Social scientist Michael Flood highlights the alarming reality that many parents are unaware of their children's exposure to pornography at a young age. Research indicates that the average age for first viewing is around 12, with 15% seeing it by age 10. Parents often mistakenly believe children encounter benign, softcore content, but current pornography frequently depicts violent and misogynistic behavior. This skewed representation poses significant harm as it miseducates children about healthy sexual relationships, emphasizing the need for informed parental guidance regarding the realities of contemporary pornography.
"When we survey parents, we find that they often really underestimate the extent to which their own children are likely to have seen pornography."
"Parents often think children are looking at softcore pornography, like Playboy centerfolds, but pornography today typically shows something else: men being cruel to women."
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