A new study carried out by IFOP reveals that the number of French people who have already surfed a pornographic site has increased continuously over the past 10 years, from 17% in 2005 to 39% in 2009, to rise now at 60%. Among those who have already seen it, almost 1 in 4 (24%) watch it weekly. This trivialization of pornography is observed especially among young people: ¾ of those under 25 (75%) admit to having already experienced it. Unsurprisingly, men are more fond of this type of site than women, even if the latter are ten times more likely to have already seen it than in 2005 (41% against 4%).
An influence on sex life
This uninhibited practice is not without consequences on the sex life of the French and even on society in general. By imposing its representations of the body, the pornographic industry upsets our relationship with others and modifies our behavior. Thus, 47% of followers have already wanted to reproduce some of the scenes viewed. In the same way, the practice of total hair removal of pubic hair, inseparable from the pornographic world, is more and more widespread: 45% of women under 25 use it. The study also shows that one in three men under the age of 25 (32%) has already had complexes about the size of his penis when watching an X movie and almost double (61%) believe that the size of the penis plays a role. an important role in female pleasure. Figures that should not decline in the years to come …
Basic desensitization to sexuality
Now, young people discover bodies with pornography, and imbue themselves with a particular vision of sexuality, focused on male pleasure and the instrumentalization of women. Most of the time, it is the bodily mechanical sex that is valued there to the detriment of feeling, of love, of what is human in short. An automation of the act which can lead to a difficult return to reality. ” Regularly watched pornographic sexuality ends up shaping your neural networks and calibrating your desire and arousal, says Catherine Solano, sex therapist for PasseportSanté. Suddenly, the natural and quiet couple’s sexuality no longer has any effect ”. Immediate consequence: breakdowns of male desire are no longer the prerogative of seniors …
