Listen up. Have you been hearing that females also have an addiction for pornography? When considering the validity of the sources, we repeatedly asked for proper research with evidence. We have either received no evidence, received some interesting numbers related to different subjects, were told the evidence was coming, or just received plain nonsense. You say how can this be, if notable organizations operated by notable persons who even wrote books including females with an addiction to pornography, targeting women? In these instances, some of our anti-pornographer uses the addiction for pornography interchangeably with being sexually addicted, sexually active, or a range of mental illnesses when addressing the target. You know there is a difference. Our nonprofit has promoted 'morality and decency' in battling pornography for over twelve years by researching it, interviewing addicted males, researching rapes of woman and children, interviewing females, and interviewing countless prostitutes, offered numerous conference speakers, and sent out our newsletters - even though we have

offered numerous conference speakers, and sent out our newsletters - even though we have not found one female personally interested in pornography, let alone, addicted to it.

The confusion here is whether we call upon the definition of an "addiction for pornography," or the definition of "sexual addiction."

For the definition of an addiction for pornography we consult with Dr. James Dobson:

• In 1985, Dr. Dobson was appointed to Attorney General Edwin Meese's Commission on Pornography, and has organized a special department for decency in battling pornography.  The simple definition of pornography is excessive pornography use that interferes with daily life.
• Thanks to the Internet and cable TV, pornography comes right to our homes, claiming new victims daily. In this eye-opening release of Pornography: Addictive, Progressive, discover how quickly an addiction to porn can turn destructive and hear how it escalated Bundy's desire for increasingly vile and violent images to maintain the same "thrill."  He confessed to 23 murders. Some believe he was responsible for as many as 50 more.
• Follow Ted Bundy's dizzying descent from all-American boy to mass murderer in Fatal Addiction. Sharing a final, on-camera statement with Dr. James Dobson the day before his execution, the serial killer spoke a chilling warning of the dangers of pornography and the ways it can infiltrate even good, stable homes. His heinous behavior began with exposure to softcore pornography at 12. But that only fueled his desire for hardcore, sexually violent porn-and his downfall only worsened. "Pornography Kills" is the final interview of serial killer Ted Bundy (given exclusively to Dr. James Dobson) as he warned about the insidious and progressive nature of this lethal but legal killer: pornography.  

For the definition of sexual addiction, we call upon Dr. Patrick Carnes:

• Recurrent failure (pattern) to resist impulses to engage in extreme acts of lewd sex.
• Frequently engaging in those behaviors to a greater extent or over a longer period of time than intended.
• Persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to stop, reduce, or control those behaviors.
• Inordinate amount of time spent in obtaining sex, being sexual, or recovering from sexual experience.
• Preoccupation with the behavior or preparatory activities.
• Frequently engaging in violent sexual behavior when expected to fulfill occupational, academic, domestic, or social obligations.
• Continuation of the behavior despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent social, academic, financial, psychological, or physical problem that is caused or exacerbated by the behavior.
• Need to increase the intensity, frequency, number, or risk of behaviors to achieve the desired effect, or diminished effect with continued behaviors at the same level of intensity, frequency, number, or risk.
• Giving up or limiting social, occupational, or recreational activities because of the behavior.
• Resorting to distress, anxiety, restlessness, or violence if unable to engage in the behavior at times relating to SRD (Sexual Rage Disorder).

As the umbrella of an "addiction for pornography" is targeting females, reliable research should simply clear-up the debate. Nevertheless, as the umbrella of "sexual addiction" is used in targeting females, confusion advances the target and buries any valid debate as for research. It appears to us, those wanting to advance the cause of "sexual addiction," simply want to use an excuse of why one-third of our men have an "addiction for pornography." Just as the prostitute is blamed during an arrest, and most men go free who just solicited the prostitute, "sexual addiction" can easily place the blame or examination on the female, rather than the male. When a male has an "addiction for pornography," we are dealing with an uneven playing field for relationships.

Unless valid research is presented, females are not usually or personally interested in pornography, and certainly do not have an "addiction for pornography."

If anyone has any valid research indicating differently, let us know. If anyone or if any female has personal knowledge with an "addiction for pronography," let us know. Contact us KarenKay@CentersForDecency.org. If you have information, explain what you understand in detail. Thank you. Karen Kristopher is reporting for CfD.

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