Is Porn Really Okay?
By Steven D. Mikel • January 3, 2023
The culture for the last 75 years has been telling us that fantasy and masturbation is just part of normal Male sexual behavior. It is just the way we are made, and everybody does it. So, don't worry about it.
Beginning with the Kinsey Reports: "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948)" and then continuing with Hugh Hefner's publication of Playboy (1953) pornography and self-pleasure aspects have slowly and steadily moved from the realm of taboo into everyday themes of television, movies and now, even into elementary school curriculums.
However, is the normalization of porn, masturbation and fantasy improving civilization or is it hindering the depth of personal relationships, warping our perceptions of human value and negatively impacting our self-worth?
The Questions We Must Ask
- How does consuming pornography affect our view of women as people rather than objects?
- What impact does it have on our ability to maintain intimacy in real relationships?
- Are we truly free when we're driven by compulsions we can't control?
- What are we modeling for the next generation?
These are difficult conversations, but necessary ones for men who want to live with integrity and build meaningful connections.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is porn really okay if everyone does it?
For the last 75 years the culture has told men that fantasy and masturbation are just part of normal male sexual behavior, so don't worry about it. The article questions that message and asks whether normalizing porn is improving civilization or hindering the depth of personal relationships, warping our perceptions of human value, and hurting our self-worth.
How did pornography become normal in our culture?
The article traces it to the Kinsey Reports, beginning with "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948)," and Hugh Hefner's publication of Playboy in 1953. Since then pornography and self-pleasure have moved slowly and steadily from taboo into everyday themes of television and movies, and now even into elementary school curriculums.
How does porn affect a man's relationships?
Every man should ask how pornography affects his view of women as people rather than objects, what it does to his ability to maintain intimacy in real relationships, whether he is truly free when driven by compulsions he cannot control, and what he is modeling for the next generation. These are difficult conversations, but necessary ones for men who want to live with integrity and build meaningful connections.
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