By Giriraj Gopal Dasa
Before I the post of How is Porn Harmful from a non-devotional website.
Here is my rant and Krishna Conscious slant. (look I can rhyme!)
Although I won't deny that there is misogyny present in the society of ISKCON today ( Hare Krishna), due to misunderstanding of the application of cultural synthesis), there is a real danger being outside in the world of "free choice and free love" which is destructive and based on evil.
"Evil" being that people don't care for the consequences of their actions, though it is harmful to others in their progression into the light: Back to Godhead.
Morality is real. Dharma is real. There is an absolute good that is not relative.
Only a fool with say that there is no different between consentual sex between two people who care for each other and gross animalistic displays of meaningless passion.
What to speak of the Absolute stance of perfect dharma. Sexual union only for the propogation of children aware of the absolute objectively morality. Spiritual children who would be capable of protecting dhama in this world.
It is so suprizing that a society based on economic development for sense gratification, encourages to sell the most valuable commodity? The human body and its sexual appeal. I am disgusted at what we have become as a human family.
Srila Prabhupada: So this instruction is strisu dustasu: "When women become polluted, there is unwanted population."
That is coming all over the world, the hippies. Therefore the first thing is how to train up women not to become polluted. This is the way of... In the modern society they have given women freedom. That I have already explained.
In the name of freedom of woman, they are being exploited.
Everything is there: social, religious, political, cultural, educational. We have to accept that course. Then everything will be all right. If you don't accept, then you have to suffer problems. It is not meant for a particular class of men or particular country, it is meant for the whole human society. Therefore, this purification of the society at the present, fallen condition is very, very difficult to revive. Because people are so fallen, it is almost impossible.
Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu has recommended that "You all together chant Hare Krsna, and everything will be done nicely."
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Room Conversation with writer, Sandy Nixon -- July 13, 1975, Philadelphia
Srila Prabhupada: They are giving the bluff that "You become liberated" means "We shall exploit you, young girls." This is the idea behind. Because the karmis, they want sex, young girls, and they get energy to work.
The Europeans, Americans, they work so hard. They get energy from new, new girls. This is psychology, Therefore they work like hogs and dogs. Dog civilization. Hog civilization. Because the hog has no restriction, either mother, sister, or anyone, "Come on." Nayam deho deha-bhajam..., kastan kaman arhate vid-bhujam ye [SB 5.5.1].
This civilization is for the hogs, to take energy by sex with mother, sister, and anyone, and work hard. It is stated in the Bhagavata. I have not manufactured. Nayam deho deha-bhajam nrloke kastan kaman arhate vid-bhujam ye [SB 5.5.1]. And here is the civilization. Tapo divyam. Be brahmacari, undergo austerities and rectify your, this conditioned life, birth and death.
This is human civilization. Why you are under birth and death? One life remain brahmacari and solve all the question. Tyaktva deham punar janma naiti [Bg. 4.9]. Teach them, these rascals -- they are accusing, "brainwashing" -- that this is civilization.
It is not civilization to work hard like hogs and dogs and have sex enjoyment.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Walk -- January 24, 1977, Bhuvanesvara
from Anti-Pornography League: Non-devotional website
"I don't need studies and statistics to tell me that there is a relationship between pornography and real violence against women. My body remembers." -- Woman's testimony, 1983.*
"The relationship between particularly sexually violent images in the media and subsequent aggression...is much stronger statistically than the relationship between smoking and lung cancer." -- Edward Donnerstein, 1983.*
Pornography directly leads to the objectification and dehumanization of women. Pornography presents women as objects, sexualized means to gratification. Pornography is not about "sexuality", it has nothing to do with "sex" at all. Pornography is blatant and utter exploitation, plain and simple.
Men who view pornography do not limit the objectification to the woman on the screen/magazine, as though that wasn't bad enough. They take the image and apply it to all women: your sister, mother, wife, girlfriend, etc. Soon, the object becomes a woman at the office, a co-worker, friend, or neighbor. The object becomes you or someone you love.
Pornography's influence is not limited to where it is presented. Those who use it are changed by it. It becomes acceptable in their minds for them to treat all women in the way they see the women in the pornography. It becomes "okay" for them to view women as sexual objects. When men treat women as sexual objects, they do not relate to them on a human to human level. They begin to think it is all right for them to say things to them they would never say to a fellow human being. The respect, the camaraderie is lost.
It is not "okay" for men to view women as sexual objects. Pornography is not "okay". It has begun to proliferate our media, our magazines, our internet, our television. What abour our children? They are seeing this too. Do we really want our children growing up in a world like this? How do you think the children would feel to know how men are viewing their mothers? Their teachers? Their friends? Is this really how we want our world, folks?
It is time for us to take responsibility for our actions - for what
we have allowed to happen in this world. It is time for us to take a stand
to change it. We cannot stand idly by and watch things get worse and worse.
Pornography is hurting us, and it is hurting our children.