allinarow brought up, in an interesting comment to the previous post, a great point on which i’d like to expand. why is this subject talked about so little when it is such (sadly) a big part of the world around us? is there something more fundamental inside us that shys away from acknowledging porn? i’ll throw out a few more questions: do you think that 42.7% of the people you know look at porn on the internet? do you know anyone who contributes to the $13 billion porn industry? if not you or your friends then who?
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i gathered up some statistics on porn:
4.2 million porn websites (out of date, i’m sure)
68 million daily pornographic search engine requests
42.7% of internet users view porn (72% male, 28% female)
80% of 15-17 year old males have had multiple hardcore exposures
usa porn industry revenue ($13.3 billion in 2006) exceeds the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC
70% of 18-24 year old men admit to visiting porn websites in a typical month.
i can, of course, provide you with references to these stats if you wish/ask. i’m posting this for a few reasons. first, to those of you who read this blog and feel alone in your struggle, you are not alone. second, to those of you living in la-la land, wake up! this is a real, humongous issue and if you want to help others, stop being afraid to talk about it. and to others, stop saying, “i struggle with lust” and just own up to it–call it for what it is. third, $13.3 billion is a large chunk of change–especially for one year. oh, and an additional $3 billion is made on the sale of illegal child pornography. ironically, the theme song from happy days just came into my head. some happy days.
