The Onslaught of Pornography's Erototoxins on Teens and Society
The Onslaught of Pornography’s Erototoxins on Teens & Society
Marcos Lopez
Abstract
American society has become an increasingly pornographic society. It is clearly seen with billboards, electronic billboards advertising gentlemen’s clubs, and other media sources pumping garbage at a vulnerable young generation of teens. Numerous scientific studies have demonstrated a strong correlation between exposure to pornography and subsequent adverse effects on the brain, mind, health, and the moral substance of teenagers. The explosive growth of the Internet over the last decade and the easily available pornography to be found on the Web activates an additional threat to society.
The Onslaught of Pornography’s Erototoxins on Teens & Society
Perversion has sunk to an all-time low. If we look around these days we can see an environment similar to the days of Sodom and Gomorrah. If we open our eyes and use discernment, we can actually see that morality has slid downhill. For example, when teachers in 1940 were asked to identify top problems in public schools, they inferred, “excessive talking, eating in class, making noise.” In 1990, teachers said, “drug and alcohol abuse, sex, pornography, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, and assault” (Luce, 2005). Of all these top problems, pornography and sex is wreaking havoc in the brain, mind, and memory of this young generation. Statistics prove that our society is now saturated with sex. Pornography is catering to our teens and as a result they are getting a brain makeover. Pornography’s “erototoxins,” a technical term for a type of brain poisoning, provoke attitudes and behavior that lead to critical consequences for teens and for society; thus, an adverse effect on teens in which there is a neurochemical alteration in the brain. Therefore, this alteration impairs the mental, spiritual, and physical health of teens. No one who is genuinely interested in this young generation of teens can afford to ignore the
Marcos Lopez
Abstract
American society has become an increasingly pornographic society. It is clearly seen with billboards, electronic billboards advertising gentlemen’s clubs, and other media sources pumping garbage at a vulnerable young generation of teens. Numerous scientific studies have demonstrated a strong correlation between exposure to pornography and subsequent adverse effects on the brain, mind, health, and the moral substance of teenagers. The explosive growth of the Internet over the last decade and the easily available pornography to be found on the Web activates an additional threat to society.
The Onslaught of Pornography’s Erototoxins on Teens & Society
Perversion has sunk to an all-time low. If we look around these days we can see an environment similar to the days of Sodom and Gomorrah. If we open our eyes and use discernment, we can actually see that morality has slid downhill. For example, when teachers in 1940 were asked to identify top problems in public schools, they inferred, “excessive talking, eating in class, making noise.” In 1990, teachers said, “drug and alcohol abuse, sex, pornography, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, and assault” (Luce, 2005). Of all these top problems, pornography and sex is wreaking havoc in the brain, mind, and memory of this young generation. Statistics prove that our society is now saturated with sex. Pornography is catering to our teens and as a result they are getting a brain makeover. Pornography’s “erototoxins,” a technical term for a type of brain poisoning, provoke attitudes and behavior that lead to critical consequences for teens and for society; thus, an adverse effect on teens in which there is a neurochemical alteration in the brain. Therefore, this alteration impairs the mental, spiritual, and physical health of teens. No one who is genuinely interested in this young generation of teens can afford to ignore the
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