Are “No Porn November” and “No Nut November” the Same Thing?
No Porn November is upon us! Ever heard of it? It’s completely different than the campaign called “No Nut November,” and we’ll tell you how.
First, let’s talk about No Porn November, or “#NoPornovember” as some call it. What is it, and how did it start?
What is #NoPornovember?
Since 2014, Fight the New Drug has done an annual awareness-raising campaign in November and called it No Porn November.
In case you didn’t know, Fight the New Drug (FTND) is a non-religious and non-legislative nonprofit that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only science, facts, and personal accounts.
By now, you might be asking, What’s so harmful about porn?
Significant impacts of porn consumption on individuals, relationships, and society have been demonstrated by decades of studies from respected institutions around the world. To read more about the research-backed harms of porn, read this article.
Simply put, No Porn November is a campaign where we challenge people to go at least a month without looking at porn, or to educate themselves and others about the research that shows porn’s harms. #NoPornovember just turns up the volume on what we do all year through our educational resources, live presentations, and documentary series, which is give people the opportunity to make an informed decision on porn.
What is #NoNutNovember?
NoPornNovember is totally different from NoNutNovember because NoNutNovember is specifically about giving up masturbation. As an organization, FTND does not have a stance on masturbation, nor do we have resources on this topic. We only educate about pornography. No Porn November focuses exclusively on raising awareness of porn’s well-documented harms.
Fight the New Drug focuses specifically on educating people about porn and encouraging them to give it up because there is so much research showing how porn can seriously negatively affect people. Not to mention that the porn industry has been shown to be unethical, exploitative, and consuming porn can contribute to the demand for abusive content.
So we’re not anti-masturbation — we don’t have a stance on it; that’s a totally personal decision. It’s porn that’s the issue, for us.
Learn more about porn’s harmful effects
If you’re curious to learn more, there are hundreds of studies on the negative effects of porn, including how it can harm your mental health, hurt your relationships, and warp the way you view sex.
A lot of people don’t realize how much porn has been affecting them until they try to go without it. So why not try it? This November, try giving up porn during #NoPornovember and see what happens. What do you have to lose?
If you want to give up watching porn and would like some support, check out our affiliates at Fortify. Fortify is a science-based recovery tool to help individuals quit pornography through comprehensive training, real-time analytics, and interactive support so that more people can find greater happiness and lasting love.
