It’s Time To Talk About The Damage Porn Is Doing To Young Men
On the latest episode of my podcast, “Rob Smith Is Problematic,” I took on the porn industry, and I’ve gotta tell you: I don’t think I’ve ever triggered people more. I’ve said MANY things over the past few years as a political commentator and Conservative activist, but my strong stance against porn seems to be one of the most controversial things I’ve ever said. Let’s break down why.
First of all, I never made any kind of moral argument against the consumption of porn or the people who choose to create explicit pornography for a living. I generally don’t care what people do with their lives as long as it’s legal and not hurting anyone.
But we’re doing ourselves a disservice by not talking about the impact that porn is having on a generation of young people.
From NetNanny:
Most statistics on pornography use say the average age of a child’s first exposure to pornography is 11 years old. New research from the security technology company Bitdefender, has reported children under the age of 10 now account for 22% of online porn consumption under 18 -years old. Particularly alarming is that the site most visited by children under 10 include porn mega sites like Pornhub. The under 10 age group is now accounting for one in 10 visitors to porn video sites, per Bitdefender.
This is a disturbing statistic and even more disturbing once you think about what it means. An entire generation of young people is being exposed to hardcore, high-speed internet porn, and it’s warping their brains, their perception of sex, and what should be expected of their partners once they’re of age.
Furthermore, a 2015 study found that 10% of 12 to 13-year-olds fear that they’re addicted to pornography! From the BBC:
One boy under the age of 15 told ChildLine that he was “always watching porn, and some of it is quite aggressive.” He said: “I didn’t think it was affecting me at first but I’ve started to view girls a bit differently recently and it’s making me worried. “I would like to get married in the future but I’m scared it might never happen if I carry on thinking about girls the way I do.”
This is a real problem, folks. It’s not “just porn.” This is not an argument about morality or Christian values; this is a public health issue. It’s time to start treating it as such.
