Hyper-focusing on other people’s bodies, scrutinizing or sexualizing people based on their clothing, or otherwise reducing people to their physical appearance is always objectification.
“Rape culture.” It’s a term many of us hear on the regular, but do all of us actually know what it is? Take a walk with us through some compelling evidence.
“The more real my pain was, the more I cried from the depth of my depths, the more abuse I took, the more my videos were watched.”
If the consumer knew for an absolute certainty that this pornography was made free of exploitation, would watching it still be harmful?
We must talk about the way violent materials depicting the abuse of women and girls are becoming the norm. Actually not the norm, the goal.
“I didn’t stop watching porn for a relationship, and no one had to convince me to stop. I stopped watching for me and my well-being.”
Any of these things or a combination of them could mean something entirely unrelated to porn, but here are six possible signs that porn may be affecting your relationship.
Chris Rock and his wife of 16 years divorced not long ago, and in his stand-up special, he cites porn as a big reason why.
Porn site xHamster reportedly uses volunteers to help the site’s content moderation efforts. The entry requirements are low, support is minimal, and the collection of volunteers is questionable at best.
We don’t need to tear other humans down to give visibility to the proven harmful effects of pornography, even if someone is a performer.
“I chose to give up porn, in part, because of the growing trend of extreme and disturbing sexual content to web visitors. Today, it’s no longer a trend. Extreme pornography is here to stay.”
“The industry promised me safety because ‘we test every 28 days.’ However, just because there’s testing doesn’t mean you’re safe as a performer.”
