Talk:Pornography

"various correlations, and correlation does not imply causation." is patronizing and meaningless

Please cut out the part that says "and correlation does not imply causation" - it's simply useless here, and sounds really patronizing. We all know what correlation means. 137.30.122.155 (talk) 05:16, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Unsourced generalization in lead section

The lead section makes this unsourced statement: "The consumers of porn (particularly hardcore) are assumed to be men, and thus most production targets their presumed tastes." This needs a source, especially if this article aspires to be a featured article again. Plus, it is an incorrect statement as hardcore porn made for women has been marketed for years; for example there are a series of hardcore videos produced by Playgirl magazine which, although it does have a sizable male homosexual readership as one would expect, is nonetheless de facto aimed at a female audience. Filmmakers/veteran porn stars such as Gloria Leonard have also produced porn over the years with females as the primary demographic, and there is also a portion of the industry aimed at lesbian audiences. The point being the statement is an incorrect generalization, and even if it were 100% correct, it still needs a source. 70.72.223.215 (talk) 13:51, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

No mention of the purpose of pornography

Can't help noticing that nowhere in this article is the reason people look at pornography ever mentioned, not even in passing in the overview. If I was an alien that had just arrived on Earth and read this article I would come away having no idea what pornography is for or why it exists. 203.96.144.136 (talk) 11:55, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Statistic in the Statistics section is not actually sourced

The statistic that "More than 70% of male internet users from 18 to 34 visit a pornographic site in a typical month" is from www.safefamilies.org. However, they are not the source of the statistic -- if you visit the link, they source 'comScore Media Metrix.' safefamilies does not link to the number/research report, and a cursory examination of the comScore website reveals nothing. Looking around Google, it appears that many advocacy organizations use this number (e.g. christianbroadcasting.org in their article about Waging War against pornography), but there is no attempt to describe the methodology used to create the number, and any research actually done to create that number does not appear to be accessible. I would submit that the number is likely fake, or at least generated using an extremely dubious methodology. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nerdbound (talk • contribs) 21:58, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

First 3d porn movie?

3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy is not the first 3D porn movie. For two reasons: 1) it's not a porn movie; 2) there has been 3d porn movies before 2011: for example, Erotek Dimensions 3D (http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/52814-first-blu-ray-3d-porn-movie-strips-in-the-wild) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.203.30.215 (talk) 22:51, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

"Olympia" should be italicized

I don't have the permission to do this, but it should be a quick change. In the early sections, the title of the Manet piece, "Olympia," should be italicized, since it is the name of an artwork.