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“There is a strong attitude within the Australian community that adult sex shops are useful and helpful
to the community. The role between health professionals may be able to become stronger and formalised
should the stigma around adult shops lessen. This would enable a standard of training and service to be
identified and measured. – Impotence Australia report, 2005
The NZ OFLC found that there was no evidence that the availability of sexually explicit material leads to an
increase in reported sex crimes, and any differences between sex-offenders’ use of sexually explicit material and that of other men are hard to find. – Research into the Effects of Explicit Films and Videos, 2003
Archbishop of Perth, the Most Reverend Roger Herft, told his diocese’s annual synod that the Anglican Church
is preoccupied with sex and in need of spiritual therapy to restore its sense of priorities”. – The Australian 06
Former Prime Minister John Howard said about X rated films “Unless there is overwhelming evidence that
watching these videos produces very anti social behaviour, you can’t really tell adults what they
should see and hear and read. I don’t think that I have some kind of moral right to tell
people how they should behave and I won’t even try.” – Adelaide Advertiser 1997
“Watching X rated videos can be therapeutic to many young couples”, – Dr Terence Teasdale, International Expert on Sexuality to 45 Senators and Staffers, Parliament House, 1993
Former Beverly Hills 90210 star, Tori Spelling and her hubby, use website SugarDVD.com to rent adult movies to spice up their sex life. – Giant magazine 2006
Victorian Attorney General, Rob Hulls, (then) Opposition Leader, Robert Doyle and Police Minister, Tim Holding all agreed that they had watched X rated films in their younger days. Premier Steve Bracks said he couldn’t really remember but later said he didn’t ‘actually’ look at them. – Financial Review 23/2/05
Paris Hilton, Rob Lowe, Mimi McPherson, Pamela Anderson, cricketer Craig McDermott, a prominent
Sydney Rugby League player and possibly aussie soapie star Kate Richie, have all made X rated films
that have got out into the community. They all survived the experience.
Hollywood star Kate Hudson claims there is nothing wrong with watching pornography when you’re in a healthy relationship. “I have absolutely no issues with pornography. I probably wouldn’t hold it against my husband if he wanted to enjoy it - well, actually he does enjoy it!” – The View, July 2006 |
