I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that a fair proportion of porn actreses and prostitutes were sexually abused when younger...if this is true, consumers of porn are affirming this cycle. What do you reckon?
2006-10-26 13:00:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
I think its fairly obvious Im talking about hetrosexual pornography, hence why I didnt think about gay porn, smarty pants.
2006-10-26 13:05:00 · update #1
I didnt say that I didnt think that men were being exploited-Im asking because i think there is an automatic assumption that women are the victims, and i wonder if this holds true.
2006-10-26 13:08:03 · update #2
The porn industry is just like any other industry. There are big players who have strict rules and so on, and fly by night operations that are less strict.
The big players have a pool of actors and actresses they can call upon and these actors and actresses are well remunerated and have to undergo frequent health checks and so on.
Safety, consent and proper remuneration are relatively assured in this system.
In the fly by night companies, there can be more risks and so on.
But the main thing is that being a porn actress is a career choice.
If you see them as being exploited, then you are saying that we all, who are not self-employed, the working masses, are also exploited.
I don't think we have to justify our career choices. Not everyone who was sexually abused when young ends up being a porn actor/actress (you shouldn;t restrict your exploitation to females because males can also be sexually abused). Not all porn actors/actresses were sexually abused when younger. While sexual abuse can 'predispose' someone to be more open to the porn industry, I don;t think you can use it as an excuse or a reason.
We all have our demons, and we all deal with them. Our choices are ours, we shouldn't keep on bringing up the past, after all we (who are making career choices) are all grown up, aren't we?
In sum, my answer is a double no:
1 Joining the porn industry as an acting talent is a career choice.
2 It's a choice, not a compulsion, so nothing to do with a cycle or abuse.
2006-10-26 15:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by ekonomix 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oi oi Dave
It seems to me that the average person slaves away for 40 or more hours a week just to keep a roof over the head and feed themselves, if they are lucky enough to have a bit left over then they might get to have a couple of weeks on an all inclusive in Majorca.
Your average porn star probably earns multi thousands per week just for getting f**ked. If I had been born a good looking female instead of an average looking bloke I wouldn't have minded getting exploited.
If the woman works it right and invests wisely then 10 years in the game can have her sorted for life. How bad is that?
As far as being abused when younger; maybe some were, maybe some just get their rocks off being exhibitionists. It would depend on how well the article was researched and the views of the person who wrote it.
2006-10-26 13:30:11 · answer #2 · answered by wizard prang 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm - it's as much of a right for both men and women - the same as you are guaranteed the pursuit of happiness under the US Constitution - there is no guarantee that you will actually achieve it, since such things cannot be guaranteed (any more than some 'rights' that women demand can actually be 'given', such as being President or whatever). It is a privilege to actually have sex with the one you choose, and who chooses you. Just because you are a woman, ugly or otherwise, and thus are open (ah-hem) to being pursued by some men, doesn't make it into a right. Trust me - many mega-thuga-uglies go without!
2016-05-21 23:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our society is becoming more sexually free, which is good. Sexual repression leads to sexual violence (i.e. priests). The porn industry is changing quite a bit. It's not quite as shocking, many famous actors have had tapes leaked that no one really raised and eyebrow to. With the change in society, it's now a choice and not an abuse of women.
prostitutes, however, rarely choose their life. They are living a life of violence.
2006-10-26 13:16:44 · answer #4 · answered by hvjhv 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Women in porn exploit themselves.
2006-10-26 14:25:08 · answer #5 · answered by J. P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last time I looked there were a whole heap of men actin in those porn films. How come you dont think they're being violated??
2006-10-26 13:03:54 · answer #6 · answered by THE BULB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think they are being exploited as they choose to do it.
They could get another job if they wanted to.
2006-10-26 20:26:22 · answer #7 · answered by Catwhiskers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alot that ive met yes. but i thinkthat porn doesnt just exploit women, it exloits degenerates
2006-10-26 13:03:40 · answer #8 · answered by Meeowf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does exploit men and women,but it's their choice if they want to objectify themselves.
2006-10-26 16:12:00 · answer #9 · answered by Celebrity girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what about gay porn? didnt think about that did ya?
2006-10-26 13:03:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋