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Author Gigi Durham explores the sexualization of tween girls in her new book “The Lolita Effect.” This article outlines some of her arguments as well as the need for more discussion on the media’s effects on young girls’ body images. The article includes 5 myths about sexuality that the media perpetuates covering issues such as […]
This research study compared 101 men who buy sex with 100 men who did not buy sex, matched by age, ethnicity, and education level. Most had a wife or girlfriend at the time of the study. Sex buyers had many more sex partners in their lifetime (prostituted as well as non-prostituted) than non-sex buyers. Sex […]
Rated XXX: Waseca man shares his struggles with Internet pornography addiction
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WASECA — Fred Smith’s addiction nearly cost him everything. Smith, a 53-year-old factory worker from Waseca, is addicted to Internet pornography — an addiction that led his wife of 22 years to file for divorce, his teenage sons to question why and him to search for answers. “I wish I could take it all back,” […]
Now in its third week, Morality in Media’s month-long “Be Aware: PORN HARMS” National Awareness Campaign is focusing on the links between pornography and sex trafficking. “Pornography is not only used to train those being trafficked, but it also breaks down the conscience of its viewer,” says Patrick Trueman, president of Morality in Media. “Men […]
The men who buy sex are your neighbors and colleagues. A new study reveals how the burgeoning demand for porn and prostitutes is warping personal relationships and endangering women and girls. Men of all ages, races, religions, and backgrounds do it. Rich men do it, and poor men do it, in forms so varied and […]
UK Feminista is to rescreen the 2001 documentary Hardcore that offers a horrifying glimpse into the abuse of women in porn – in a bid to combat the argument that it’s just ‘people having sex’ An old controversy has arisen over pornography; not the usual ruck about whether it is harmful to women, but a […]
Police: Choon Sik Lee, of World Employment Agency, Forced Women To Watch Porn (News)
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ANNANDALE, Va. (WUSA) — An elderly Korean man is behind bars in Fairfax County after allegedly sexually assaulting two women who came to his employment agency for help. Police say 72-year-old Choon Sik Lee forced his victims to watch pornography before attacking them. Investigators believe Lee preyed on some of Fairfax County’s most vulnerable residents: […]
July 12, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A coalition of 110 groups this week launched a month-long campaign to draw attention to the harms of pornography. The campaign, a project of the War on Illegal Pornography Coalition, is a four-week united effort by national and local organizations to educate the public on the harms of pornography and […]
In the sport of female frontal nudity, no one can beat the pay-cable channel for copious breast scenes (‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ etc.) — and that’s not a good thing. So maybe it’s time to tone down the tits. I write the word knowing it is going to render my editors and readers apoplectic […]
Wheelock professor Gail Dines, 52, blames sex trafficking on the porn industry. In this interview, Gail Dines explains how pornography harms and contribution to a pornified culture and how it is linked to the sex trade. Find the full article here: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2011/06/26/wheelock_professor_gail_dines_engages_in_war_on_porn/