‘Pornification’ – By Narelle McGowan
UK teens view 87 hours of pornography each year according to a survey of British teens online habits.
The survey conducted by OnePoll also surveyed children’s web habits showing that “sex” and “porn” are among the top 10 most-searched terms.
Pornography is Everywhere
Top 10 Children’s Search Terms…
1. YouTube
2. Google
3. Facebook
4. Sex
5. MySpace
6. Porn
7. Yahoo
8. Michael Jackson
9. Fred (YouTube Star)
10. eBay
In its hardcore form pornography is now accessed by 33% of all internet users in the UK.
Pornography is now more profitable and more acceptable than ever. It is everywhere: in advertising, on our mobile phones in our back pockets, on our televisions and dominates the online world. In the US the porn industry brings in up to $15billion annually (around £9billion).
Each year in LA alone more than 10,000 hardcore pornographic films are made against an annual Hollywood average of 400 movies. On top of this thousands of armature pornographic films tailored to specific groups are in circulation worldwide.
Every day in the UK 23% of men access pornography. According to Professor Brian McNair, Strathclyde University, “It is now much more acceptable for people to admit they want access to porn.”
When you Google porn you get about 209,000,000 results but Google doesn’t prompt porn or any porn related statements. Despite this pornography is increasingly easy to access and this raises questions of moral corruption in our society.
There are many different reasons why people seek access pornography. Some of which include…
- Form of escapism
- Imagining themselves in the act
-To polish up on technique
- For sex education
- Just to pass the time
Although pornography has become much more socially acceptable, as form of ‘Gentlemen’s entertainment’ disguised in places like Diamond Dolls and Spearmint Rhinos there is a clear dangerous element.
In a survey of 1000 men 35% said that consuming porn has stopped them from committing a sexual crime. Like drugs and alcohol pornography can also be addictive and if it can deter sexual crime, can it also encourage it?
Should pornography come with a warning sticker ‘Don’t Try This At Home’?
When one consumes pornography they produce a chemical – dopamine, whereby you find yourself wanting and needing more. Dopamine is associated with pleasure, and the feeling of ‘falling in love’. Which raises the issue… can one ‘fall in love’ with pornography?
In some circles despite its increasing social acceptance ‘porn’ is still considered a dirty word, but it can have its benefits. It can be used as a form of escapism, bonding between couples and perhaps can fill a gap in order to prevent sexual crime.
However if you feel you have an addition to pornography then seek help. Visit Sex Addicts Anonymous www.sexaa.org
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