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Originally Posted by Soldier Boy
The active role that porn plays into the objectification of women - all women, not just women within the industry - in subtle and fundamental ways is specifically what makes this different from pretty much any other example you can offer. There is a MASSIVE difference between product borne of exploitation and harm, and a product that inherently displays exploitation by it's nature and is in itself harmful.
The "it happened in the past before the Internet" argument is more or less moot; pornography alongside the exploitation and sexual objectification of women is as old as civilisation, there is no "before". And the fact that it's always been present doesn't mean that it should be accepted as inevitable.
But hey nothing sexier than Sky high rates of suicide and addiction and absolutely shocking examples of incontinence and irreversible prolapse caused by the porn industry  enjoy your wank. |
I don't agree that the procurement of lithium or diamonds is inherently less exploitative. Both industries known for primarily using children, along with the sweatshops, but hey
enjoy your Nikes. My point was that we're all hypocrites to some degree when it comes to our peccadillos, it's just that you're pretending that you aren't.
It isn't moot. It's moot in your opinion, and reality isn't acceptance, it's reality. The fact it's evolutionary in it's nature proves that it isn't anything to do with porn, and I think the best anyone can ever do is to concentrate on personal morals, and to ensure we pass those on to the next generations of our families. Blaming porn does more to provide a free pass than anything I've written, and I don't think any decent person finds it acceptable, but it's ok to be acknowledge what is true at the same time.