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The Bad: This statement is flat-out wrong. Porn depicting and even glamorizing non-consensual or violent sex is harmful for many reasons including:
- The promotion of the rape myth: the notion that women want to be sexually violated and that they enjoy being taken by force;
- Its negative impact upon victims of sexual assault through the perpetuation of victim-blaming, which can retraumatize survivors and discourage them from reporting their assault;
- Desensitizing and normalizing viewers to rape, sexual violence and other forms of sexual exploitation, and as such, can lead to a greater propensity to commit sexual assault.
One Twitter post read: “Thanks for this article about how we can all enjoy rape porn. Are you going to cover child porn next?”
Bottom line, Pornography is NOT Just Harmless Fun. Peer-reviewed research confirms porn harms youth in the following ways: fueling addiction, decreasing their brain's grey matter, decreasing mental and physical well-being, compromising development, increasing the risk of sexually aggressive behavior and "acting out", among others.
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The Good: You're making a BIG difference and your VOICES are being HEARD!
Teen Vogue editors are feeling the heat from EIE's petitions. They are back-peddling, retracting, and clarifying their reckless content. Here's how they responded to your outcry!
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