Since pornography is speech, it is protected by the First Amendment. One of the biggest obstacles facing the courts is the struggle to find a middle ground between opponents of obscenity and defenders of free speech. Since pornography is considered free speech, some view it as telling listeners what women are worth, classifying them as things, objects, or prey. (http://lucian.uchicago.edu/workshops/wittgenstein/files/2008/01/langton-speechactsunspeakableacts.pdf) Others view it as a form of entertainment and escapist storytelling. The dictionary definition of pornography is sexually explicit images, writings, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal. (http://dictionary.reference.com/) Theories of feminists Andrea Dworkin, Catharine A. Mackinnon, Robin Morgan, Nadine Strossen and Jennifer Saul as well as research on crimes involving pornography have been used to see how the degree violence has increased over the years. years in pornography. From these theories, feminists have been divided into categories; anti-pornography feminists and liberal/sex-positive feminists. Pornography reinforces the feminist idea of ​​pervasive female oppression. Society has become increasingly sexualized since pornography became part of free discourse. Just look at the level of television programming. Years ago, family viewing was Walt Disney and the Waltons, while today, family viewing is Sex in the City and Desperate Housewives. Some shows go too far in sexual content for their allotted time slot. Additionally, a major shift in language has led to a glorification of a sexually explicit lifestyle. The age at which children are introduced to sex is getting lower and lower and all this has serious consequences for who...... middle of paper ...... opinions even want the same end results. These results are for the end of violence against women and that sexuality must always be consensual. Pornography is an eight billion dollar industry. It is a lucrative source of income for both women and men who choose this type of lifestyle. More women than ever are involved in the production of pornography (http://www.wendymcelroy.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.31). Making pornography illegal will further alienate and endanger sex workers and other minorities. The main issue in the pornography debate is the conflict between individual freedom and social control. The best we can hope for in the future is to address the content of violence and create an environment in which women have more freedoms and fewer obstacles to living the lives they want to live..