‘Porn is the theory and rape is the practice’

Miriam Duffy from the Limerick Rape Crisis Centre (LRCC) borrows this quote to show there is no ambiguity on its stance towards pornography.

Dealing with the victims of rape, there is growing alarm at the impact this new sexual culture is having on society. Late last year the LRCC took the lead and organised a two-day conference in Limerick under the title Pornography: a Violence Against Women.

Ms Duffy said when talking to victims of rape the role of pornography can no longer be brushed off as harmless fun. “Whether a person uses pornography for a different purpose or not, eventually it leads them to believe what they are seeing on the screen is an accurate reflection of what they can expect from society and particularly from women.