Teenage boys as young as 14-16 are experiencing symptoms of erectile dysfunction due to excessively viewing violent and hardcore pornography. And the ready access to porn on every device at any time of the day is teaching dangerous lessons about what healthy sexual relationships should be like.
One of the trickiest topics to tackle is undoubtedly porn, which is one of this new generation’s biggest issues to navigate. Porn affects how they see relationships, sex and intimacy before most of them have even had their first kiss or held someone’s hand.
Pornography is not new, but its availability has gone from hidden magazines and the odd VHS tape to quick, free and always on. And the content itself has changed. The problem is how much violence is depicted in porn. Teens are learning that it’s sexy to be violent. It’s a massive issue for this generation.
Acts depicted in most pornography as “selfish sex”, which warps the views of young viewers. There’s no tenderness, there’s rarely ever kissing of affection, there’s no kindness or asking, or care about the other person. It’s about getting what you want and getting out.
More boys and girls report engaging in anal sex in heterosexual scenarios, with both viewing it as just “what happens” and the norm. They expect it to be painful but that’s just the accepted thing it’s like, too bad, that’s just what we should do.
