General Article We need to talk to our children about pornography – even if it makes us uncomfortable

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Until we talk about how porn isn’t a balanced representation of how sex should be enjoyed, we’ll never change the culture that implies being sexually assaulted – and living in fear – is just part of being a woman.

By Shappi Khorsandi

We need to talk to our children about pornography. None of us want to, but we have to. And it can’t wait until they are 17 – that’s too late; not least because they are absolutely sure they know more than their parents about everything, long before this age.

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