What does online pornography, Harvey Weinstein, and the #MeToo movement have to do with each other? Why is one of the biggest proponents and incubators of sexual inequality and sexual violence against women getting a complete pass in this discussion? Read below to find how we can make a difference in our culture and train up our young men to respect women.

For more than a week, social media has been filled with stories told by women about their interactions with the producer Harvey Weinstein, accusations that range from verbal coercion to rape. But as horrifying as the allegations against Weinstein have been, more appalling still is the sense that his behavior isn’t uncommon. That in industries across the world, from media to music to modeling to academia, women have encountered their own Weinsteins and have deduced, for whatever reason, that nothing could be done about it and nobody cared. [1] Now women all over the world are bravely sharing their stories of being sexually harassed and sexually assaulted. Their stories are tagged with #MeToo. #MeToo has grown into a kind of movement, a rallying cry, an opportunity to shine a light on a very ugly part of our culture.

An important question is not being asked. Where do men like Harvey Weinstein think women are their playthings? The foundations for these beliefs begin at a young age. They are fed to our young men by a culture that has accepted pornography as harmless and even beneficial. We, as a culture, shy away from talking about this issue. The Internet has made hardcore pornography more accessible than ever before in human history. More people visit pornographic sites than Twitter, Netflix and Hulu combined. The average age of a child who is first exposed to ponography is ELEVEN. I have parents contact me on almost a weekly basis with heartbreaking stories about their very young children, as young as 6, unintentionally exposed to online pornography.

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