You can't argue that sex sells. The adult entertainment industry alone absorbs over ten billion dollars annually (“Pornography Statistics”). By nature, we are sexual beings and this industry feeds on human sexuality. Over time, we have constantly revamped sex and what it means to be sexy or sexual. For example, Emperor Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty believed that small feet were sexy, so he began the tradition of binding them. However, porn has now become the “golden standard of sex” and the sex we all have in our daily lives is repugnant or abominable (Gallop). Driven by what men find arousing, the business is largely biased and anyone who avidly watches porn needs to be aware of the consequences to protect themselves. The porn industry has violated social conceptions of sex by becoming the default sex education, manifesting complications in gender interaction and physiologically rewiring our brains. Thanks to movies and the Internet, children are being introduced to sex at a much younger age than the previous generation. Especially while doing homework, children explore gratuitous sexual content (“Pornography Statistics”). However, millions of elementary school children now carry smartphones with them, which also have the ability to watch pornographic content. Porn is reaching young people before their parents or even educators believe it's time to "speak up." Porn teaches children many myths about sex in the real world. It teaches boys that they must dominate women to the point of orgasm and it teaches girls that they must be like a porn star to be worthy of love. In pornography there are no normal sexual interactions such as wearing a condom or cuddling, being affectionate (Gallop). Porn is focused on the penetration and submission of the woman (Gavrieli). It's...... half the newspaper...... n University and Web. 01 April 2014. "Make love, not porn". Perf. Cindy Gallop. Ted. Tedx, April 29, 2013. Web. March 31, 2014. "Pornography Statistics" Preserving family values. Family Safe Media, 2008. Web. March 31, 2014. Roy, Jessica. “Changing the popularity of porn.” Time. Time, February 5, 2014. Web. April 1, 2014. Segal, David. "Is pornography bad for children?" The New York Times. The New York Times, March 28, 2014. Web. March 30, 2014. Stockham, BJ. “7 Negative Effects of Porn.” Blog post. The rebirth. Rebirth, 2014. Web. 31 March 2014. "Why I stopped watching porn". Perf. Ran Gavrieli. Tedx. Ted, October 9, 2013. Web. March 31, 2014. Warner, Kara. "Why 'Fifty Shades of Grey' hit the erotic sweet spot | MTV.com." MTV News. MTV, August 9, 2012. Web. April 18, 2014. Lupo, Naomi. "How porn is destroying modern sex life." Daily mail. Associated newspapers, 13 December 2013. Web. 31 March. 2014.
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