Sure. I think porn has a harmful influence on social norms and values, contributing to the dehumanization, commodification, and vulgarization of sex, as well as promoting a slew of horrible gender stereotypes. And that's not even getting into the exploitation of the actors' bodies, which is barely any different than prostitution.
thank you.
well, then i guess, you also not a "fan" of legal prostitution.
i understand were you are coming from - i myself am especially shocked hearing about working conditions and health questions of the actors - i just generally think....
1) adults should be generally able and allowed to make their own decisions re: how to use their own body. (i realize this is sometimes the muslim-women-stereotype thingie and includes women who surely never ever wanted to do this - which is why i am generally for legalization and the marihuana approach.....fair, open and regulated, outlaw the rest.)
2) this is after allt he oldest of all trades and outlawing it in general would work as bad - or even worse - than with abortions or booze. in fact, societies without open sexuality usually are even more cruel regaring sexual behaviour in the dark, as some asian and african states prove, imho. it's a part of human nature and punishment alone isn't helping in that matter, imho.
3) it would be even worse if somehow we would need to create government bureaus to watch/regulate and judge pornography or fetish material to decide where the limits are...this is a really messy topic, which isn't totally clear-cut or "one-size-for-all"-ish and the goal would be, IMHO, either worthless (just scratching the surface) or so extreme, that we would enter a kind of new Restauration era, filled with pruderie and hiding.
anyway, those are just my 2 cents....
