In a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 70 percent of teenagers said they accidentally stumbled across porn online. Some experts say pornographic videos and images can color a teenager's ideas of what sex should be like even after they start experiencing it for themselves. Gail Danes, the author of a book called "Pornland," said for the average young teenage male, his first formative impression of sex is porn he might find on the Internet.
Some experts say porn can color a teenager's ideas of what sex should be like.
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