Comments on: a response to the anti-porn folks http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2008/11/12/a-response-to-the-anti-porn-folks/ Your Weekly Dose of Sex and Culture Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:16:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Emerald http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2008/11/12/a-response-to-the-anti-porn-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-13285 Emerald Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:38:00 +0000 http://magazine.goodvibes.com/?p=1799#comment-13285 Thank you for this thoughtful article. I myself very much enjoyed my work as an amateur porn performer and have not appreciated it when others speak for my experience via arguably ignorant generalizations. I quite appreciate this careful, thoughtful view. I particularly like the line: "As I said, I think that looking at porn with a critical eye is important. But if you’re going to do it, I think you have a responsibility to know as much as you can about sexuality and the actual scope of the industry." It seems to me this has so often not been the case, and as I think you alluded to in this article, porn has often been blamed for things it is quite dubious to claim it is/has been responsible for -- actually, I think sexuality in general has frequently been prey to this unfair phenomenon. Thanks again. Thank you for this thoughtful article. I myself very much enjoyed my work as an amateur porn performer and have not appreciated it when others speak for my experience via arguably ignorant generalizations. I quite appreciate this careful, thoughtful view. I particularly like the line:

“As I said, I think that looking at porn with a critical eye is important. But if you’re going to do it, I think you have a responsibility to know as much as you can about sexuality and the actual scope of the industry.”

It seems to me this has so often not been the case, and as I think you alluded to in this article, porn has often been blamed for things it is quite dubious to claim it is/has been responsible for — actually, I think sexuality in general has frequently been prey to this unfair phenomenon.

Thanks again.

]]> By: T http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2008/11/12/a-response-to-the-anti-porn-folks/comment-page-1/#comment-13173 T Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:00:26 +0000 http://magazine.goodvibes.com/?p=1799#comment-13173 Wow. I so agree with your thoughts and perspective about this. I think many of the people who are anti-porn tend to see the women as not only objectified but as victims. I agree with you... I've heard about the awful beginnings of some of my fave porn stars but they're now taking their careers into their own hands and doing quite well. Personally, I don't see porn stars or strippers as victims. They have a choice to do something else... just as we all do. Maybe its fear that drives people to jump right on the anti-porn bandwagon. And this country uses sex to sell everything without even thinking of what <i>that</i> does to young men/boys and women/girls. I don't know. I think people need to know what they're talking about before they take a stand against it. I applaud you for taking this on. Wow. I so agree with your thoughts and perspective about this. I think many of the people who are anti-porn tend to see the women as not only objectified but as victims. I agree with you… I’ve heard about the awful beginnings of some of my fave porn stars but they’re now taking their careers into their own hands and doing quite well. Personally, I don’t see porn stars or strippers as victims. They have a choice to do something else… just as we all do.

Maybe its fear that drives people to jump right on the anti-porn bandwagon. And this country uses sex to sell everything without even thinking of what that does to young men/boys and women/girls. I don’t know. I think people need to know what they’re talking about before they take a stand against it. I applaud you for taking this on.

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