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Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

There are lots of industries that are purely exploitative, and yet we all have mobile phones, branded clothing, and forgive me for the assumption, but I would wager that Mrs Soldier has at least a couple of stones. So we all make these choices everyday.

I still think adults making decisions for themselves is completely different, as we discussed in that old only fans thread a while back.

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.