Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site deepthot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!deepthot!julian From: julian@deepthot.UUCP (Julian Davies) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.women Subject: Re: Women's bodies Message-ID: <350@deepthot.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 17:03:03 EDT Article-I.D.: deepthot.350 Posted: Wed Aug 8 17:03:03 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Aug-84 06:54:18 EDT References: <2058@hplabsc.UUCP> Organization: UWO CS, London Canada Lines: 23 Some research was reported not long ago in the Globe & Mail (Toronto) which indicates that 'soft porn' may be much more risky than is commonly believed. The researchers had groups of people ('normal healthy adults') in matched groups, view films. The people were told they were involved in a study if cinema styles or something like that. The researchers used various tests to examine the people's reactions, among other things towards the idea of rape, violence towards another person, etc. One group were shown soft porn film segments, carefully chosen to exclude *any* "violence". the other group saw neutral material, not related to sexuality at all. The researchers found, as I remember the story, that the people who saw the non-violent soft porn, afterwards displayed much more acceptance towards such things as rape, violence, unfaithfulness, and were much somewhat likely to start suspecting that their SOs might be or become 'unfaithful' sexually. The researchers were reported tp be somewhat embarrassed because they had to explain to the people in that group what had happened, and what seemed to have changed in their attitudes, by a 'de-briefing'. Of course, this is not conclusive, but it might be confirmed by other researchers, in which case it would start looking like a solidly confirmed phenomenon. Pending confirmation or otherwise, 'soft porn' should be treated with caution. Its being non-violent isn't necessarily 'safe'.