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The porn paradox? Religious men who watch adult content are more likely to be feminists
The porn paradox? Religious men who watch adult content are more likely to be feminists than those who don't, claims study
Porn isn't always degrading to women, according to new research.
The study suggests that watching porn is associated with treating women with greater tolerance – but only if the men are religious.
The findings provide new insights into how pornography may affect people on a societal level.
While you might think that pornography would encourage female objectification, a new study suggests that the reverse may actually be too. The study suggests that watching porn is associated with treating women with greater tolerance – especially if the men are religious
Researchers from Mount Royal University and the University of Western Ontario looked at the effect of watching porn on how men see women.
In the study, the researchers surveyed 11,658 men and 13,988 women – most of who were white, married and Christian, with an average age of 44.
Participants answered questions about their church attendance, how often they had watched porn in the last year, and their attitudes towards women.
Questions included 'Should women take care of their homes and leave running the country up to men?', 'Would you vote for a woman to be president?' and 'Are men better suited emotionally to politics?'
The results showed that people who watched more porn had more accepting attitudes towards women.
PORN USERS MORE LIKELY TO BE FEMINIST
A study last year used data from a large-scale study, which interviewed more than 24,000 people across the US between 1975 and 2010.
Of the total who said they used pornography - based on the question 'have you watched an X-rated film in the last year?' - more than half (56 per cent) were female and 53 per cent identified themselves to be married.
People who admitted using porn had more egalitarian views towards a number of women's issues, including in their attitudes towards abortion, women in the workplace and women in positions of power.
When it came to men, the biggest differences between users and non-users were in their views of women in power and abortion, with those who used pornography showing more positive attitudes.
The same was true for women who admitted using pornography.
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