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country. The same message is created by this industry. Then, they assure men it’s okay to participate by backing it with false information about men and women concerning sex. Everything from soft-porn magazines to hard-core pornography is filled with these harmful messages, and men accept it and believe in it.
    This industry encourages men to lie to their wives or stay single, knowing that a man’s wife is less likely to put up with pornography in the home; therefore the enterprise loses a buyer and loses money. So while men are trying to convince women to “get with the times” or “I only have it for the articles,” women must understand that men are being victimized, too.
    An obsession with pornography isn’t completely the man’s fault. Not only does pornography cause a hormonal change, there is also a chemical reaction in the brain causing the inability to differentiate between reality and fantasy, and, in a lot of men, it’s an addiction. It starts with a soft-core magazine that leads to an uncontrollable hunger where satisfying it becomes more and more difficult.
    Like cigarettes, we need warning labels on all pornographic material. WARNING: Pornography may cause an illusional way of looking at women, children and sex. It may cause impotency and addiction. It can also lead to the destruction of your family or the inability to have one.
    In addition, we need hot lines and support in every state to help men realize it’s a problem before it’s too late.
    Rebecca liked the different angle in the article, that men were also victims of pornography. She loved the idea of a group of great, strong men getting together and suing the sex industry the way people sued the tobacco industry. They could argue they were never warned that looking at pornography could become an addiction, or cause a loss of money and time. They didn’t know they could lose their families, lose their ability to have an erection without pornography or lose touch with reality when it came to women and children.
    She thought about how laws were changed to protect nonsmokers so maybe laws could be made to protect women and children, especially considering that pedophiles and rapists often use pornography before committing violent crimes against women and children. Clearly, laws can be changed, amendments can be made.
    Rebecca and Lily were worried by a sudden gust of wind that sounded like sand being thrown against the windows. It was raining again. The rising wind was like nothing Rebecca had experienced before and she was scared. Fearing the windows would come crashing in, she grabbed the remote and closed all the blinds to the big living-room windows. The blinds would at least block the glassfrom spilling into their home. Lily was also upset. Rebecca turned up the stereo and tried to relax.
    She thought about that card she received from Roy that was still in her office: To: Rebecca, An Angel in my Heart. From: Roy. The memory of when she received the flowers and card made her smile. It wasn’t all bad. She actually had a couple of great memories of Roy.

    Rebecca had stayed home from work because she wasn’t feeling well; she told her boss she would work from home. There was a knock on her door. When she opened the door, flowers and a white paper bag were sitting on the floor. She bent over to pick them up, and there was Roy with a surgical mask covering his face. “Is it safe to come it?”
    Rebecca laughed. “Yes, it is.” She held up the bag, “Chicken soup?”
    “Chicken soup.” He lowered his mask and followed her inside. Roy also had two movies so, needless to say, she didn’t get any work done. But she did have a lot of fun with Roy. He stayed with her most of the day and never made a pass. He waited on her, teased her and let her nap.
    It was ironic, but that was her favorite memory of him and probably the exact day he took the key to her apartment. She tried to remember. She knew she had fallen asleep during one of the