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Pornography and Explotation

ImaginaryVoyager

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I'm not going to get into the various reasons why pornography may/may not be wrong, here, but, to be honest with you, I never understood why it was considered automatically exploitative.

If someone is forced or coerced into it, then, yeah, I can see it, but don't many of the people involved do it totally out of their own free will and get paid good money for it? If so, I don't see how they're being exploited.

And as far as artistic representations are concerned, I don't see that as being exploitative at all.
 
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I suspect that pornography is no more exploitative than any other line of work. A lot of people scrape a living doing it and a few make big bucks from it. I suspect a lot of people feel it is exploitative because they'd only do it if they were desperate cash. But by and large they're not the people who do it.
 
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It isn't an exploitation of the actors (unless there was force or coersion). It is an exploitation of a concept of how men and women should look and act. Of course, so is quite a bit of media these days. I would never say this problem is exclusive to the realm of porn. I think people disagree with porn more because it is all about the sexual act which is still a taboo to discuss. I think it disturbs some people that others can be so blasé about it.

I think porn can be good and it can be bad.

I have a friend who watches porn with her husband and she says that watching it with him helps to add spice to their sex life. I think if it can help them have great sex, then it's wonderful for them.

I think it can be bad when it teaches men and women to objectify themselves and one another. In this way it can be degrading to a person's self esteem. And if they go on to project that this is how a mate should act/look they can harm the self-esteem of certain vulnerable people. However, like I said earlier, this issue isn't exclusive to porn.
 
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One of the arguments against pornography I have heard is that it exploits the people in it.

I have a question for people who are against pornography for this reason.

What about pornography featuring animated or drawn characters (IE: Hentai) as there are no live actors to be exploited
You fill your mind with filth you will become filthy.The people that are promoting porn have a interest in it all. Such as needing more material which means more exposure to others to feed there desires. Does is look like they care what is it does to others! Their desires can include money or just the infatuation with distorted desires. In my opinion there is nothing wholesome about porn or the ones looking to promote it and yes it exploits people for we all have crazy ideas at times.They are playing on weakness of oneself. For we are carnal
 
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I'm not going to get into the various reasons why pornography may/may not be wrong, here, but, to be honest with you, I never understood why it was considered automatically exploitative.

If someone is forced or coerced into it, then, yeah, I can see it, but don't many of the people involved do it totally out of their own free will and get paid good money for it? If so, I don't see how they're being exploited.

And as far as artistic representations are concerned, I don't see that as being exploitative at all.

I agree with both your points here.

That is not to say porn can't be harmful to a persons psychie, but that is another topic.
 
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The major issue with porn is that like alcohol, or gambling, it can be addictive for some people. For that minority, who develop a fixation on porn, it can interfere with normal relationships and be a significant financial burden. But that doesn't justify unecessary restrictions on the majority, for whom porn is a harmless diversion. (I think alcoholism and compulsive gambling are much more destructive.)
 
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The major issue with porn is that like alcohol, or gambling, it can be addictive for some people. For that minority, who develop a fixation on porn, it can interfere with normal relationships and be a significant financial burden. But that doesn't justify unecessary restrictions on the majority, for whom porn is a harmless diversion. (I think alcoholism and compulsive gambling are much more destructive.)
WONDERFUL explanation. I agree completely.
 
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