Pop, Porn, Violence and Bigotry

Here in NYC, our Mayor Bloomberg is trying to ban the sale of large soft drinks. However, if he is interested in the welfare of residents of this city, perhaps he needs widen his net a bit to include pornography. CNN reports:

• Is the overuse of video games and pervasiveness of online porn causing the demise of guys? Increasingly, researchers say yes, as young men become hooked on arousal, sacrificing their schoolwork and relationships in the pursuit of getting a tech-based buzz.

• The excessive use of video games and online porn in pursuit of the next thing is creating a generation of risk-averse guys who are unable (and unwilling) to navigate the complexities and risks inherent to real-life relationships, school and employment.

• Stories about this degeneration are rampant: In 2005, Seungseob Lee, a South Korean man, went into cardiac arrest after playing "StarCraft" for nearly 50 continuous hours. In 2009, MTV's "True Life" highlighted the story of a man named Adam whose wife kicked him out of their home -- they have four kids together -- because he couldn't stop watching porn.

• A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that "regular porn users are more likely to report depression and poor physical health than nonusers are…Similarly, video games also go wrong when the person playing them is desensitized to reality and real-life interactions with others.

• The Annual Review of Public Health suggests a link between violent video games and real-life aggression: Given the opportunity, both adults and children were more aggressive after playing violent games. And people who identify themselves with violent perpetrators in video games are able to take aggressive action while playing that role, reinforcing aggressive behavior.

• Young men -- who play video games and use porn the most -- are being digitally rewired in a totally new way that demands constant stimulation. And those delicate, developing brains are being catered to by video games and porn-on-demand, with a click of the mouse, in endless variety.

• Guys are also totally out of sync in romantic relationships, which tend to build gradually and subtly, and require interaction, sharing, developing trust and suppression of lust at least until "the time is right."

While the sale of soft drinks is being criminalized, every effort is enlisted to sexualize children. The media is touting it as normal and routine as eating a hamburger; the schools are promoting it under the guise of safe-sex ed or “discovering your sexuality” programs. Values clarification exercises are indoctrinate students into the dogma that there is no right answer. It’s just a matter of finding out what’s “right” for you. Considerations of conscience are over-ruled as the media elites tell us that you have every right to have an abortion because your body is yours alone.

Meanwhile, these same elites confidently demonize any who would restrict sex to marriage as “mindless” or “bigoted.” But perhaps the above findings give reason for hesitation about this “Brave New World” that our elites are trying to construct for us!