Dr. David Lay
Appearances
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Michael Kosta
Across the alt-right movement, leaders are telling young men not to masturbate. Wait, wait, wait.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Michael Kosta
They are actually trying not to masturbate. Used to take me hours, now it's like, you know what I mean? Well, I have one hand, so you know, it gets lots of practice.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Michael Kosta
Is it working for the Proud Boys? Research actually finds that less masturbation reduces testosterone.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Michael Kosta
A lot of really good things happen in your body and your brain, but also research is finding that people who watch more pornography, they are more feminist, and interestingly, they develop more egalitarian values over time.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Michael Kosta
So Canadian psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, he's leader in the alt-right movement in Canada, and he tells young men there's nothing noble about masturbating to pornography. That's terrible. I mean, what else are they gonna do up there in between periods of hockey? That's noble, that's healthy.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Michael Kosta
David Duke, who is a former grand wizard of the KKK, he believes that pornography is a Jewish conspiracy to get young white men to masturbate instead of procreating, and so the white race dies out.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Michael Kosta
The Nazis taught young men not to masturbate. Nazis? Nazis used sexual suppression as a way to increase malleability in people. If we can get people to give up masturbation, we can get them to do anything.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Michael Kosta
They're teaching these kids to hate themselves, to be ashamed of themselves, and then they can exploit them. Wow. They go down this rabbit hole of these extreme, dangerous beliefs and become radicalized.