Pornography

     Pornography to me is just another form of sexuality that people get so wound up about and I don't know why. I think there has to be personal responsibility taken when people react stupidly to what they see on tv. It is no different from children watching Power Rangers and beating up their friends. In that case I ask, where were the parents teaching them fantasy vs reality and what is acceptable behaviour? For those that watch violence against women, if they go out and beat up and rape women because they saw it on porn, porn isn't the issue. That person's understanding of fantasy vs reality is skewed. Likewise, where is their sense of right and wrong in terms of behaviours? If our society says it is wrong to beat up women, then it is wrong. Why we get off on watching violence is beyond me. Just because you see it on tv doesn't make it right or wrong, nor does tv show an accurate portrayal of reality. Pornography is part of the entertainment industry because it is for entertainment purposes.

   In terms of pornography being oppressive to women, again, this is all about perspective. If a woman is participating in pornography voluntarily, she has the right to do so. If she says she has no choice, it is porn or starvation, or she can't make that kind of money in any other profession, then I ask you to look at society who will allow or support (even silently or unintentionally) porn starts to make that kind of money or force these people into this lifestyle (as with prostitution). What if working at Costco could yield you $5000 a day? What if porn stars only made minimum wage? Would this change how many people actively seek out to be a porn star? You can't blame porn as an occupation, you have to look at what brought that person there. If it's all they can do, then where is society to help them learn other skills? At the end of the day, you are going to do what you do by choice. Those people do what they do because they want to. If they don't want to, they shouldn't do it. If they feel they have to, there's is a reason which can be brought back to a society that failed them. To me, pornography is consensual. If it's not, then it's not porn -it's violence, abuse, coercion, oppression. These are not symptoms of porn.

 The big question is: would there be such high supply if there wasn't such high demand?