By Jacob Strangis |Staff Writer| Utah is attempting to put a ban on pornography. The governor of Utah, Gary Herbert, has recently signed a resolution that declared pornography a "public health hazard" and an "epidemic." The government has brought up the fact that children may have a high risk premature exposure to pornography and potentially shift their behavior towards the concept of sex. "If a library, or McDonald's or anyone else was giving out cigarettes to our children, we would be picketing them," said Sen. Todd Weiler. "And yet, our children are accessing pornography on their tablets on these sites and we seem to be okay with that," added Weiler. One of the negative … [Read more...] about War on porn is heating up
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“Hot Girls Wanted” Interview
Shane Burrell |Staff Writer| In a recent interview with comedic actress and activist Rashida Jones, Vice explored the amateur porn industry, and the pornification of pop culture. Vice reporter Gianna Toboni and Jones sat down to talk about issues conveyed in Jones' newly produced documentary "Hot Girls Wanted," which shows the behind the scenes of the porn industry. Some issues Toboni and Jones discussed varied from girls joining porn to become famous, the pornification of pop-culture and media, and the overall capitalistic expansion of porn. When the issue of 18-year-old girls joining the porn industry, described as "teeny boppers," came into conversation and their pursuit into … [Read more...] about “Hot Girls Wanted” Interview
Porn–everyone watches
By Danni Ybarra |Staff Writer| "Everyone [watches] it. Even if they don't admit to it, they do," said student Estephanie Soto(.) "It's a pleasurable art," said student Christina Castro. "It's just part of life," said student Sameje Palmer. The topic today is porn, and while a lot of people claim they don't watch it, research claims they do. A study conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) showed that 71 percent of Americans believed watching pornography to be immoral. This might be interesting to some considering that pornhub.com reported the U.S. held the number-one spot for viewership on their site in 2014. Pornography viewership, as a whole, is at … [Read more...] about Porn–everyone watches
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