Porn Viewing: Do you know what you're talking about?

[last1standing]

69. I'm pretty vanilla, myself, especially when restraint or pain is involved.

The thing is, no one is really right when it comes to the issue. Many women (and men) are exploited by the porn industry but many are not. Some hate doing porn for a living while others find it to be their life's calling. Many times, when an actor is no longer viable onscreen they move behind the camera and continue in the industry. Other times they leave as soon as they've accomplished what they set out to do, and sometimes they get hooked on drugs or (rarely) contract HIV. It's not a wonderland filled with writhing bodies all looking for someone to join in. It's a hard, professional business that looks at profit margins at least as carefully as Goldman Sachs. There are ethical producers and unethical producers.

I guess what I'm saying is that sex work is like any other industry. If you allow the free market to take over but don't put reasonable regulations in place, it will eventually become a cesspool. That's why I suggest keeping porn legal but strongly regulating it.