So the debate will rage on. Interestingly, research in this area also indicates that people tend to perceive mass media messages as having a greater impact on others than on themselves. This is particularly true when the communication is seen as socially less desirable or potentially harmful, such as rap music, pornography and media violence. This might explain why porn is so immensely popular yet so taboo- people believe that it might be bad; just not for them.

Meanwhile skirts will continue to get shorter, magazine racks will get racier, and hip hop will get naughtier as we continue our descent into the moral toilet bowl we call American culture.

Get Your Mind Right. References:
Chen, W. (1999). Web 547 is launched to combat pornography in cyberspace, China Times.
Lo, Ven-hwei (2002). Third-person effect, gender, and pornography on the internet. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.
McLeod, D.M., Eveland, W.P., & Nathanson, A.I. (1997). Support for censorship of violent and misogynic rap lyrics: An analysis of the third-person effect. Communication Research, 24, 153-174.