http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1218950This week is being recognized by many as White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week, which is meant to speak out about the nation's pornography problem.
Morality in Media has been promoting the event since the 1980s, when a mother in Butler, Pennsylvania, decided to fight pornography by displaying and distributing white ribbons. Her idea proved to be a success and has gained the support of a number of other groups.
"The reason we have continued to promote the campaign is because people all across the country find it to be a convenient way for them to express their opposition to pornography and their support for a standard of decency in the community," explains Bob Peters, head of Morality in Media.
Bob PetersEven though the Supreme Court has partially corrected the problem, one of the reasons for the proliferation of pornography is court decisions.
"Another main reason why we have so much pornography in our country is because people don't complain [about it]," Peters suggests. "They don't make complaints to the police; they don't make complaints to their local or state prosecutor; they don't make complaints to the U.S. attorneys, [and] they don't make complaints to members of Congress, to mayors, to city legislators and state legislators."
So, while displaying white ribbons against pornography is symbolic, the annual event is really intended to convince people to take action to bring about enforcement of laws against pornography that are presently ignored by the Department of Justice.