Rest ye' o great and noble paladins defending womankind from the wicked depredations of the dirty masturbators! For it is revealed that far from the sexist beastly monsters its statistically at least correlated with seeing women as equals.
People who watch pornography hold views of women as more equal to men than people who do not watch pornography, and are no less likely to describe themselves as feminists, according the results of a study published in the Journal of Sex Research.
The role of pornography in shaping societal attitudes towards women has been a topic of longstanding debate. Some commentators argue that pornography is inherently demeaning to women, and that viewing it causes men to develop more hostile gender attitudes and causes women to internalize negative gender stereotypes. Others contend that pornography empowers women, and that viewing it promotes more equal gender attitudes among both men and women.
A study led by Taylor Kohut, of Western University, addressed this controversy using data from more than 28,000 people who participated in the General Social Survey, an annual study of attitudes in the US population, between 1975 and 2011. The survey asked participants if they had watched an X-rated movie in the last year. It also included several questions regarding their attitudes towards women.
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My initial reaction is that this sort of confirms what I've known, but I will add that it might be difficult to find any legitimate control group. Porn is ubiquitous and inescapable, but they appear to have found that the very least looking at porn, and likely then erotica, eros-cosplay, ecchi, hentai, or yes *gasp* sexy video game women, will likely not create a bunch of horrible sexist PUA beasts from the rape dimension.