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Victims on Both Sides of the Screen

You can’t escape it. Everywhere you turn it’s lingering in the background, an open secret that no one wants to admit. Talk to anyone over 18 and chances are they have been exposed to pornography at some point in their lives. And for children, it is not a matter of if they will be exposed, but when.

For every voice of concern, there is an opposite voice saying that this non-stop instant access to sexual content is normal. They may try to say that it is a private matter or that it is shameful to talk about in public, but okay in your own home. Even those against it may be too embarrassed to talk about it. But more and more people are speaking out against pornography. Doctors, researchers, and activists are exposing the dangers of pornography to the individual and to society. And society needs to learn the harsh consequences of this silent epidemic.

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Porn: Addiction and the War on Women

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When looking into the sex industry, abuses can be found. There is mention of sexual assault and rape in this post but nothing explicit. Several of the links do contain graphic content used to illustrate the realities of the industry. Proceed with caution.

This essay was originally posted at the UI Women’s Center blog on September 10th, 2018.

Every day, we are bombarded by sex. In advertisements for fast food or perfume, in TV show plots and music, sex follows us everywhere. At a time where it seems we are talking about sex more than ever, there is still a taboo that many are reluctant to bring up. Porn. Often confined to locker room talk with the guys, no one really talks about it in a critical sense. When was the last time you had nice dinner conversation about the good old topic of porn? How many would admit to family members or employers the amount of time watching people engage in sexual activity on screen? I think there needs to be a critical talk about pornography. I don’t mean from a religious moral standpoint nor do I want to talk about censorship. I want to talk about the science of the brain and the psychological and societal impact on men and women. Read more