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The Porn Problem: What Boobs and Burgers Have in Common
January 3rd, 2012 in Culture
by: Adam Reed
Pornography (porn) is a hot topic. It is something that many people have looked at, but few admit it. Porn is everywhere, soft and hard-core. Billboards, magazines, movies, television, and the internet all use sex to sell their product; especially the internet. In fact, in my attempt to read an article about porn on New York Magazine's website, I was treated with a video ad from Calvin Klein that featured women in barely-there underwear seductively rubbing their bodies all over and biting their fingers. Come on! Even on Facebook, I can't tell you how many times I have had to deny friend requests from porn websites pretending to be some pretty little college girl that wants to "friend" me. There is no escape. So, if porn seems to be all around us, what can we do to escape it? Heck, is porn even bad enough to need escape? Does a kitten really die every time you touch yourself? Let's talk...
Porn is extremely addictive and harmful. When a person is sexually stimulated, two chemicals are released in his or her brain. The first is dopamine, a highly addictive "reward" chemical that gives the individual a high. The second chemical that is released is called oxytocin for girls and vasopressin for guys. This chemical bonds the guy or girl to the source of sexual stimulation. What this means, is that you will become excited, addicted, and attached to anything that gives you sexual stimulation, even porn.
Porn, like a lot of other forms of media, also ruins both guy's and girl's perceptions of how they should look and behave sexually. Real people have dimples, cellulite, scars, stretch marks, pimples, and more. The problem with the media is that what we see is often nothing but an illusion WATCH THIS. Porn can give people a negative body image because they use makeup, FX, and purchased body parts to cover up these "imperfections." Porn tells real people that they aren't good enough. But, people's "imperfections" are really what make individuals unique and attractive.
Porn also hurts your sexual health, as a whole. Naomi Wolf, in her article titled "The Porn Myth" points out that porn has done the same thing to our sexual health that fast food has done to our dietary health. "If your appetite is stimulated and fed by poor-quality material, it takes more junk to fill you up. People are not closer because of porn but further apart; people are not more turned on in their daily lives but less so." That burger from the golden arches might fill your appetite for the time being, but is it really good for your body? Similarly, porn might be enjoyable for a while, but it hurts you in the long run. There are people that struggle to enjoy sex later in life because porn has warped their brain. What used to be exciting and enjoyable has now lost its luster.
Make no mistake; porn is an extremely dangerous deceiver. It promises instant pleasure, but all you are left with in the end are lies, shame, and regret. Porn is an addiction that is tough to break, but with enough will and a little help, it is possible to free yourself from its grip. Sex is one of the greatest things life has to offer, but in order to experience it properly; you have to wait to experience it in a healthy and committed marriage, and not in a dark bedroom with a glowing computer screen...
For an answer to the kitty question from the beginning, and more about masturbation, click HERE
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