The Albatross
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This....... this can't be real.
Please say this isn't real.
it's real, isn't it?
I wonder if there are gaffers who didn't see a single porn scene before 18.
One of the most ineffective restriction ever. And it's quite hard to argue for it, when - after counting all the possible harm porn can do - you close your thought with "but actually, I saw it before I was 18, and I turn out just fine."
I wonder if there are gaffers who didn't see a single porn scene before 18.
See the following article about young girls wanting to do cosmetic surgery to their vaginas due to influence of porn: http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/okande-trend-unga-kvinnor-vill-fa-underliv-stympat/ (In Swedish)
Ok, sure. But 18 seems a bit high.
I'm sure most male gaffers will feel that porn (which predominantly features male fantasies) had no negative affect on them. Meanwhile...
I think girls are feeling pressured to change their appearance and to perform sexual acts that, absent porn normalizing or establishing as a sexual requirement, they would have waited to engage in or opted out of.
I'm sure most male gaffers will feel that porn (which predominantly features male fantasies) had no negative affect on them. Meanwhile..
The question that is more important to ask is why are there people under the age of 18 turning to porn to get their sex education?
If you read about it that isn't really true either though. Porn-induced ED is at an all time high and I'm pretty sure there's studies on what effects porn has on someone's brain as well as long-term behavioral effects. Maybe it's this proud macho thing to claim it has no negative effect (and of course for some it really doesn't have any effect), but I'm pretty sure most have experienced at least less sexual arousal / urge to have sex after a week of porn sessions.
I'd be lying if I said porn had no negative effect on me. I think this is true for a ton of other males too.
Yeah, I can absolutely believe that porn has a negative effect on men too although I do think that men are much less likely to admit to it or less likely to see past the shallow benefits (i.e. it helped convince their teenage girlfriend that certain sex acts are totally normal and what everyone does).
I think it's cool that you've thought about it and are willing to admit that. A lot of men get really defensive about porn.
I actually don't remember this...You know what wasn't photoshoped? The hairy vagina in the miracle of life video every 9th grader in the US has to watch.
That's the thing tho. They already have unchecked access, and porn comsumption is already rampant at puberty's age. The law really doesnt change anything other than they have to click a box saying "i'm over 18" like that mattered.Both extremes are bad. Giving a little kid unchecked access to porn can completely skew their perception of what a healthy sexual relationship is like just the same as that bible thumping BS.
Doesn't this really depend on the amount of pron consumed? Like yea, you at it 2-3 times a day you may be likely to have some issues. Or if you'd RATHER fap than be with your spouse. Or you can't get it up for your spouse only when you watch [insert obscure porn here].
Once a week tho? Twice or even thrice a week? You good.
What is really needed is better sex ed, which would be much better at explaing how you shouldnt look into porn as a guideline for real relationships
Just gotta ask them what their fetish is.I think it's cool that you've thought about it and are willing to admit that. A lot of men get really defensive about porn.
Because they aren't seen as adults by the law yet. It is adult material, meant for adults.
What is this.
Well in porn magazines its also a shit ton of photoshop. You know what wasn't photoshoped? The hairy vagina in the miracle of life video every 9th grader in the US has to watch.
I'd say part of it is impulse control as well as the brain always craving something even more exciting. Maybe a good way would be to keep it in relation to your girlfriend/wife - the moment you notice you are less aroused by your gf it's probably time to quit porn for some time at least. If you take it further from there you also have to think that eventually your girlfriend/wife will notice you're not as aroused anymore or in the worst case can't even get it up/keep it up anymore, so you are also hurting your SO in a way.
Lol its not real thankfully
I'm pretty sure Federal laws require that people that own porn not allow minors to see it or for it to fall into possession of minors. Anybody that knows better please correct me if I'm wrong.I think the idea is that until they're 18 (legal adult), it's up to the parents to draw that line rather than the law.
The question that is more important to ask is why are there people under the age of 18 turning to porn to get their sex education?
You think teens are looking up porn for education? I thought it was all about fapping.
I'd guess it's 90%fap / 10% picking up moves for the future aka "education".
I don't think they are.
If they were, they would be buying or watching all those real sex education videos with HC imagery. But no, that's not what they are looking for. They are looking for excitement. And they get their excitement from fantasy.
And while they are getting their excitement from porn, they are consciously or subconsciously looking for tips on how to get the same excitement from real life. And that's how you get some relationships getting ruined because real life tried to imitate fantasy.
But getting sex education most definitely isn't the reason they are watching porn.
The issue of porn age restriction imo is that ALL porn is 18+, so when a boy is 17, he can't buy a playboy to see some tasteful nudes, but when he's 18 he can watch a girl getting triple penetrated in a sex dungeon. I would suggest bringing back the X, XX, XXX rating system. To watch/purchase X material like playboy you have to be 16. To go on standard porn sites that show basic sex XX stuff, 18. And XXX fucked up porn like efukt would be 21+
Porn is full of roast beef and dog ears. I think people tend to have their own internalized sense of body aesthetics and choose media that matches them.It's not just about being prude. It's about young people getting fucked up perceptions of sexuality. See the following article about young girls wanting to do cosmetic surgery to their vaginas due to influence of porn: http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/okande-trend-unga-kvinnor-vill-fa-underliv-stympat/ (In Swedish)
Doesn't this really depend on the amount of pron consumed? Like yea, you at it 2-3 times a day you may be likely to have some issues. Or if you'd RATHER fap than be with your spouse. Or you can't get it up for your spouse only when you watch [insert obscure porn here].
Once a week tho? Twice or even thrice a week? You good.
Watch this and get back to me - http://www.channel4.com/programmes/sex-in-class
Then imagine it being 100x worse in Christian Conservative America.
It is a problem and to dismiss it is to either be genuinely ignorant, so I'm providing evidence, or purposefully ignorant because "porn is only viewed by totally educated adults who know it's 100% acting and want a cheeky fap". If the later then meh, I'd rather take this more seriously as like it or not education systems fail woefully around sex education.
or purposefully ignorant because "porn is only viewed by totally educated adults who know it's 100% acting and want a cheeky fap"
I'm pretty sure Federal laws require that people that own porn not allow minors to see it or for it to fall into possession of minors. Anybody that knows better please correct me if I'm wrong.
you are talking as if most people start with sex at 16 yo., isn't it (much) later than that?Yeah, I think that adult men can use porn in moderation and have perfectly healthy and happy lives and relationships. I mostly worry about teenagers using porn to shape their ideas of how sex is suppose to look and go, especially because most porn tends to demonstrate a pretty one-sided experience. I think it changes the power balance too, between two teenagers. A 16 year old boy has probably seen a lot more porn than an equivalent 16 year old girl and he can easily point to porn to suggest that any sexual act he wants performed is totally normal and what everyone does. In a perfect world, I think both 16 year olds would be figuring things out together, themselves, before relying on porn to show them how sex works, but I'm not certain that's what's happening, in a world where boys are seeking out and finding hardcore porn as early as 10.
That's somewhat worrying.18 is also too young if it comes down to opinion. Developing brains should not be viewing porn - something that pathologically changes it.
You are definitely right.That's the thing tho. They already have unchecked access, and porn comsumption is already rampant at puberty's age. The law really doesnt change anything other than they have to click a box saying "i'm over 18" like that mattered.
What is really needed is better sex ed, which would be much better at explaing how you shouldnt look into porn as a guideline for real relationships
I don't think exposing a 15 year old to the vast amount of extreme and crazy porn is wise. By the time they have their first girlfriend they'll be so desensitized that the only thing they can cum to is pink socks.
Because they aren't seen as adults by the law yet. It is adult material, meant for adults.
What is this.