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As a sociology professor, I’ve studied and conducted my own research about the myths parents have accepted. Let me tell you, adult entertainment isn’t nearly as damaging as poor sex education.
By Mark McCormack
A new British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) study has found that British teenagers regularly watch porn, and that parents are unaware or in denial about it. Surprising? No. But the results do reveal something interesting about how readily we accept so many misconceptions about porn.
The survey, conducted as part of the BBFC and the government’s now scrapped age verification “porn block” rollout, found that while porn is increasingly a source of education about sex, young people also discuss viewing material they found disturbing. As such, most parents support stricter online policing of porn to stop young children accidentally watching such material.
The fears that parents have about their children viewing porn are understandable.
Conversations between parents and chil...
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