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[–]Femaleisnthateful 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Abigail Shrier has written about girls' exposure to pornography being a driving force in identifying out of womanhood. Angus Fox did a series for Quillette on young males transitioning which explored the relationship between pornography and gender identity. I think most older generations don't appreciate the degree to which young people are exposed to violent pornography and hypersexualized representations of 'gender'. Hell, I can't even check the weather on my phone anymore without getting some porny ad. Also, don't forget you can't 'kink-shame' anyone, ever.

I think 'asexuality' is being used as a bulwark by these kids to protect themselves from the people who insist on normalizing hypersexual behaviours and violating boundaries.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The prevalence of and the ease of access to pornography has done a lot of untold damage to our youths.