Pornography

Press, 18 February 1986, Page 12

Pornography

Sir, —Mrs Hercus’s attack on pornography (February 13) is timely. However, in describing "pornography for what it is — sexist, offensive and unrealistic,” she did not go.iar enough. She could have “debasing, des-

tractive and dangerous, especially to the rising generation.” It shamefully exploits children or puts them at risk, stimulates rape and violence, corrupts mind and imagination, callouses the conscience, brutalises the personality, and is altogether negative and pernicious in its effect on society. Pornography is a multibillion dollar industry world wide, but an evil industry, as guilty as the drag traffic. Stringent action should be taken against it. It is good to see that something is being done in this country, and in Britain, and in the United States, but action should be stepped up. Perhaps the quickest way of curbing it, apart from more realistic censorship, is to touch the profits of the trade. Governments have the means to do this.—Yours, etc., H. G. ORAM. February 17, 1986.