Mathew Gever

Mathew Gever asserts in the following viewpoint that pornography does not cause violence. Moreover, he maintains that viewing pornography can prevent violence against women by releasing pent up sexual frustration in men. Gever contends that countries that have strict anti-porn laws report higher incidences of rape than do countries where pornography is easily accessible. Mathew Gever writes for the Daily Bruin, a student newspaper published on the University of California, Los Angeles campus.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. Why is it impossible to objectively measure the impact of pornography on a person’s actions, according to Gever?
2. How does Gever use the example of medieval Europe to help support his argument?
3. How does blaming pornography for violence against women affect the trials of those accused of sexual assault, according to the author"

Repressing sexuality seems to...