Our children and sex - what kind of society do we want?
I was shocked and disturbed to read last week an article on the BBC News website entitled, 'Pornography addiction worry' for tenth of 12 to 13-year-olds ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-32115162 ). This is the latest in a series of reports on the effect pornography is having on our children. The article is based on a survey of 700 children aged 12 and 13 conducted by the charity NSPCCC ChildLine. It found that 20% had "seen pornographic images that had shocked or upset them" and 12% had taken part in a sexually explicit video. The charity describes pornography as "a part of everyday life" for many children who contact its helpline. The BBC article describes the impact this problem is having on some children by quoting one boy aged under 15 who says he has begun to think differently about girls and wonders whether he'll ever be able to get married and suggesting that many girls feel they need to act like porn stars in order to be attractive to b...