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Children have unrestricted access to violent pornography: documentary

Jared and Michelle Brock have made a documentary, Over 18, as a wake up call to parents.
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Joseph is 13. By his own description he is 'a recovered porn addict.'

“M²â name is Joseph. ±õ’m 13 years old and ±õ’m a recovered porn ²¹»å»å¾±³¦³Ù.â€

If this clip in the trailer to the film »å´Ç±ð²õ²Ô’t send a chill through you, then ²â´Ç³Ü’r±ð not a parent.

The documentary, made by Ontarians Jared and Michelle Brock, is meant as a wake up call for parents, said its distributor, Dave Knox, in a phone conversation. It will be shown twice in 91´ó»ÆѼ this week.

Joseph got his first glimpse of pornography when he was nine years old while playing a game online. “A±ô±ô of a sudden this pop-up comes up in the ³¦´Ç°ù²Ô±ð°ù,†the clean-cut boy recalls in his pre-adolescent voice. â€Àá³Ù was this porn site and I go ‘W³ó´Ç²¹, ³Ù³ó²¹³Ù’s ·É±ð¾±°ù»å,’ and I click on the X and go on playing my ²µ²¹³¾±ð.â€

“F´Ç°ù the few seconds that I saw it I ³¦´Ç³Ü±ô»å²Ô’t get it out of my ³ó±ð²¹»å.â€

Over 18And just like that, an inquisitive, clean-cut kid from a good family in Manitoba joins the legion of online porn addicts.

“J´Ç²õ±ð±è³ó »å¾±»å²Ô’t go looking for ±è´Ç°ù²Ô´Ç²µ°ù²¹±è³ó²â,†said Knox. â€Àá³Ù came to ³ó¾±³¾.â€

But once introduced, he started looking for it. “T³ó¾±²õ ¾±²õ²Ô’t the pornography of our ±è²¹°ù±ð²Ô³Ù²õ,†Knox said. â€Àá³Ù’s not Playboy. ±õ³Ù’s violent, body-punishing sex. ±õ³Ù’s promoting violence against women.

“T³ó²¹³Ù’s why this conversation needs to ³ó²¹±è±è±ð²Ô.â€

´³´Ç²õ±ð±è³ó’s parents realized something was going on when his attitude toward his younger sister changed. He started playing out the violence he saw on screen against her.

“K¾±»å²õ start to think that violence is normal. Sexting is part of our society which has become more ‘p´Ç°ù²Ô¾±´Ú¾±±ð»å,’â¶Ä Knox said.

With , the Brocks want to get the conversation of protecting our children into the mainstream. Now, anyone wanting access to porn sites simply clicks on the ‘o±¹±ð°ù 18’ box that pops up — no deterrence to media-savvy children.

The Brocks want to see access restricted “s´Ç a 9-, 10-, 12-year-old kid ³¦²¹²Ô’t go online to see something his brain ³¦²¹²Ô’t ³¦´Ç³¾±è°ù±ð³ó±ð²Ô»å.â€

There will be two showings of Over 18 in 91´ó»ÆѼ this week:

• Thursday, 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at the French Cultural Centre, 702 Bernard Ave., hosted by .

• Friday, 7 p.m. at 1-120 Lougheed Rd., hosted by .





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