If porn is a legitimate means of commercial activity, how do its fans feel about regulating it? [View all]

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Let's just assume, arguendo, that its production is no more or less respectable than working at McDonald's or practicing law or assembling automobile components. No shame, no moral judgments, just any old economic activity for $$.

In that case, is there a rational argument against regulations designed to protect workers' health?

For instance, mandatory condom usage to protect them against exposure to disease, including HIV.

How did this pro-freedom, liberal industry respond when local jurisdictions passes measures to protect workers health?

Why, of course, they determined their best choice was to seek out places that don't protect workers' health.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/21/local/la-me-porn-condoms-20120221

The landmark law marks a rare attempt to regulate how films are made, threatening an industry that has been a source of millions of dollars in revenue. AIDS activists are gathering signatures for a countywide ballot measure that would extend the ban to dozens of additional communities.

The industry, however, is fighting back. Leaders say they are considering plans to fight back either in court or by moving filming out of town.

It's a debate that pits the desire to protect the health of porn actors against the freedom to make films that audiences want to see.

The Los Angeles City Council acted earlier this year after a series of incidents in which adult film productions were suspended amid concerns that HIV had been transmitted among performers. Despite the health risks of having unprotected sex on movie sets, the industry has strongly opposed a condom requirement, saying that monthly testing already safeguards performers and that customers won't pay to see such films.

Protecting workers, encouraging practices that fight disease in the general public, especially HIV, apparently are secondary concerns to the almighty dollar.

But, hey, only crazy man-hating feminists and religious fundamentalists have an objection to that industry, so we've been told.