24th December 2013, 4:46 AM
I was bored and re-reading Falcon's post in the Kraken thread, where in he points out that Japan produces a wealth of pornography, and I thought of this topic. I'm posting it here and not in the debate forum because fuck if anyone reads any of the other forums. We could consolidate them into one anyway.
Is there a correlation between production of pornography and how poorly a society treats women? Can pornography exist without abuse of women?
Currently, pornography and sex trafficking work hand-in-hand (much like prostitution). Certainly, in an ideal world, we'd all have the porn we love so much, and the women would be fully consenting and comfortable with it, with no repercussions or judgments from society for her career of choice. The same goes for sex workers. Before that ideal, though, the more important objective is to dismantle these industries to rescue the women for which it isn't consensual.
What are your thoughts?
Is there a correlation between production of pornography and how poorly a society treats women? Can pornography exist without abuse of women?
Currently, pornography and sex trafficking work hand-in-hand (much like prostitution). Certainly, in an ideal world, we'd all have the porn we love so much, and the women would be fully consenting and comfortable with it, with no repercussions or judgments from society for her career of choice. The same goes for sex workers. Before that ideal, though, the more important objective is to dismantle these industries to rescue the women for which it isn't consensual.
What are your thoughts?