QUOTE OF THE DAY: Billie Eilish Said Watching Porn at the Age of 11 Destroyed Her Brain

Teen pop star Billie Eilish had harsh words for the pornography industry in a recent appearance on Howard Stern’s radio show.

THE QUOTE

“As a woman, I think porn is a disgrace, and I used to watch a lot of porn, to be honest,” Eilish, 19, told the SiriusXM shock jock on Monday.

“I started watching porn when I was like 11. I didn’t understand why it was a bad thing. I thought that’s how you learned how to have sex.”

  • “I was an advocate [for porn] and I thought I was ‘one of the guys’ and would talk about it and think I was really cool for not having a problem with it and not seeing why it was bad and… you know,” she added. “I think it really destroyed my brain and I feel incredibly devastated that I was exposed to so much porn.”
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Eilish’s comments were covered extensively by conservative outlets.

  • The subject of porn continues to divide social conservatives and more libertarian-minded Republicans on the right