In her article, "Pornography and Respect for Women," Ann Gary examines the moral status of pornography and its direct or indirect implications on the respect paid to women. To begin, Gary presents two passages cited by Susan Brownmiller and the Presidential Commission on Obscenity and Pornography, respectively. The two passages are used to convey contradictory attitudes towards pornography, where Brownmiller sees obscenity as a model of sexual insensitivity and the Presidential Commission sees it as an outlet. In response, Gary considers both opinions and, regardless of whether one is correct or incorrect, suggests that pornography is a moral degradation of women as sexual objects. With respect to the argument made by Brownmiller, which is considered a common interpretation of pornography, Gary counters the opinion and goes on to ask three questions he wishes to address in the article, which are: Does pornography degrade human beings (as a whole?) ? Does it degrade in ways or to an extent that does not degrade men? Does pornography have to degrade women, or is there a truly harmless, non-sexist version of pornography (Gary 396)? Gary argues that, despite the presence of the degradation of women in modern pornography, an alternative perception of sex and sexual roles would allow for the conception of non-degrading and non-sexist pornography. Gary continues his discussion by presenting two moral arguments. The first argument hinges on the premise that viewing pornography leads to increased sexual insensitivity in attitudes and behaviors (Gary 398). The discussion consists of four parts, in which it presents examples of those who accept the premise, examples of those who deny the premise, a critical examination... in the middle of the paper... contributes to attitudes towards sex, sexual roles and sexual roles collectively. If attitudes were to be changed in pornography, films and literature, to achieve a level of equality and morality, would the enjoyment of such media also be changed? The final essay will discuss the implications of equality in media and whether its presence can still maintain an erotic quality. Because the digital age has progressed so much since Gary's article debuted in 1978, the dialogue essay will consider the ease of access to pornographic or sexually explicit material and how, in correspondence, its convenience has influenced women's perceptions as sexual objects or as sexual objects. people in their own right.BibliographyGarry, Ann. “Pornography and respect for women”. Ed. Margaret Dancy, Victoria Costa and Joshua Gert. Social Theory and Practice 4.4 (1978): 395-421. Net.