Open letter to ChildLine: Stop normalising the use of pornography to children
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Paul Hewson
5 years ago
Your first priority should be to children who have been abused. It is not uncommon for them to be frightened of sexuality, even their own. There is material on here which could traumatise such children. I also agree with the general point that we should not be normalising pornography.
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Wendy Davis
5 years ago
In all the current furore about sexual abuse PORN is the elephant in the room. Teaches boys dreadful things about what to do to girls.
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Jess I
5 years ago
This video is irresponsible. Telling children it's a performance for entertainment is normalizing using women's bodies as objects for entertainment. The added disclaimer at the end about it not being real sex and to limit ones exposure will ultimately go unheeded as we already know the addictive properties of porn itself. You cannot claim that something is addictive in nature and then expect CHILDREN to know how to regulate themselves. Adults can barely do that as it is. This is just shameful.
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Rowan Leigh
5 years ago
This is a clear sign of regulatory capture. The NSPCC and ChildLine both need to be thoroughly investigated.
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Jo Gough
5 years ago
My 11 year should not be exposed to this.
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Margaret Nelson
5 years ago
Whoever thought this was a good idea shouldn't be involved with the NSPCC.
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Terry Ann Forliti
5 years ago
Take this down immediately!
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Toni Van Pelt
5 years ago
Gob smacked by this. It is in humane.
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Sibyl Grundberg
5 years ago
This is child abuse. What were they thinking?!
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Sue Peters
5 years ago
Porn is messing up our children like nothing other than war - and porn is a war on women and girls. Boys are learning that women aren't entitled to boundaries - and so are girls, too. Girls are under pressure like never before with upskirting, bra strap flicking and outright sexual assault and rape being normalised in our schools. Either work to prevent such attacks enabled by porn or give up. I don't think making more work for yourselves in the form of yet more traumatised girls is ethical at all.
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Roberta
5 years ago
The video is horrific, sexist and dangerous
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Gary Powell
5 years ago
The proper child protection boundaries are being pulled down. This must stop.
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Elizabeth Curthoys
5 years ago
Remember PIE? They have infiltrated your organisation and you're falling for the exact same bs they pushed last time. Stop teaching children that porn is ok. It isn't.
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Jeanette Westbrook
5 years ago
As a survivor of child porn, which I consider torture, this video promoting and targeting children is nothing short of promoting child rape. This organization must be taken down itself, not just this video, as they have demonstrated that the grooming, commodification, and normalization of porn for children is a possibility. Horrific, traumatizing, dehumanization, packaged as “education” I stand firm that this attempt to normalize porn is itself is not normal. Porn is the pictorial record of crimes often committed. Take this down Now.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Protect kids from porn!
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SL Bondarchuk
5 years ago
ChildLine is effectively grooming children for sexual abuse... Stunning. I am thoroughly disgusted that this petition is even necessary (thanks SSA for starting it).
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Frankie Lawrence
5 years ago
It is ruining a generation of children as it is normalising violent male sexual activity against women.
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Karen Oliver
5 years ago
As an experienced mental health professional of 17years I implore you to look critically at what you’re doing and stop normalising pornography for children if you have any concerns for children’s safeguarding.
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Jayne Pauo
5 years ago
It is totally unacceptable to promote porn to children when it is obvious it causes stress, anxiety and trauma
Your first priority should be to children who have been abused. It is not uncommon for them to be frightened of sexuality, even their own. There is material on here which could traumatise such children. I also agree with the general point that we should not be normalising pornography.
In all the current furore about sexual abuse PORN is the elephant in the room. Teaches boys dreadful things about what to do to girls.
This video is irresponsible. Telling children it's a performance for entertainment is normalizing using women's bodies as objects for entertainment. The added disclaimer at the end about it not being real sex and to limit ones exposure will ultimately go unheeded as we already know the addictive properties of porn itself. You cannot claim that something is addictive in nature and then expect CHILDREN to know how to regulate themselves. Adults can barely do that as it is. This is just shameful.
This is a clear sign of regulatory capture. The NSPCC and ChildLine both need to be thoroughly investigated.
My 11 year should not be exposed to this.
Whoever thought this was a good idea shouldn't be involved with the NSPCC.
Take this down immediately!
Gob smacked by this. It is in humane.
This is child abuse. What were they thinking?!
Porn is messing up our children like nothing other than war - and porn is a war on women and girls. Boys are learning that women aren't entitled to boundaries - and so are girls, too. Girls are under pressure like never before with upskirting, bra strap flicking and outright sexual assault and rape being normalised in our schools. Either work to prevent such attacks enabled by porn or give up. I don't think making more work for yourselves in the form of yet more traumatised girls is ethical at all.
The video is horrific, sexist and dangerous
The proper child protection boundaries are being pulled down. This must stop.
Remember PIE? They have infiltrated your organisation and you're falling for the exact same bs they pushed last time. Stop teaching children that porn is ok. It isn't.
As a survivor of child porn, which I consider torture, this video promoting and targeting children is nothing short of promoting child rape. This organization must be taken down itself, not just this video, as they have demonstrated that the grooming, commodification, and normalization of porn for children is a possibility. Horrific, traumatizing, dehumanization, packaged as “education” I stand firm that this attempt to normalize porn is itself is not normal. Porn is the pictorial record of crimes often committed. Take this down Now.
Protect kids from porn!
ChildLine is effectively grooming children for sexual abuse... Stunning. I am thoroughly disgusted that this petition is even necessary (thanks SSA for starting it).
It is ruining a generation of children as it is normalising violent male sexual activity against women.
As an experienced mental health professional of 17years I implore you to look critically at what you’re doing and stop normalising pornography for children if you have any concerns for children’s safeguarding.
It is totally unacceptable to promote porn to children when it is obvious it causes stress, anxiety and trauma
Outrageous and disingenuous