Do You Think Porn is a Public Health Issue? Dr. Gail Dines Does, and Here’s Why Article
As the research shows, porn is not merely a moral nuisance and subject for culture-war debates. It’s a threat to our public health.
As the research shows, porn is not merely a moral nuisance and subject for culture-war debates. It’s a threat to our public health.
“But the reality of being a sugar baby is far removed from this exoticism. The men I’ve met while sugaring are regular men, living in the real world and not the one I’d invented for them.”
In other words, can you stumble upon child porn just by typing the term into a regular search bar, or is it more complex than that?
When I returned to the film set, groggy from the pills, the room was filled. Over 20 people stood around, focused on the couch in the middle of the room.
Supporting the porn industry is supporting the exploitation of teens who are often tricked, forced, or coerced into shooting “adult” content.
We sat down with YouTuber Chaz Smith and asked all about what it’s like to decidedly go against the grain of pop culture by speaking out about porn. Here’s what he had to say.
As important as it is for everyone to know what we are not, I realize it’s even more important to emphasize who we are and what we are fighting for.
The trouble with porn production is that it often blurs the lines between consent and coercion. How can you know that what you’re watching is consensual?
It might surprise you to learn that nonconsensual porn is not uncommon. But are porn sites doing all they can to prevent and remove it? Spoiler alert: no. Here’s what our investigation found.
On any mainstream porn site, it doesn’t take long to find any number of racist titles that promote offensive and unwarranted ethnic and racial stereotypes.
Under the guise of a sleep study, one man drugged and raped 100 women, and made $100,000 selling the videos of it to porn sites.
In 2007, two events opened the floodgate for easy access to free porn on a large scale: the release of the iPhone and PornHub’s official launch. It’s all evolved from there.