Does Porn Degrade Women?

[Straw Man]

147. Part of the problem ...

... is that porn exists in a cultural vacuum. Lots of people are watching it, but no one is talking about it. There is never an opportunity to pass critical judgment on it that goes beyond broad-brush moralizing. I salute the OP for attempting to open a dialogue. The fact that some find it the occasion for lame humor is telling, I think, of general cultural attitudes toward porn: Let's just laugh it off rather than enduring the discomfort of discussing it.

Does the depiction of sex degrade either of the participants? It depends on the nature of the sex. Visit some porn sites on the web. Compare it with your own experience. Do most women derive pleasure from anal sex? From having men come in their faces? Quite a high percentage of women in porn seem to. Are most women willing and eager to fellate a penis that has just come out of her anus? In Porn World, the answer is "Yes." Now think about the young women whose first sexual encounters are with young men who have been "educated" to think that this is how it works. Are you starting to see the potential for degradation?