Is Porn Changing Sexual Identities?
The images, messages and stories of the multibillion-dollar pornography industry have seeped into and distorted our genuine sexual identities, says The Guardian’s Gail Dines.
The cumulative effect [of pornography] is what the journalist Pamela Paul calls the “pornification” of our culture, wherein porn images, messages and stories seep into our sexual identities and relationships. This trend can be seen in the ever-higher heels that are now popular with women, the hypersexed look of younger and younger girls, celebrities such as Miley Cyrus pole dancing, and—in what is probably the most blatant example to date – the popularity of genital waxing among young women. This practice became widespread in porn about a decade ago and now is so commonplace that it is almost impossible to find female performers with pubic hair.
