More than a fifth of girls aged 7 to 12 have experienced sexual jokes from boys; almost a third of 16- to 18-year-old girls have suffered unwanted sexual touching. Nearly three-quarters of teenagers heard girls denigrated with words such as “slut” or “slag” regularly. Teachers report frequent incidents of girls sending nude pictures to their boyfriends – then finding they have been forwarded to others.
Unveiled is a culture that is damaging not only to girls, but also to boys, who are sometimes victims and often face pressure to “prove their masculinity” by objectifying and baiting their schoolmates. Almost a quarter of young people were 12 or younger when they first saw porn, and what was previously considered hardcore material has become increasingly mainstream.
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