The sheer volume of porn featuring violence and objectification of its subjects fuels a toxic mentality that normalizes abuse.
In this episode of Consider Before Consuming, Dr. John Foubert paints a clear picture of the research on porn and sexual violence, bystander intervention, and objectification.
What if we told you something normalized in our digitally-driven society is also driving the normalization of rape and sexual violence?
The porn industry profits from exploiting, objectifying, abusing, and humiliating women. It’s not just about how women are portrayed in porn that’s questionable, but also what goes on behind the scenes.
There’s a lot of information out there about how the porn industry exploits women–but what about men? Here are some ways that porn can degrade, victimize, and exploit men and their insecurities.
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.
Porn can lead to isolation, objectification, and shame. Any of these are not great in any type of relationship, including friendships.
In their recent analysis of 11,196 relationships via 43 different studies, researchers ultimately found five similarities among happy couples.
“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.”
“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.”
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.
If you watch porn, have you considered how it doesn’t improve your life? Consider adding quitting porn to your 2023 New Year’s resolutions list.
