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Everyone can agree that pornography, as currently delivered via the Internet, has changed human sexuality in a profound and likely permanent way. Some argue that the change is a welcome one, and that pornography is merely the projection of an increasingly ‘sex-positive’ culture emerging from a
moralistic and Victorian repression. Pornography is an instrument of liberation, they say, and as such is more worthy of celebration than concern. Not so according to Matt Fradd in his latest book The Porn Myth. Like Gail Dine’s Pornland and Pamela Paul’s Pornified, Fradd examines a culture increasingly obsessed with porn as a mode, and perhaps the primary mode, of sexual expression and education. His purpose in writing this book is “not to rob us of the pleasure of our sexuality but instead to insist that perhaps sex can be more pleasurable when it isn’t on tap or made-to-order.” Fradd identifies as a Catholic apologist and speaker, executive director of The Porn Effect website, and author of several books. He states, however, that the book is not based on religious mores or censorship, but rather about whether allowing fast food screen sex to become the norm is really going to enhance our sexual pleasure and deepen our human experience and journey. He reasons that “saying we need porn to avoid sexual repression is like saying that we need gluttony to avoid anorexia.”

Fradd’s narrative is pleasant and conversational, which carries the reader through what is undoubtedly weighty material. Consistent with the title, the chapter headings are named for the ‘myths’ he addresses. These myths navigate porn culture, industry, sexuality, and relationships. He examines porn from various cultural viewpoints, such as Andrea Dworkin’s feminist perspective (“…even when a woman is covered in filth, we are supposed to believe that her speech is that she likes it and she wants more of it.”), yet he also gives performer Sasha Grey’s very opposite view (“I hunger for all modes of sexual perversity. I am determined and ready to be a commodity that fulfills everyone’s fantasies”). Fradd reflects on Grey’s hunger: “If someone is suffering from a sexual disorder, do we have license
to turn her into a freak show? This would be like finding individuals with PraderWilli syndrome, a genetic disease that includes the symptom of constant hunger, and entering them into an eating contest for others to watch for entertainment.” He also balances Grey’s description with a chapter (Myth: Porn Isn’t Sex Slavery) detailing the remarkably inhuman conditions these performers experience. These descriptions are consistent with recent studies examining this issue from a public
health perspective (Grudzen, Ryan, Margold, Torres & Gelberg, 2009).

He gives fair treatment to the misogyny inherent in the porn industry, and also addresses female produced and consumed porn, rape myth acceptance in men, and the debate over using the word addiction to describe compulsive sexual behavior. His treatment of the current state of the neuroscience regarding sexual addiction receives accurate and timely treatment, and the reader will be well versed in the controversies and their sources, both pro and con. Porn’s effect on sexual performance and relationships is discussed in detail, and he issues a call to action by asking us to educate ourselves, our families, children, and society to address this growing public health concern. We are introduced to the perspectives of experienced therapists who help people who have become
“prisoners of [their] own device” escape.

In The Porn Myth, Matt Fradd argues persuasively that porn “discourages empathy,” and that a better path is to return to a culture of mutual respect between women and men. He evokes the porn view of humanity described graphically by Robert Jensen and Gail Dines: “Pornography, at its core, is a market transaction in which women’s bodies and sexuality are offered to male consumers in the interests of maximizing profit” (Dines & Jensen, 2008). Yet rather than accept the fractured patriarchy inherent in porn’s message that men are brainless troglodytes and women are merely a series of penetrable orifices, he argues, “no matter the level of consent, it is a manly thing to treat with respect even a woman who has forgotten her dignity.” This question of dignity is perhaps the central theme of this book, and leaves us with the realization that porn culture today impacts much more than our
sexuality; it is our humanity that is clearly at risk.

The Porn Myth is a non-religious response to the commonly held belief that pornography is a harmless or even beneficial pastime.

Author Matt Fradd draws on the experience of porn performers and users, and the expertise of neurologists, sociologists, and psychologists to demonstrate that pornography is destructive to individuals, relationships, and society. He provides insightful arguments, supported by the latest scientific research, to discredit the fanciful claims used to defend and promote pornography.

This book explains the neurological reasons porn is addictive, helps individuals learn how to be free of porn, and offers real help to the parents and the spouses of porn users. Because recent research on pornography's harmful effects on the brain validates the experiences of countless porn users, there is a growing wave of passionate individuals trying to change the pro-porn cultural norm-by inspiring others to pursue real love and to avoid its hollow counterfeit.

Matt Fradd and this book are part of that movement, which is aiding the many men and women who are seeking a love untainted by warped perceptions of intimacy and rejecting the influence of porn in their lives.

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