Why should pornography be censored?

One might ask, “Just what exactly is pornography, and what is so harmful about it”? The answer to this question is both simple and diverse. Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines pornography as “writings, pictures, etc. intended primarily to arouse sexual desire” and “the production of such writings, pictures, etc.” (“Pornography”). Therefore, anything to do with the fabrication or use of sexually explicit material, such as displays of nudity, fornication, and other sex-related actions, as a stimulus is regarded as pornography, or erotica. Pornography’s definition is straightforward enough to understand. However, for many Americans, agreeing upon whether it is too appealing for its own good is not.
This is because censorship, especially that of erotic material, is among some of the most controversial issues in the United States today (Roleff 61). Therefore, making a mutual agreement regarding the proper censorship of pornography, in any form, ca...