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.”
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“I became hooked to porn as time progressed and the access became more easy. But a strange trend followed me as well: depression.”
“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.”
“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.”
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.”
“For one thing, my brain has been rewired so much, everything in the world is sexualized. I am acutely aware of physical space and read into body language too much.”
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