{"id":5954,"date":"2024-02-01T15:46:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T05:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/?p=5954"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:46:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T05:46:34","slug":"media-professor-michael-flood-how-is-online-porn-shaping-the-lives-of-young-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/2024\/02\/01\/media-professor-michael-flood-how-is-online-porn-shaping-the-lives-of-young-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Media:  Professor Michael Flood &#8211; &#8220;How is online porn shaping the lives of young men&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5956\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/files\/2024\/02\/Michael-Flood.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/files\/2024\/02\/Michael-Flood.png 668w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/files\/2024\/02\/Michael-Flood-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/files\/2024\/02\/Michael-Flood-270x180.png 270w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/files\/2024\/02\/Michael-Flood-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/files\/2024\/02\/Michael-Flood-110x73.png 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><br \/>\nQUT Centre for Justice member, Professor Michael Flood, has provided media commentary on an article in The Guardian titled, <strong>&#8220;&#8216;The real thing almost didn&#8217;t turn me on enough&#8217;:\u00a0 how is online porn shaping the lives of young men?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The article discusses the ubiquitous nature of digital sex, and the impact on the first generation of young men being raised on it following the release of a study by Australia&#8217;s eSafety Commissioner in September.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Michael Flood notes that porn has become the primary source of sex education for young men, and the effects aren\u2019t good.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> \u201cIt\u2019s a hymn to toxic masculinity, it\u2019s a bible for toxic masculinity, patriarchal masculinity,\u201d Flood says.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The article discusses suggestions about how this issue can be addressed including digital literacy around porn and introducing compulsory age limits on online porn sites.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2024\/jan\/28\/australia-e-safety-commissioner-online-porn-study-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUT Centre for Justice member, Professor Michael Flood, has provided media commentary on an article in The Guardian titled, &#8220;&#8216;The real thing almost didn&#8217;t turn me on enough&#8217;:\u00a0 how is online porn shaping the lives of young men?&#8221; 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