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PORNOGRAPHY'S SUBTILE EFFECTS ...

If pornography is advertising, what is the product? Those who sell it speak of "the beauty of consensual sex." But its true messages are...

Sex anywhere, any time with anybody is a good thing.
Sex has no consequences.
Women have value only from the neck down.
Sex is a spectator sport. The more participants, the better.
Fidelity is boring.
Women want sex even when they say they don't.

What pornography advertises is not the way most people live nor even the way most people want to live. Pornography emphasizes sex without attachment. Research indicates that repeated use of pornography negatively effects your view of your sexual partner, which can lead to a decrease in the valuation of fidelity. As if relationships aren't challenging enough...do you really want to introduce these kinds of barriers?

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