The porn industry has a troubling history of perpetuating, normalizing, and profiting from racism and racist stereotypes. Let's discuss.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 3, 2023
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The porn industry is not truly focused on celebrating sex; it's focused on making a profit at the expense of consumers' sexual health and satisfaction.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 3, 2023
Porn can lead to isolation, objectification, and shame. Any of these are not great in any type of relationship, including friendships.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 3, 2023
Research indicates that consuming porn is linked with more negative body image, lower self-esteem, and poorer mental health.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 3, 2023
Porn didn't invent racism, but porn is arguably a modern-day “minstrel show” that reinforces deeply racist historical tropes of Black men.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 3, 2023
Studies show that pornography can distort people's perceptions of sex, intimacy, body image, sexual performance, and much more. You deserve better.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 3, 2023
"He makes zero attempts to initiate sex and even calls it a 'chore,' saying that he gets to 'enjoy himself instead of having to focus on satisfying someone…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 2, 2023
The Gottman Institute shared how research on the effects of porn consumption shows that it can hurt a couple's relationship.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 2, 2023
In their recent analysis of 11,196 relationships via 43 different studies, researchers ultimately found five similarities among happy couples.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 2, 2023
Porn is often the sexual script adults, and increasingly young people, learn from. In fact, porn is the primary provider of information about sex for many adolescents…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 2, 2023
"I developed a huge lack of self-confidence, I started to hate my body and I didn't know how to start and keep real relationships."
Fight the New DrugJanuary 2, 2023
"Somehow I got the sick, twisted idea in my head that as long as my boyfriend was hooked to porn, I would have to get skinnier."
Fight the New DrugJanuary 2, 2023
The reality is that porn is a part of the world that kids are growing up with, and it’s important to be aware of the potential consequences…
Fight the New DrugJanuary 2, 2023
Research shows that porn can fuel disconnection—and that doesn’t only translate to those you're in a romantic relationship with.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 2, 2023
Porn can warp the way a girl sees her body, her personality, her role in a relationship, and her value as an equal partner. Here’s how.
Fight the New DrugJanuary 1, 2023
Must-Reads
A deeper look into how the brain works reveals that addictions to harmful substances like tobacco have striking similarities to porn compulsion, including impaired decision-making.
Fight the New DrugMay 11, 2021
Ironically, despite porn’s promise of improving consumers’ sex lives, there is growing evidence that porn consumption is linked to sexual dysfunction and less sexual satisfaction.
Fight the New DrugMay 13, 2021
Most young people are getting at least some of their education about sex from porn, whether they mean to or not. This is especially concerning, considering how…
Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2021
Porn is incomparably more accessible and more extreme than anything available before the internet. A couple of ratty old centerfold magazines found in the park are nothing…
Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2021
As few as 1 in 3 and as many as 9 in 10 porn videos depict sexual violence or aggression. That's especially concerning, considering that research indicates…
Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2021