There was one woman who said to me, "I'm totally fine with porn. Sometimes they realized they were, but often they didn't realize the effects pornography had on them. Even the people who didn't bottom out-total porn addiction, marriages breaking up, people losing their jobs, which did happen-even the people who didn't go to that extreme were profoundly affected by porn. I talked to people whose lives were really destroyed by pornography. I was absolutely shocked by what I found. The question I wanted to ask was, "With all this pornography out there, does it have any effect?" I knew there was a lot of pornography out there, but I didn't think it was anything that affected my life or the lives of anyone I knew. I started writing this book before the Janet Jackson fiasco, before the Paris Hilton tapes. Honestly, I didn't think pornography was that huge an issue before I wrote this book. What surprised you the most about the use of pornography in America? Paul will also lead a three-week dialogue group to answer questions and discuss with readers how pornography has transformed their own lives.
Paul spoke with Beliefnet recently about pornography addiction, how the internet has changed porn consumption, and what secular culture can learn from the way religious groups confront pornography use. She was even more surprised, however, by how often pornography use ruins relationships, increases sexual dysfunction, and changes what men expect from women. Instead, she found that it was mainstream, bridging religious, ethnic, educational, and socio-economic barriers. Paul expected to find pornography use mainly in the realm of "losers who couldn't get a date" when she started researching the book. "Porn is for everyone," says author Pamela Paul, whose new book, " Pornified," details how the widespread use of pornography is changing American culture and relationships.
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