Diane Abbott: pornification of society damaging the family

We need a revolution in sex education to combat our hypersexual culture, says Labour MP

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SHADOW health minister Diane Abbott will this evening launch an attack on the "pornification" of British society, arguing our "hyper-sexualised" culture is damaging the British family.

In a speech to the Fabian Women’s Network, the Labour MP will discuss a pernicious phenomenon known as "slut shaming", where young girls whose behaviour is perceived as promiscuous are targeted and bullied by their peers.

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