Pro-porn Childline film encouraging kids to google BDSM etc

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Jeez, just seen this from the Safe Schools Alliance UK on twitter. Six years ago Childline produced this pro-porn film which is basically an advert for PornHub masquerading as a child protection resource. It tells children that porn is "fun" & recommends genres like BDSM to google. It's had over 3 million views in the last 6 years, and goodness knows how much it has contributed to the rape culture we are now seeing in schools. It is illegal for under 18s to view porn, and children should be taught this and the harms of pornography, not encouraged to view it with a nod, nod, wink, wink attitude.

You can view the Safe Schools Alliance UK tweet here: twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK/status/1379528765261381634

SSAUK are calling on Childline and the NSPCC (who run Childline) to take this film down.

The Government should bring in age-verification for online porn ASAP to prevent children having easy access to online porn. All the laws have been passed, and the regulatory framework is in place. The Government bottled it at the last minute in 2019 after facing pressure from the powerful porn industry. Our children deserve better.

@InsanityOf2020

Ok just watched it all the way through and yes it starts out light and could be seen as promoting porn but it does also highlight the the legalities and the ethics, addiciton etc

The types of Porn are not "google this" statements. It is designed to demystify porn and warn of the dangers aimed at teens/young adults.

I would rather my son be exposed to this and have open and frank discussions about these issues than try and work it out for himself and get drawn into it, addicted by it and grow up to objectify women and have unrealistic standards about sex and interactions with women.

Did we watch a different video?

Because I can't otherwise think how you came to this conclusion. It started off on the assumption porn was fine and normal and ended up with the suggestion that you'll be just fine , just don't overdo.

It glossed over the bad aspects. It made no mention of trafficking, the risk of physical injury and the impossibility of knowing whether participants were truly consenting

MissBarbary

I think some posters ‘glossed’ over the bad aspects too. It is clear that they have no coherent points to defend this video. Yet, we even had a sexual health educator of young people telling us they would use it in their sessions.

That Safe Schools Alliance UK briefing sheet you posted a link to @2fallsagain, on how to complain to your school about safeguarding failures, is absolutely brilliant. I will definitely be using that, and complaining seems a lot less scary now. Cheers

Yet, we even had a sexual health educator of young people telling us they would use it in their sessions.

Though the worst bit of that is that that individual has been allowed to have that position as they seem devoid of any safeguarding knowledge and not only lack knowledge of equalities legislation but promote activities that are in direct opposition to it. Their view of appropriate boundaries seems to have been distorted by childhood abuse. They should be nowhere near children or young people.

They work with children, they're allegedly role models yet when something like this gets through (and I accept it originated with Childline) they can never say "we'll try to take this down" or "we regret this was associated with our name".

It’s disingenuous of them though to say it originated with Childline, the NSPCC owns and operates Childline, they have full management control and the publicity and communications teams are NSPCC teams. They have absolute control over what is shown on the Childline website and could have it taken down in seconds - they don’t need to “try”, the whole service belongs to them.

And now look at this Polyamory, shagging hyenas and 3 biological sexes: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4225794-AIBU-to-think-school-children-should-not-be-taught-that-there-are-3-biological-sexes-and-be-shown-cartoons-of-shagging-hyenas?watched=1

Engage with the content. Nahhh.

As Fred West is in the papers again, I think this is a sobering reminder that porn can warp minds and 'kinks' can hide a darker purpose.
Childline and society in general should not be promoting BDSM is fun, kids, don't be so vanilla.
When Fred's victims were discovered buried alongside sexual paraphernalia it was a clear indication to the public that he was twisted and the crimes were sexually motivated.

I can't help but think that the things he did (tying up, choking etc) are the exact things that are so mainstream now to criticize them risks the accusation of 'kink shaming'.
They used to be red flags. We should be confronting the acceptance of rough sex etc. as normal not celebrating it.