antipornography
Opposing explicit material
Antipornography describes opposition to pornography, whether as personal stance, political movement, or legal effort: antipornography legislation, an antipornography activist.
The term appears in feminist debates where some argue pornography harms women while others defend it as expression.
Often hyphenated: anti-pornography.
Beliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- purityUncontaminated quality
modesty · abstinence · virtue · propriety · morality · righteousness · innocence · temperance
Reducing humans to things
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- male gazeSexualized viewing of women
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
degradation · radical feminism · sex industry · trafficking · consent · harm · dehumanization · subordination
Official enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- obscenity lawsLegal restrictions on offensive expression
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- restrictionsLimitations on action
age verification · bans · compliance · statutes · jurisdiction · penalties · prosecution · ordinance
Pleading for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
petition · coalition · lobbying · demonstration · reform · awareness · outreach · march
Violation of divine law
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- moral purityUntainted ethical state
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
accountability · redemption · repentance · faith-based · ministry · pastoral · soul · holiness
Compulsive substance reliance
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
habituation · recovery · withdrawal · rewiring · impulse control · behavioral conditioning · mental health · intimacy issues
family values
Beliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
purity · modesty · abstinence · virtue · propriety · morality · righteousness · innocence · temperance · respectability
objectification
Reducing humans to things
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- male gazeSexualized viewing of women
commodification · degradation · radical feminism · sex industry · trafficking · consent · harm · dehumanization · subordination · violence against women
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- obscenity lawsLegal restrictions on offensive expression
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
restrictions · age verification · bans · compliance · statutes · jurisdiction · penalties · prosecution · ordinance · censorship
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
grassroots · petition · coalition · lobbying · demonstration · reform · awareness · outreach · march · nonprofit
sin
Violation of divine law
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- moral purityUntainted ethical state
sanctity · accountability · redemption · repentance · faith-based · ministry · pastoral · soul · holiness · scripture
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
dopamine · habituation · recovery · withdrawal · rewiring · impulse control · behavioral conditioning · mental health · intimacy issues · therapy
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Accepting of consensual desires
libertine · pornography · porn · sexual liberation · permissive
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Sexually explicit arousing material
porn · erotica · sexually explicit material · adult content · smut
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