I agree that Barbie, because it is so pervasive, no doubt becomes more internalized as a model for little girls than "occasional" porn. I think Barbie has little impact on developing boys... Though when we were in Seattle, my grandson's little 5 year old playmate saw his sister's new Barbie, and exclaimed, "Ohhhhhhh, she's beautiful!"... Evolutionary biology speaks.
I don't know how highly "occasional" porn is, for children, pre-adolescents and adolescents, boys especially, but boys and girls. I suspect not very occasional in many, many cases. Millions and millions, I suspect.
N says studies have been done in Europe on the effects of porn on children. I'm not going looking because I'm not going to give it the time, and I'm not clicking on those sites and getting on their mailing lists. |
