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S2 Ep 85: Talking to Your Kids About Sex and Porn

Raising Good Humans

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Girls Watching It to Learn How to Be Sexy

There's a physiological response that explains why extreme images can provoke a response that you don't like or want. Girls watching it to learn how to be sexy? Yes. I mean, I'm sure they're watching for gratification as well, but they are often watching it to see what they think boys like. When something is both sexual and taboo, then it can trigger a response that's even more exciting than something that you overtly desire. And the tension of that can actually turbocharge arousal and make something that's objectionable to you, even more exciting Than Something That You Want.

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