Is Porn Becoming the Solution for High Stress Life?

Three Karnataka ministers - Lakshman Savdi, C C Patil and Krishna B Palemar - resigned on February 7 following allegations of viewing pornographic clips while the legislative assembly was still under process.

The resignation of the ministers could be a stray example of sorts, earlier a major Indian weekly news magazine has come out with a special report on how millions of Indians are addicted to various forms of pornography. One thing is certain from the news report that was published in The Week – pornography is popular with men and women in India. Most Indians live hectic lives and don’t want to slow down their Superman/woman lifestyle, but the one thing that perks them up when they feel dead and exhausted may be pornography. The exhaustion, the tired spirits and the lack of joy is solved at one go but perhaps that alone is not the only reason that drive Indians to be addicted to pornography.

Indian Laws for Pornography: What Makes it so Popular?

Indian laws for pornography are not strict enough. Here are other reasons that make pornography a popular option for many Indians:

• Internet peddles pornographic stuff and easy access makes it more enticing.
• Increase in number of nuclear families due to which there is more privacy
• .Lack of intimacy/time with partner/spouse.
• Long hours of travel.
• Lack of stringent laws for pornography.

Let’s not forget that earlier, pornography was limited to magazines and video tapes. Now, the Internet gives users infinite access to pornographic stuff. Studies conducted on pornography reveals some shocking facts, such as:

• 12% of all websites on the Internet are pornographic.
• Every second $3, 075.64 is spent on pornography.
• 35% of all internet downloads are pornographic.
• There are 116, 000 searches for ‘child pornography’ everyday.
• 20% of Indian men admit watching porn online at work.
• 1 in 3 porn viewers across the world is a woman.
• 25% of all internet search requests are pornographic that amounts to 68 million a day.
• America's porn industry alone is worth $14 billion.

Indian Laws for Pornography: Anti-Pornographic Laws in Asian Countries

Indian laws for pornography are being criticized as being lax but the truth is that Indian laws prohibit all forms of hard core pornography. It is unfortunate that Indian laws do not set a clear definition of hardcore and mild pornography. To interpret and distinguish between the two forms of pornography will not be easy in a court of law.

Let’s take a look at anti-pornographic laws enacted in some Asian countries.

Japan

Japan does not restrict the production of outrageous and niche pornography. Even their video games are believed to feature porn at subtle levels that is objectionable.

China

Pornography is considered very harmful to the moral values of the people in China. For the same reason, any type of pornography is illegal in China. Obscene internet content is high on government’s hit list. Also, the government has recently banned sending lewd text messages. Further, most of the pornographic websites end up being banned in China.  Visiting the country with any sort of pornographic material is not advisable because it can land the person in serious trouble with the government of China.

Malaysia

The Malaysian government has enforced stringent laws for pornography. In case you are caught possessing pornographic material, you may be punished with four years of imprisonment and charged with huge fines.