4 Ways Objectification is Connected to Sexual Violence Article
Research shows that people who consume porn frequently are more likely to objectify and dehumanize others.
Research shows that people who consume porn frequently are more likely to objectify and dehumanize others.
“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.”
This study found that higher past porn consumption significantly predicts acceptance of violence against women—particularly among men with pre-existing sexually aggressive attitudes.
Even if some women have not adopted thinness as a personal standard, they may have taken their previous partners’ porn habit as a sign they need to lose weight.
Research indicates that consuming porn can normalize sexual objectification, which can have profound consequences in the ways porn consumers view and treat others.
Objects don’t have feelings. Objects are owned by people. If we turn people into objects, we no longer see them as having feelings and can’t empathize with them.
This post was originally published on PsyPost. It has been edited for content and clarity. There is a direct relationship between the sexual objectification of girls and…
The full study can be accessed here. Less Than Human? Media Use, Objectification of Women, and Men’s Acceptance of Sexual Aggression Authors: Rita C. Seabrook, L. Monique…
Porn can negatively affect your brain, body, and quality of life. Quitting porn can help interrupt an unhealthy cycle of mental health issues, for one, and for another, it can improve relationships.
Porn isn’t produced with accurate information about sex in mind, it’s created to entertain and manifest fantasies—no matter how violent or violating.
There is plenty of room for change in the porn industry, but even if extensive improvements did take place, research still shows the harms of porn itself and its deep connection to sex trafficking.
Kids, in unprecedented numbers, are watching extremely violent porn. This is how porn grooms children to accept abuse in relationships.