The lonely and often cruel world of porn

Oddly enough the first two things that jumped out at me(missus!) were these two lines.

JupiterKid wrote: »

Now, let me get this clear by pointing out that this is NOT a right-wing moralistic rant against porn.

Deleted User wrote: »

Not that I'm moralising, quite the opposite, as long as there is no trafficking involved it's a legitimate choice...just surmising...

There seems to be a real fear these days to make any moral judgement. Not even "moral", just any judgement itself. An odd equivalence applied to a reality where things that are good and things that are bad can be defined. Now I understand why this is seen as a better worldview in the face of people and philosophies that damn near judge everything, but IMHO we can sometimes throw the baby out with the bathwater too. Some things are bad, some things are good. Viewing a 19 year old chugging cock on camera for a couple of hundred bucks and the possibility of "fame" and attention because there's a customer for that as a "legitimate choice" is not so good. For the 19 year old in question, nor the society that doesn't see that as any great issue, or makes it more likely that said 19 year old is more likely to see chugging cock on camera as a viable career alternative. Never mind that under their breath and behind the eyes people and societies most certainly do judge.

TBH I find professional porn of little interest, all close up prick pistoned orifices and fake tits and feelings and oddly jarring at times. A few years back I recall watching some blonde totty exposing her guts to male appendages and the camera saying "oh gosh I'm coming", because the crucifix on her neck would burn her skin if she profaned by saying "oh god". As a tableau of morals at cross purposes I struggle to find a better one.

Harika wrote: »

Replace porn stars with pop stars and porn industry with music industry and you have the same for a different profession. Or nearly every glamour profession.

Ehh maybe. Or not. Sex is about as physically intimate as you can get with another human being. We tend to see it as a culturally private and intimate thing, with all sorts of emotional/spiritual/magical thinking[depending on viewpoint) attached to it. The vast majority of cultures throughout history viewed it through a similar prism. It's just a bit different than somebody murdering a cover song to a backing track. The exploitation of performer and audience and the need for attention can certainly be similar, but outside of that? I don't see it.