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Violence Vict. 1998 Winter;13(4):319-32.
Violent pornography and abuse of women: theory to practice.
Cramer E, McFarlane J, Parker B, Soeken K, Silva C, Reel S.
Texas Woman's University 77030, USA.
To examine violent pornography use and associated violence against women, an ethnically stratified sample of 198 abused women were asked about their partners' use of pornographic materials, and if they had been asked or forced to look at, act out, or pose for pornographic scenes or pictures. Overall, 40.9% of the women reported the abuser used pornographic material, with the proportion significantly higher for Whites (58.7%), compared to Blacks (27.1%) or Hispanics (38.5%). When groups were formed according to the abuser's use of pornography and associated involvement of the woman, violence scores as measured on the Index of Spouse Abuse, Danger Assessment, and Severity of Violence Against Women scales were significantly higher (p = <.001) for women reporting the abuser requested or forced her to look at, act out, or pose for pornographic scenes. Severity of violence was not related simply to whether the abused used pornography. This analysis is a beginning step toward understanding how pornography influences woman abuse.
It's understandable that people who regularly use pornography would not want to believe this. No one wants to think they are contributing to the injury of others. We all want to think we are nice.