GIRLS only just into puberty are copying sexual acts they see in internet pornography, believing they must be normal, child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg said.

Dr Carr-Gregg said large numbers of teenage girls had engaged in behaviour such as group sex or anal sex, which they wouldn't have done without seeing it online.

"Girls have new sexual practices. We've found that when they view that stuff they feel compelled to copy it," he said yesterday.

"It's causing young women to do things they wouldn't have done but because it's online they think it's normal. We are talking about girls who have just come into puberty."

He said a survey on cyber-bullying run via Girlfriend magazine showed that 41 per cent had been asked to post a naked or semi-naked picture of themselves on the internet.

"That's incredibly high, and it's against the law. If you take a picture and send it, you are manufacturing and distributing child pornography.

"Kids don't understand the seriousness of what they are doing, or that whenever they send something to cyberspace, it can't be taken back."

http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...117879189.html

This is interesting, i know a lot of people beleive that when a porn surfer sees something in a movie or online the train of thought is that they will go out and mimic that act in the 'real world'.

It would be interesting to see a real, scientific study about this topic actually.

Regards,

Lee