Women and Media 384 final Project

Women and Pornography:





How Porn affects and influences young girls and women

When you think about Pornography, people often associated it with humiliation, rape, violence, pleasure, entertainment, and of course, Jenna Jameson. The porn industry revenue over a billion dollars annually, and is possibly the only profession, where the star protagonist is always female, and receive a higher pay check than her male co-star. Pornography can be a positive and negative influence towards young girls and women because it can empower or in most cases degrade them. I conducted my own research on how young girls and women are easily persuaded through Pornography and how some women are liberated through porn.

Pornography is a controversial subject among people because it often makes people feel uncomfortable and has been accepted in American culture as an actual business since all actor/actress must be the legal age of 18 and older. Although, most women and young girls don’t have a long career in this industry, only a handful had made it big and crossover to non-adult feature films. Jenna Jameson is the perfect example of how Pornography had made her a successful figure toward women. Jenna is the most famous adult film star of all time that turned herself into a billion dollar corporation. Jenna Jameson is the most recognize porn star in the world and has even become an important pop icon in our culture. Like most girls who joined the porn industry, Jenna started out as a stripper then crossover into pornography films, when she was only 19 years old. Most porn stars start out young, because the youthful/fresh new face, represent new talent, and more money for the adult industry.

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