“I used to think the guy in porn was totally enjoying what he received, but what porn doesn’t show you is the immense anguish of being taken advantage of.”
Porn viewers can become so obsessed with chasing something that isn’t real that they miss out on relationships and building connections.
If performer consent is the only means by which they measure the harmfulness of their content, it’s an incredibly low bar to set. Here’s why.
For the last four decades, 22 has been the average age of female performers. Men have dropped almost 5 years—from 29 to 24—since the 70’s.
“Since then, our relationship as father and son has blossomed into something more beautiful than anything I could have ever imagined.”
Popular porn sites have content featuring the sexual exploitation of one of the more vulnerable groups of people in the world—displaced refugees.
According to Peggy Orenstein, journalist and author of “Boys & Sex,” discussing consent needs to start with parents and their children.
Recently, a comment on r/AskReddit went viral under the thread “What are some dark secrets about the porn industry?” With over 17,900 upvotes, this one porn site builder’s response got people talking.
Did you know, of the more than 23,500 endangered runaways reported to NCMEC in 2019, one in six were likely victims of child sex trafficking?
Many people think watching porn is healthy if you watch it every once in a while, or if you find ethical porn. We fact-checked these claims.
“I first looked at porn around 16 years old. I’ve always been interested in sex and I thought porn would teach me more about it.”
