Important things to know about porn
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Porn has been around for thousands of years. It’s natural to be curious about sex and porn but it’s also completely normal to not be interested or enjoy porn at all. Whether you do or don’t watch porn, there are some things worth knowing about it.
What is porn?
Pornography, or ‘porn’ for short, refers to explicit images or videos that show sexual activity or sexual images in a way that is designed to make the viewer sexually excited or ‘turned on’.
Porn has been around for thousands of years, beginning as images of naked people or people engaging in sexual activity carved into cave walls or painted on ancient pottery.
Being interested in sex and wanting to explore it is natural, so you shouldn’t feel ashamed for wanting to watch porn. But as the internet has made porn more accessible, you may also find you come across it by accident. So, whether you watch porn or have no interest in it at all, it’s worth understanding a bit more.
Why do people watch porn?
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