History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: Porn & Pop Culture: A deadly Combination [View all]redqueen
(115,186 posts)because *maybe* she liked it, and *some people* actually consent to such treatment (but let's not think about why, k? Kills boners)... So yeah, its THAT easy to dismiss. And all those porn 'stars' who self medicate with drugs and alcohol simply to function on set... who testify to the rampant abuses in the industry...well what matters more? Those "workers" or dudes' boners?
I would say its unreal, but this is the reality we live in.
I love this part of a later post in that series:
" I know men dont want to give up using porn. Why should they when they know they dont have to? Its there, its often free, it does the job they want it to do, and theyve already convinced everyone that theyre entitled to do so. Maybe because it hurts the people involved in its production, it hurts the women who have to deal with men who use it, and because it hurts the women they are in relationships with. A man who uses porn while hes in a relationship is basically saying to his partner, I care more about the fact that I want jerking off to be quicker and easier than I do about the fact that someone Im jerking off to might be being raped, about the fact that it hurts you and damages your self esteem and security in our relationship, about the fact that it is detrimental to our sex life."