The "entertainment" that Playboy is marketing represents a stark philosophical difference between those at Playboy Enterprises and many pro-family advocates.

Just what is Playboy's lifestyle or philosophy all about? According to author and researcher Dr. Judith Reisman, many of Playboy's consumers "are easily trained to believe that they are being cheated if they have a love life with one woman .... The need for Playboy ... to co-opt Judeo-Christian mores was, and still is, a critical component for [their] success."  Reisman concludes by saying that, "economically it is necessary for the sex industry to do two things: first, it must poison men against the love of one woman; and secondly, it needs to sexually disable men."

And like Schatz, Los Angeles radio talk-show host Paul McGuire is concerned what this new agreement between Playboy and Dwango means for America's culture and its families. He says when pornographers like Playboy make their material available to the wireless market, "soon cell phones will open a tsunami of porn images into the cell phones of America."

The popular Southern California radio host adds that "just like the Internet, it will be hard to keep [this] sexual perversion from young people."

An independent study by IDC reveals that 33.2 percent of cell phone users in America are between the ages of 5 and 19.  The same research group also reports that cell-phone graphical content is being driven by youthful users.  An IDC analyst told TechWeb.com in November 2004 that individuals in that demographic group "are five times more likely to pay for and download graphics than are their adult counterparts."

At least with the Internet, says McGuire, parents have the possibility of policing their children through personal monitoring or through porn filters. But he confesses that pornographers, working hand-in-glove with the wireless industry, have made the job that much more difficult.

Jack Samad, a senior vice president with the NCPCF, sees the technology expanding to where cell phones will include motion video and digital audio. Already, he says, the industry is going to bigger screens and higher definition.  Much like what has already happened with video and VCRs, "the porn industry is driving the technology," says Samad.

Samad encourages parents to contact John Muleta, chief of the Wireless Communications Bureau (wireless.fcc.gov) at the Federal Communications Commission, to voice their concerns. He is hopeful the FCC will require the wireless industry to allow for a blocking capability, much like is done now with 900 number calls on the telephone.

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James L. Lambert, a frequent contributor to AgapePress, is the author of Porn in America (Huntington House), which can be purchased through the American Family Association. He is a licensed real-estate mortgage loan sales agent and can be contacted through his website ( http://www.jamesllambert.com ).

National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families ( http://www.nationalcoalition.org )
Dr. Judith Reisman ( http://www.drjudithreisman.com )
Paul McGuire ( http://www.paulmcguire.com )

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