2002/10/01 by Jennifer L. Gossett, Sarah Byrne · 3 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Child pornography #Computer science #Criminology #Gender, Feminism, and Media #Pornography #Psychoanalysis #Psychology #Sex work and related issues #Sexual violence #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #The Internet #World Wide Web
paper · doi:10.1177/089124302236992
openalex publication_date 2002/10/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26
Research on pornography has distinguished between its violent and nonviolent forms. Analyses of the content of violent pornography have largely focused on readily available soft-core images in adult films and magazines. However, current research has not adequately addressed pornography on the Internet. We show that discussions about violent pornography are incomplete without an understanding of the Internet as a unique and rapidly expanding medium for disseminating images of sexual violence against women. This article attempts to fill that gap by examining violent pornography using a sample of 31 free Internet sites. Each site was analyzed for its portrayal of women victims, male perpetrators, and its story of rape. Please be advised that the analysis contains graphic descriptions of violence toward women found on Internet rape sites.