On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:18:24 +0000, Frederick Williams
 wrote:

>Even people with a liberal (they probably think) attitude towards
>pornography often think that children should not be exposed to it. 
>These people see nothing wrong with the production, buying and selling,
>or possession of pornography, but they think that children should be
>kept from seeing it.
>
>Why is that?  Have there been any studies that show that children are
>harmed by being exposed to pornography in ways that adults aren't?

There are no methodologically sound studies that support the notion
that exposure to pornography of any type causes harm in the bulk of
society.  There are a bunch of faux 'studies' in which opinion is
presented as fact, logic is chopped and questionable methodologies
applied.

There is a school of thought that considers children are more at risk
of harm from exposure to the legitimised images of violence presented
by 'action' films, the World Wrestling Federation televised bouts and
toys that have an 'aggressive' element.