Open letter to ChildLine: Stop normalising the use of pornography to children

Stop normalising porn to children. WTF is Porn? WTF has happened to childline? You clearly employ staff without appropriate boundaries if you think this video is in anyway acceptable. Horrific.

Misogyny, rape and domestic violence is rife in porn. Should not be promoting porn use to children

Porn should not be normalised to children. This is grooming in plain sight

Disgraceful

Lesbian porn in particular appears to have contributed to the sexual harassment of lesbians by heterosexual males in particular. It also perpetuates negative, homophobic stereotypes towards lesbians - including lesbians being predatory and lesbians being able to be 'turned' by a man. Children should not be encouraged to consume media that spreads homophobic attitudes.

This is disgusting

This is pro porn propaganda. Why are childline/NCPCC advocating this ?

Research shows that porn damages people of all ages, but that the impact on children / youngsters is particularly troubling, particularly in the way it contributes to a culture of sexual violence. Pornography teaches youngsters to adopt sexist and sexually objectifying attutudes & behaviour. Even exposure to non-violent porn has been shown to lead to less egalitarian attitudes and higher levels of hostile sexism. An article in The Conversation talked about a longitudinal study among US adolescents that demonstrated that "increased use of pornography predicted more sexist attitudes for girls two years later". Why would a charity - ostensibly focused on helping children who are being abused get help - ignore the ir own safeguarding standards to promote pornography in this way? Who benefits - politically, socially, financially, sexually - from this?

Children don't need to see this. Not the way to teach the dangers of pornography .

WTF are you doing Childline?

I believe porn its dangers and harm, particularly to women and girls does need to be discussed with children, but not like this video does. It needs removing and a responsible organisation needs to create a new one.

This is appallingly irresponsible

Children will not learn about healthy, loving, respectful relationships from porn.

This is grooming! You are meant to be safeguarding children not grooming them!

Signed.

Get porn out of children’s lives.

This needs to STOP. You people need to have a serious look in the mirror.

Video is absolutely inappropriate

Safeguarding children against pornography is essential in a civilised society.

Protect women and girls