The average age a boy sees Internet pornography for the first time is 11 years old. For girls, the culture offers an equally stark choice: be “beddable” or be invisible. Jewish Journal columnist Danielle Berrin interviews Jewish-feminist crusader Dr. Gail Dines, the world renowned scholar, author and anti-porn activist. Dines will tell you what you need to know about your kids – and maybe even your partner.
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A Jewish feminist’s crusade against violent pornography
by Danielle Berrin, Senior Writer
“I always say to people: ‘Hold your applause, because you’re not going to be so happy with me in about 30 minutes,’ ” author and scholar Gail Dines said at the beginning of a lecture she gave recently in Los Angeles. (I should add, please be advised this column contains sexually graphic descriptions.)
Dines rightly sensed that the atmosphere in the room was a mix of anxiety and fear: What was this English-accented dynamo going to tell us? Or worse, what was she going to show us?
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