Consider Before Consuming Why Porn Exploits Instead of Empowering Women
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Dec 18, 2024 Dr. Meagan Tyler, a Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University with nearly 20 years of research on pornography and gender inequality, dives deep into the darker side of porn in this discussion. She highlights how cultural shifts and technology normalize harmful narratives about sexuality. Tyler shares alarming insights on how porn influences intimate partner violence and distorts healthy sexual norms, all while feminist ideals are often misused to disguise exploitation. The conversation encourages a reevaluation of societal views on consent and empowerment, especially for women.
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Playboy Shirts Sparked Her Research
- Dr. Meagan Tyler noticed 12–13 year old girls wearing Playboy shirts while teaching, which pushed her into research on pornography and marketing.
- That discovery led her to find how the industry normalized violence and influenced her career focus.
Normalization Is Tech + Culture
- Cheaper digital production and faster internet massively expanded pornography's supply and accessibility over decades.
- Cultural marketing by the industry also intentionally normalised porn consumption, not just tech alone.
Porn Can Function As A 'Manual'
- Pornography can act as a 'manual' when consumers adopt behaviours they see and when perpetrators force partners to mimic scenes.
- Women survivors report pornography being used directly in their experiences of intimate partner sexual violence.