Holly Bourne: Porn is normalising violent sex against women. Why can’t we talk about it?

We’re doing our teenagers a disservice by refusing to have an honest conversation about porn, Holly Bourne writes

Research estimates that at least one in three popular porn videos show acts of physical aggression and violence. Women were the targets of this violence 97% of the time.

“I’m 14 and my boyfriend wants to have anal sex in a carpark. Should I do it?”

“I’m 16 and I woke up to find my boyfriend having sex with me while I slept. He doesn’t understand why I’m being weird about it.”