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Denver, Colo., Apr 19, 2016 / 03:36 am (CNA).- Clay Olsen speaks to thousands of youth about a subject most people would rather not touch: pornography.
As the founder and CEO of Fight the New Drug, an organization that educates people about pornography addiction, Olsen travels the country giving presentations to young people about how pornography is affecting their brains, their relationships and ultimately the world.
Olsen told CNA that after one particular presentation, a young man asked a question that perfectly illustrates how drastically pornography has changed.
“He asked me very sincerely whether Playboy was pornography or not,” Olsen recalled.
“His definition of pornography had shifted so dramatically…that Playboy doesn’t even make the cut.”
Importantly, this young man is the rule of his generation, not the exception, Olsen said. The effects of constant access to the Internet, made possible by the availability of personal laptops, tablets, and smartphones, has drastically changed how young people consume pornography in a way that many adults dangerously underestimate.
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