
Watching Porn Since Age 7 Has Given Me a Toxic View of Masculinity Article
“I began to resent myself for this porn obsession I couldn’t get over, and I was told by peers and society that it was a ‘natural part of growing from a boy to a man.'”
“I began to resent myself for this porn obsession I couldn’t get over, and I was told by peers and society that it was a ‘natural part of growing from a boy to a man.'”
“I respect my body more, and I wear what I feel like wearing with confidence without feeling like I am on display. This is more liberating than any porn I have watched.”
This r/AskReddit thread asking, “What are some dark secrets about the porn industry?” got 13,000 comments, and some of them are concerning.
Porn is produced for entertainment purposes, not education. Clearly, porn is not a quality tool to learn about mutually satisfying sex.
“I became hooked to porn as time progressed and the access became more easy. But a strange trend followed me as well: depression.”
“This is what porn did for me. It reduced me to feeling ashamed of myself because I didn’t have the ‘confidence’ to hurt or humiliate on men for money.”
“I sat there before the shoot and freaked out. The producers could tell I was nervous and wanted to back out. Before I knew it, they got me drunk and I ended up going through with it.”
“Things about porn that used to excite me and turn me on, do nothing but disgust me now. I finally feel clean from watching all that stuff for a decade.”
“I dated a guy who was really into porn. He introduced me to a porn site that he visited often and encouraged me to join and become a model.”
Here is a list of just a few ex-porn performers who had successful careers in the porn industry, only to reveal what it’s truly like to be in porn.
Reading is definitely not the same as watching, written porn could have some negative effects on readers. It all depends on the individual and the content.
“At seven years old or so, I was groomed with adult porn, then child sexual abuse images, and then I was used in it… Boys are abused, trafficked for sex, and used in porn.”