30/06/2025

Porn, Power & Profit: Dr. Elly Hanson on Objectification, Adolescents & Digital Culture

In this powerful episode of P-Word Talks, clinical psychologist and researcher Dr. Elly Hanson explores how pornography, algorithms, and objectification are reshaping young people’s minds, relationships, and sexual values.

We discuss the harm caused by self-objectification, the myth of “ethical porn,” why “consent culture” isn’t enough, and how profit-driven platforms like OnlyFans are shaping sexual norms.

Essential listening for educators, parents, and anyone who wants to help the next generation thrive in a pornified world.

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  • Meet Dr. Elly Hanson

  • From abuse recovery to prevention and education

  • Does critiquing porn make you a prude?

  • Porn, dissatisfaction, and the psychology of shame

  • Online misogyny and its connection to porn

  • The link between porn and harmful sexual behaviour

  • The adolescent crisis in a digital age

  • Algorithms, insecurity, and gender stereotypes

  • What is sexual objectification?

  • The mental toll of self-objectification

  • Why violence is tolerated in mainstream porn

  • The myth of “consent culture”

  • Porn isn’t about sex — it’s about profit

  • “Ethical porn” and the illusion of autonomy

  • Tech platforms and the manipulation of sexuality

  • Surveillance capitalism and online desire

  • Are we sexually autonomous anymore?

  • How porn colonises our sexuality

  • What young people are saying about porn

  • Verbal violence, visual harm, and cultural messages

  • The Andrew Tate effect and algorithmic grooming

  • What does healthy sexuality look like?

  • Building a hopeful, flourishing future