Christian Newswire: Majority of Adults Feel Porno NOT Morally Acceptable

[Bluebear]

:eyes:

Contact: Robert Peters, 212-870-3222, Morality in Media

NEW YORK, July 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Almost three in four (73%) U.S. adults think that viewing pornographic websites and videos is morally unacceptable, according to a survey commissioned by Morality in Media and conducted by Harris Interactive. This compares with 21% who feel that viewing pornographic websites and videos is morally acceptable. The question and overall breakdown of responses are as follows: “Do you consider it to be morally acceptable to view pornographic websites and videos?”

21%--Yes 73%-- No 4%--Not Sure 2%--Refused

While the results indicate that majorities of all major demographic segments view this practice to be morally unacceptable, the findings also indicate differences based on key demographic variables.

Overall, the data show that 64% of males and 81% of females consider it unacceptable, while 29% of males and 13% of females consider it acceptable. Specifically, the data show that the following percentages of males and females in various age groupings feel that viewing pornographic websites and videos is not morally acceptable:

51% of males ages18 to 34 65% of males ages 35-54 77% of males ages 55+

73% of females ages 18-34 81% of females ages 35-54 90% of females ages 55+

The following percentages of males and females in various age groupings feel that viewing pornographic material is morally acceptable:

44% of males ages 18 to 34 29% of males ages 35-54 15% of males ages 55+

23% of females ages 18-34 13% of females ages 35-54 4% of females ages 55+

Eight-in-ten Republicans (82%) as well as seven-in-ten Independents (71%) and Democrats (68%) say it is not morally acceptable to view this type of material. Married adults (76%) are more likely to find viewing this material not morally acceptable than are single adults (63%). Similarly, adults who have children in the home (74%) are more likely to believe that viewing this material is not morally acceptable than those who do not have children (63%). There are also substantial differences based on religion.

http://www.earnedmedia.org/MIM0724.htm

[ThomCat]

1. They're full of shit.

I'll bet they only surveyed churchgoing seniors or somesuch.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Study confirms most adults hypocrits.

[ShortnFiery]

3. Gosh, I guess the researchers have confused us with people who

truly care about The Tyranny of the Majority. Who defines? Best to keep free speech FREE!

[eppur_se_muova]

4. They shouldn't buy it, then. nt

[rusty charly]

27. hotels will shut down worldwide!

[NYCGirl]

5. This survey is sort of like the old joke about men and masturbation —

Only 10% of men say they masturbate, and 90% lie about it.

[unpossibles]

6. I have to say, I try to make sure I don't like it every day

or every other day at least.

[Strong Atheist]

7. So why do they buy/use it? It seems likely that the multi-billion

dollar porn industry has many christian clients, as well as other groups.

[LeftCoast]

8. Hmm...impossible to establish how accurate this is

No, MOE mentioned. No mention of methodology. For example, one could imagine significantly different results with a face to face survey versus a totally anonymous survey conducted at home on the computer.

To me this seems about as accurate as asking a class of teenage boys if they masturbate.

:shrug:

[porphyrian]

9. "...according to a survey commissioned by Morality in Media..."

Polls say exactly what you pay to have them say when you're using them to prove your radical claim, or you bury the results.

[Poll_Blind]

10. Ha, ~75% of both ends of the political spectrum detest pornography?

PB

[Ignoramus]

11. What percentage thought the immorality was hot?

[Bluebear]

13. 'I feel so DIRTY!! - - -and I'm really getting into it!" nt

[MadHound]

12. Gee, I wonder how badly they had to massage the data

In order to get these results.

[shadowknows69]

24. If you massage your data too much

Your statistical analysts can go blind. Heh heh, he said analyst.

[JAYJDF]

14. What a load of crap. The only way to get a real estimate is to

actually look at, count, those hitting those sites or establishments. They should kids how many of them ever swipped a cookie without asking.

[sinkingfeeling]

15. So who buys, looks at, or makes it?

[SalmonChantedEvening]

16. Oddly, this survey was conducted at a church bake sale.

:evilgrin:



Juuuuuuuust kiddin ;)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

17. It should have asked the respondents how much time they'd spent LOOKING at

such "unacceptable" sites.

[The Deacon]

18. Okay! Okay! I Admit It!

I'm one of the four guys who are supporting the multi-billion dollar porn industry all by ourselves. Monetary donations to help us in this important job-generating endeavor are welcome, and may, in some circumstances, be tax-deductable.

[conflictgirl]

19. Believing its immoral and avoiding it are two different things

After all, if you did a survey about people's attitudes about infidelity, there would probably be similar numbers (or higher) of people reporting that it's immoral to cheat on one's spouse. But the numbers of people who cheat on their spouses obviously bear out the fact that even when people believe something is immoral, it doesn't always stop them from doing it.

[JAYJDF]

25. This makes sense to me. Thanks.

[fordnut]

20. I think violent video games a lot worse than porn

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. I think both are acceptable.

And enjoy both semi regularly.

Just like everybody else.

[Roland99]

21. "51% of males ages18 to 34 65% of males ages 35-54 "

BULL-F*CKING-SH*T!

[sweetheart]

23. Too bad we can't link to some

so we can test out the theory, that its degenerate?

I observe that the old picture magazines are having a hard time since masturbation
went on-line, and that upmarket media have merged nude and erotic photography to
create an evolving genre of sensual artwork.

But even here on DU, this sensual artwork is a sin to link in, just in case
we could ever possibly discuss this, it might actually be interesting to see
if pornography is high or low art with people able to use xxx links on that thread only.

[msongs]

26. why do CHRISTIANS love porn so much?

if 80% or more of the USA considers themselves to be christians, then it follows that the majority of porn users are christians. Unless of course the non-christian 20% of the US population is viewing all the porn, those nasty heathens.


Msongs
www.msongs.com/political-shirts.htm

[WePurrsevere]

28. Wow, I'm a 13% & watch it with a 29%. :-D IMO good adult porn can be fun

to watch, inspirational and motivational... if I'm lucky. ;)

IMO the hypocrisy of these puritanical twits saying porn is immoral while sneaking peeks at it is a lot more "immoral" then watching or participating in porn between consenting adults.

[zbdent]

29. Somehow, I doubt it's really a "scientific" poll ... and what's comical

then is that 27 percent of the people who they targeted are for porn ... that would be 27 percent of their readership!

So, with an imbalanced grouping like that, you're talking some real idjits ...

[originalpckelly]

30. Next question: How often do you view pornographic material?

Would love to see those answers (the true ones.)

[AnnieBW]

31. But they view it anyway!

Porn may not be "morally acceptable" to them, but they're more likely to be viewing it! :D

[geniph]

32. And 75% of Internet revenues are STILL generated

by adult sites. Reconcile that, if you will.

Methinks they doth protest too much.

Scratch a Puritan, find a repressed fetishist.