What's the average penis size? Do women orgasm from penetration? Reckon you know? Test yourself.
Still got questions about porn? Good! Let’s see what you do and don’t know so far.
Got questions about porn? Good! Let’s see what you do and don’t know so far…
Question 1 of 10
Does porn reflect real-life sex accurately?
Not really.
Porn’s designed to entertain, not educate— in real life sex is all about communication, boundaries, and respect for everybody involved.
Can watching porn set unrealistic expectations?
Yep, totally.
Porn often shows outrageous and unrealistic sex acts, body types, and performances, creating standards that don’t match real-life experiences.
Why is knowing the reality behind porn important?
Knowing that porn isn’t realistic helps you think more clearly about sex, feel better about your body, and have better relationships.
The research
- Herbenick, D, Fu, T. C. (Jane), Arter, J, Sanders, S. A., & Dodge, B (2018) Women’s Experiences With Genital Touching, Sexual Pleasure, and Orgasm: Results From a U.S. Probability Sample of Women Ages 18 to 94.
- Keilty, P (2018) Desire by design: pornography as technology industry.
- Our Watch (2020) Pornography, young people and preventing violence against women background paper.
- Prause, N, Park, J, Leung S, Miller G (2015) Women's Preferences for Penis Size: A New Research Method Using Selection among 3D Models.
- Waldinger, M. D., Quinn, P, Dilleen, M, Mundayat, R, Schweitzer, D. H., & Boolell, M (2005) A multinational population survey of intravaginal ejaculation latency time.
