Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Research has found that porn featuring Asian people often promotes racism by focusing on degrading stereotypes, including presenting Asian women as submissive objects.
Research shows that mainstream porn featuring people of color often promotes racism by focusing on degrading stereotypes.
According to a study that interviewed former porn performers, nearly all participants had experienced sexual abuse (88%), psychological abuse (90%), and physical abuse (79%) as children.
According to a study that interviewed former performers, the majority experienced abuse and exploitation in the porn industry including verbal abuse (87%), rape (65%), physical assault (56%), third-party control (56%), and online harassment (57%).
Qualitative research with current and former porn performers suggests that sexual exploitation and trafficking are common experiences in the porn industry.
44.6% of underage sex trafficking victims experienced childhood sexual abuse before entry into the commercial sex industry.
If a porn performer is tricked, manipulated, or coerced during the production of porn, that is legally defined as sex trafficking.
1 out of every 8 porn titles shown to first-time users on porn home pages describe acts of sexual violence, according to a 2021 study.
According to studies analyzing the content of popular porn videos, at least 1 in 3 and as many as 9 in 10 porn videos depict sexual violence or aggression.
Nearly half of porn scenes (48.7%) contained verbal aggression, according to a study of popular porn videos.
Pornography is the 2nd-most common form of sex trafficking, according to cases reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
Research shows that women are almost always the targets of violence or aggression in porn —about 97% of the time.
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