Pornographic films have not finished wreaking havoc on adolescent sex education. Worse, when it comes to anal sex, these images act to the detriment of young women who undergo sodomy without having given their consent. British researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine published a study in the journal BMJ Open concerning the practice of anal sex among heterosexual youth.
After analyzing the feelings of 130 volunteers aged 16 to 18, the scientists speak of an “urgent need to act to reduce the harm associated with anal penetration, in particular by refuting the ideas that normalize the coercion experienced by some young people. women.” Indeed, young men tend to associate anal sex with sexual success, going so far as to establish competition for this type of relationship with women.
Thinking about women’s rights
Their main source of inspiration: pornography. While the teens participating in the study said they found anal sex more enjoyable than vaginal penetration, they showed little interest in the pain their partners may experience. However, the latter admitted to researchers that they had fear of pain before the act. Those who accepted sodomy especially wanted to please their partners and did not want to pass for stuck girls.
Some teenage girls have even confessed to having been sodomized without their explicit consent. While these young people seem to be aware of the dangers of anal sex regarding the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, the fact remains that “we need to think more broadly about the low importance that society places on women’s rights, their desires and their concerns. “, says Dr. Marston, co-author of the study.
