The Internet is for Porn why do you think a net was born?
Avenue Q
this song has made a greater impact in those days.
The Internet is an important part of our life but it has another side, apart from information and entertainment, it is mostly used for watching adult movies. Many porn sites have more reach than sites like Netflix. Every day the crores stick here.
Today we will talk about the history of pornography, let us first understand what is the basic meaning of pornography. According to the Merriam-webster dictionary or the medium of the book, pornography is the process of displaying sexual behavior due to the film, book,Painting.
The term pornography dates back to the early 19th century in the English language. It comes from the Greek language “Pornographos” which means to write about sexual acts. In the early days it meant something that caused sexual arousal. In time, another meaning was added to it, it started being used in such things which affected the sensitivity of the human being or the reaction of the human being.
Pornography is a matter of personal opinion, it is not necessary that what makes you and me react should also do to others, it may seem like a normal phenomenon to other people, for them erotic thought may be different. We understood the meaning, now let’s take a tour of its history.
● History Of Pornography
Crores of people are badly addicted to porn, even pastors and nuns are not untouched by this, they also watch porn regularly. Demonic powers enter humans by watching porn, it destroys the purity of the heart, delete this evil from your phone, so that you don’t get trapped in its greed, this statement is from the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Catholic Church demands to ban porn around the world, they believe that watching porn makes a person impure . Due to this, the dignity of the people ends because they become only the stuff of superficial pleasure and making unrealized profit.
It is represented by Pope Francis as the supreme head of the church his most recent statement is on October 25, the day he was giving a speech to the priests in the church. Somebody asked him how they should use social media, to which he pointed that porn is the biggest thing harmful to public health and in the past he has already demanded to ban it.
Pornography is taking our society to the trough, it is hollowing the minds of our youth, this is because of the video cameras and the Internet, no this notion is wrong, Yes the reach of porn is definitely promoted by these things, but the truth is that porn is already present in our history for centuries, before its medium was different, Now it is different. A San Francisco psychologist has said that sex has always played an important role in establishing relationships between people.People’s sexual behavior has always been a matter of curiosity and interest.
It is believed that whenever people had to display sexual feelings, then they must have shown it through their different mediums. The first example of this is found 25000 years again the Stone Age, humans made stone and wooden female statues in which the woman’s breasts were big and she was pregnant, some people also believe that these idols were made to increase sexuality. But on the other hand, people also believe that their idols were made for worship because it was a religious symbol. Then in 1200 BC, there is a mention of a statue in which a man and woman were shown having sex.
Over time, the Greek and Roman empires produced countless such erotic works. By making such idols, he tried to reach the taboo subject like sex in the common man’s psyche. Sexual freedom and homosexuality were openly shown in these artworks. Some of his marks are adorning the museum today.
History Of Pornography in India
Then Kamasutra was written in India in the 9th century, even today Kamasutra is considered to be the great treatise of sexual relations, and people all over the world read this Kamasutra and try different sex positions. The Chandela dynasty, the rulers of Khajuraho, started building temples in the ninth century. Then different types of sexual figures were made on the walls of the temples, the temples are still left today. The buildings speak volumes about the culture’s openness and liberal history.
Then different types of sexual figures were made on the walls of the temples, the temples are still left today. The buildings speak volumes about the culture’s openness and liberal history. Until the 15th century, porn was limited to paintings, sculptures and drawings. Then in 1441 AD, the printing press was invented, due to which paintings started to be printed on paper. In 1524, the famous Roman painter Julio Romano’s erotic paintings began to be printed and it got the first title of published pornography, but these paintings could only reach the convenient people.
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The punishment for writing or reading such books was fixed by the government. Then in the 17th century, a novel was published “Memories of Women’s Pleasure” In this there were many taboo topics including homosexuality, overall people had a mixed reaction on this novel, but people definitely read it in secret. After One year this book was banned. And put its author in jail. The government’s charge was that the writer is corrupting the British public.
In 18th and 19th Century
18th century photography took its step in the world, the invention of photography made a way for pornography, as such technology developed good quality photos started appearing in magazines and prices started decreasing, magazines started reaching the common man easily, the next step was in the
19th century. A film based on silent pornography started to be made in France. A film was released, whose name was
“The kiss”. Actors were kissing among themselves, people gave this film the status of lust-increasing film, civilized people would not be able to see it, yet this film remained in the discussion.But suddenly in 1974 the situation changed, Hugh hefner’s magazine “Playboy” came in the discussion, due to which the atmosphere about sex in Western countries had opened up. Denmark became the first country to legalize porn, gradually the digital revolution gave porn a platform openly. After the arrival of the World Wide Web in 1991, porn started coming openly at people’s homes.
Today porn is the most viewed and searched content. Porn is a business of millions of crores, making porn films is legal in western countries, although criteria have been set for making films, but there is a lack of strict rules.
There are also news of physical and mental torture inside the industries. The lines in which the conflict is increasing to bring something new in the market, due to which women are facing violence, for this it is necessary to bring strict rules.According to the way porn is increasing in the market, there is also a belief that sexual desire increases more in watching porn, due to which incidents like rape may happen. However, the way pornography has evolved, the input of violence is increasing.
The author of “The brain that changes himself” believes that thirty years ago hardcore sex was limited to sex only, but now the term is used to spread violence, hatred. Surely porn should be a matter of personal choice and legal rights. But along with this, there is a need to expand the awareness, it is important to understand the difference between what is porn and what is being shown to it.