from our moral principles. That being stated, we need to address a subject that is causing us great concern once more. Did you realize that public health throughout the world is in terrible shape? Please, no new epidemic. No, not a disease that kills.
Pornography is to blame for the public health calamity, which is far worse. Oh, the horror, my dear reader! This essay will discuss the myths surrounding the problem of pornography and its effects on the adult entertainment industry from three angles: social, legal, and regulatory.
We talk about this misconception in this blog article.
What Is a Public Health Crisis?
We wouldn’t normally waste time on such a ludicrous issue, but we have to discuss the “porn public health crisis.” Some of the largest companies in our industry have faced many regulatory repercussions as a result of this cliché. Before we continue, let’s clarify what constitutes a public health catastrophe.
The National League of Cities defines a public health crisis as “something that prevents people and communities from being healthy.” As stated by the National League of Cities, “opioids, chronic diseases, and gun violence have been named as public health crises because each of these hurts and/or kills people and restricts their capacity to live well and thrive.”
Science Above Opinion
Pornography is considered a public health problem by some because of the negative effects it may have on persons and society. Although there is general dispute on whether pornography poses a health risk to the public, some individuals argue that it does.
The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice is an often used definition guide for defining a public health problem. Boston University public health experts stated that “pornography itself is not a crisis” and that “the movement to declare pornography a public health crisis is rooted in an ideology that is antithetical to many core values of public health promotion and is a political stunt, not reflective of best available evidence.” They made these statements in an editorial for the American Journal of Public Health.
An Outcome of Sociological Conservatism
People believe that pornography is a public health issue for two primary reasons. First, they disapprove of pornography for moral and ideological reasons. Secondly, they argue that pornography contributes to societal moral and social breakdown. Right-wing opponents favor this approach because it produces what they call “evidence-based” public policy. But it is false once more.
Nicholas Kristof and Pornhub
Scholarly research indicates that the belief that there is a “public health crisis” linked to pornography has caused some of the largest enterprises in the adult entertainment online space to collapse. According to a research published in the journal Porn Studies, one of Nicolas Kristof’s controversial series of op-eds for The New York Times allegedly caused a moral panic that culminated in a reaction against MindGeek, the parent company of Pornhub. Declaring the porn industry a “public health crisis,” this led to major companies like Mastercard and Visa refusing to handle payments to Pornhub and its sponsors. Banks have decided to further discriminate against persons who work in the adult entertainment industry, especially adult performers, by refusing to process payments and canceling their accounts for no other reason than that they are pornographers.
Researchers, civil libertarians, and pragmatic legislators simply hold the opinion that labeling pornography as a public health emergency can have unintended consequences, such as taking funding away from ineffective policies or procedures in favor of more pressing problems that should receive the public health community’s attention. Furthermore, the detrimental impacts on private industry may cause billion-dollar losses altogether.
Who Spreads the Porn Public Health Lies?
In case you didn’t know, the porn public health crisis is the direct result of the anti-porn campaign. Some organizations deny the notion that the problem of pornography in public health is nonexistent, including Exodus Cry and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has been the subject of a previous blog post by Adult B2B Marketing‘s in-house writer.
Originally a socially conservative organization called Morality in Media, this anti-porn movement worked to get online pornography illegal in its early years. Ever since, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCOSE) has made an effort to simply rebrand itself as an organization with goals similar to the government-supported charity National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Against-Porn Establishments
Despite its obvious rebranding efforts, NCOSE has developed a reputation for misinformation and wild accusations that adult specialized and respected mainstream companies are “responsible for sexual exploitation.” For example, the public views NCOSE’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list, which it discloses, as an obvious attack on businesses who have done little more than exist. Nothing more than a front group, NCOSE condemns pornography and grounds its claims on absurdities like the existence of a “porn public health crisis.” And they make a lot of money doing it.
The Right Side
Organizations such as NCOSE push far-right politicians to demand censorship. In 2016, Utah state senator Todd Weiler filed a motion requesting that the state legislature declare the use of pornography to be a public health emergency. Sen. Weiler, a member of the far-right Mormon Church, was able to move the bill through by requesting that Utah’s authorities take “symbolic” action to prevent its citizens from seeing pornographic material. This resolution created a situation where state legislatures in Republican-controlled states, including Utah, came under more pressure.
State governments then apply legislative and political pressure to the adult industry by proposing laws that, among other things, outlaw internet communication, require age verification in an unfair manner, and subject adult entertainment companies to further unwarranted tort liability. All of this is related to the notion that effective legal interventions in the pornographic sector justify further restrictions and censorship. All in the name of “protecting” the wellbeing of the whole, again and again.
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