Internet invading our sex lives

Many people know that the Internet is not just a useful tool for those who wish to research topics, write a blog or just want to shop online, it also has an underworld of sex and intrigue.

It has been said on many occasions that the Internet has liberated many peoples thoughts on sex due to the ease in accessing images and content at the click of a button. Has this gone a step to far and now pushed the boundaries of what some people view as "Normal" when it comes to sexual practises?

I believe in most peoples view the Internet has made it more acceptable to view porn. Long ago a person who wished to get their hands on porn used to have to visit their local shop, wait till their parents friends had left before snatching that top shelf magazine and running to the counter feeling ashamed. This was exacerbated by the fact that the magazine was then placed in a tell tale brown bag by a cashier who had a cheesy grin on their face. The Internet has meant that people can view porn without the knowledge of people they don't want to know, but has also made it more acceptable to talk about porn with people they feel comfortable with.

There are a couple of things that rise from porn on the Internet (pardon the pun).

The first is that the more hardcore and illegal porn has become easier to access which makes people who have tendencies towards this filth feel it is more acceptable and could possibly act on it.

The second, which is just as disturbing, is the fact that younger people are finding access to porn very easy. By accessing porn so young it is giving the youth of today the wrong idea about what sex is all about. Many of today's youth use porn from the Internet as their sex manual for when they start their first sexual encounters, this then means that they have a deluded view that some of the sexual moves carried out in porn movies are normal sexual practises. Without going into too much graphic detail I am talking about pushing the boundaries of what "normal" sexual practises are.

My personal view is that mainstream porn is healthy if used in the correct way (two consenting adults using mainstream porn as an aid to get them in the mood), but their are many people that now have 24 hour access to what I would view as porn that pushes the boundaries of legality. These same people grow their fantasies from this which can harm themselves and the society around them.