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9. There are a lot of people that shouldn't be in porn

Reply to HopeAgain (Reply #1)

Tue May 8, 2018, 09:56 AM

May 2018

Because they often go in WITH those addictions first, coming from abuse, and so forth, and end up in a worse place.

And, naturally, talk badly about it afterward.

But for every one of those there are probably quite a few more that had good experiences, stuck with it a long time with great outlooks, and probably even started their own production companies out of it or moved up within one.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] IluvPitties May 2018 OP

I believe that the objectification of people is not particularly healthy ever HopeAgain May 2018 #1

Agreed! IluvPitties May 2018 #3

There are a lot of people that shouldn't be in porn Blue_Adept May 2018 #9

I think its likely the opposite HopeAgain May 2018 #16

As I said, for every one of those in those documentaries, you'll get a dozen with a good experience Blue_Adept May 2018 #18

Porn, like almost all entertainment media, is a reflection of society hueymahl May 2018 #2

Agreed Sherman A1 May 2018 #6

Porn, like everything else, is always changing Blue_Adept May 2018 #4

Thank God ismnotwasm May 2018 #10

A lot of it is self-reinforced bias Blue_Adept May 2018 #11

Part of it is that I just hate seeing it given a blanket "It's all this" statement that some apply Blue_Adept May 2018 #13

Did you ever see the horror film "One Eyed Monster" ismnotwasm May 2018 #21

We didn't have porn growing up, if lucky a playboy, the women posed seductively, Canoe52 May 2018 #5

There are a lot of fetishes and things that can be more easily talked about with visual aids Blue_Adept May 2018 #7

I wasn't knocking porn I was commenting on and curious about Canoe52 May 2018 #12

Ah, gotcha Blue_Adept May 2018 #14

Your kids had millions of other examples Phoenix61 May 2018 #19

Looking at 'porn' as just a men's industry built on exploitation of women... yallerdawg May 2018 #8

I see your point. IluvPitties May 2018 #17

Porn is bad for women Sailor65x1 May 2018 #15

I agree. Porn needs to be examined fescuerescue May 2018 #20

Some is good, some is bad Bucky May 2018 #22