It’s my distinct privilege to introduce John D Foubert. I recently read his book, Protecting Your Children from Internet Pornography, and immediately asked him to share his knowledge at Hopeful Mom. I revere him as a distinguished expert on the harms of porn. He’s been researching, writing, and speaking on this problem for over two decades. In addition to his other jobs, he serves on the Board of Directors at National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE). I’m grateful he agreed to speak with us here.
The story of how I became interested in studying the harms of pornography is anything but typical. Many, if not most, of the authors and researchers in the area have a profound personal experience that led them to an interest in the topic. Though I have people close to me who have gotten tangled in the sinister web of pornography, my motivation for studying pornography came originally from anger that pornography was being celebrated by a community of which I was a part. Being the research nerd that I am, when I get angry, I do research. Thus began a crusade of sorts to identify, document, and publicly share the many harms of pornography with as many people as I can reach.
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