A poll on attitudes to pornography

[Conrod]

Face it. My study beats your anecdotal evidence and all the lazy stereotyping in the world does not change that. Admit defeat graciously.

To a woman? I'm not entirely sure that would be legal.

[Frank Sidney]

To a woman? I'm not entirely sure that would be legal.

 

 

Or logical...

[Jessica23]

To a woman? I'm not entirely sure that would be legal.

 

But it might be surprisingly pleasant.

[Conrod]

But it might be surprisingly pleasant.

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[Shogun]

I prefer to do it rather than watch it,how long can you watch something going in and out for its just anatomy ,I like sexiness not filth,porn dos not interest me at all,

[Jeffrey Shaw]

porn dose not interest me at all,

Keep that porn dose at minimum (or nil)!

[booms]

I teach sex education. We cover attitudes towards and impact of pornography with older students. Most lads have never considered anything beyond the screen, but we try and raise the points that quite a few have raised on here. It def makes them think at least. We also do about body image and we use the pics from the sex ed show to make sure that normal is seen and the impact of media is examined. They are usually fairly shocked by normal. Shaved genitals also is talked about, the influence of porn is very insidious, and an awful lot of young people think they are making their own choices, without particularly understanding where the info/pressure etc is coming from. I think it's a generational thing as well. Today's teens who talk to parents about the shaving thing find that it really wasn't something their parents did or at least not to the same extent as appears to be the case now. Docs say they see a lot of young people in clinics who are shaven as well. Thorough sex education, from schools and home is very much needed, from basic stuff at a young age to detailed info about not just the negative stuff but also the positives of good consensual sex. Pleasure gets missed out too often. Our students look at me like I'm a bit crackers sometimes, when I talk about the issue of consent every time, tho the girls especially pay a lot of attention. Rather nicely today though was hearing some year ten boys talk about choice, respect, and feelings.

[Jessica23]

That's a really heartening post booms, thanks for sharing.

[kidley]

how is it that what you do in the bedroom is the best thing since sliced bread but if you watch somebody els do it its frowned upon, "i am playing the devils advocate hear"

[Suffragette1]

That's a really heartening post booms, thanks for sharing.

Seconded, that is very reassuring. My son is Y8 and we've had age appropriate discussions about sex, but he's now at an age where he's mature enough to cover some of these issues but too embarrassed to discuss them with me. Roughly what proportion of kids are refused parental consent from attending sex ed?

 

I hope that my son has overcome his newfound embarrassment with me by the time that he is mature enough to have the kind of discussion that you are having with your students.

 

Re the shaving issue. Imagine an updated version of The Joy of Sex, the woman would have a very neat little Brazilian. What is wrong with female pubic hair?!

how is it that what you do in the bedroom is the best thing since sliced bread but if you watch somebody els do it its frowned upon, "i am playing the devils advocate hear"

Read back through the thread, all this has been addressed.