More than two in five 18-25 year olds believe pornography is increasing young men’s interest in having violent sex.
That’s according to a new RedC survey for Women’s Aid, which found a notable difference between young men and young women’s attitude towards pornography.
The vast majority of respondents agreed that these images negatively impact sexual development and gender equality.
CEO of Women’s Aid Sarah Benson says pornography can change how men view women:
"In pornography, women are invariably displayed in degrading, often violent and coercive situations that can often be described as dehumanizing and unfortunately that is playing out then in terms of, you know, Sexuality Education and Development expectations, sexual stereotypes, so we see pornography is actually directly contributing to these in a really negative way."
