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appropriate outlets for their sexual energy, they end up having better control over themselves, and erotica assists greatly for one such outlet: masturbation. 331 332 Part IV: Having a Healthy Sex Life Some feminists believe that, because pornography tends to feature women and make them sex objects, pornography is demeaning to women and deval- ues their worth. Certain images, be they visual or verbal, no doubt do demean women. And I would deem many of those images obscene. But I dont think, as a whole, that pornography hurts women in any significant way. Erotica does have its downside, however: Some of the women who perform in these films or pose for these pic- tures are being exploited. Maybe they have a drug habit to support or a child to feed. Although these women may deserve sympathy, I dont know that, if the sex industry were wiped out tomorrow, they would end up being better off. Some men become addicted to erotica. They abandon their wives in favor of X-rated films, or they never marry in the first place because they cant tear themselves away from their stack of magazines or list of Web sites. The question society has to ask is whether all people should have their rights to view such material squelched to protect the small percentage of people who abuse these materials. My opinion is that society should not limit the majority, in this case, to "save" the minority. But if you disagree with me, thats fine. That difference of opin- ion is what makes this such a great country. Adultery: Cheating the Law Adultery occurs when at least one of the two people having sex together is married to someone else. Laws have historically banned such practice. Even today, some states continue to have laws against adultery. One of the reasons for originally banning adultery was that wealth was mostly passed on from generation to generation; playing around with the gene pool by having sexual relations with outsiders was not looked upon kindly. Whether or not adultery should be a criminal act today, it certainly can have a negative impact on a marriage. Adultery is probably the single-most cited grounds for divorce. I dont think that every marriage has to last forever, but it would be preferable if people would decide to end their marriage before having sex with other people. You do, after all, take a vow to be faithful. But I also know that adultery will never go away, whether its against the law or not. People do fall out of love, for whatever reasons, and cheating is

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