http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/HPV

“Most cancers are caused by viruses,” some of which are sexually tramsmitted–

http://www.wpr.org/book/100425a.cfm

The higher your number of partners, the greater your risk for cancer. So yeah, most porn is abusive to the “performers” too.

That is all.

And 1970s.

For me, it was a trip down memory lane. I was trying to total up the number I’ve met in person. The number I’ve spent any time with. The number of hours I’ve spent trying to get Ron to just shut the hell up. :-)

Funny thing – When you work in that industry, even on the fringes (like I did), you quickly realize these are people and not mere masturbatory inspiration. They run the gamut – kind to evil, brilliant to stupid, funny to serious, talented to the worst kind of hacks, damaged goods to predators.

Try to keep in mind, people, that those are real souls in those clips.

Oh, and the editor clearly had a thing for Ginger Lynn. I sure can’t blame him.

Holy mackerel, I just googled that image. I’d never seen that before.

Could only take that music for about a minute, but does anyone else basically see this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YQrLPW5DdY

Very often have those benefitting from the exploitation of fellow humans used various excuses. A common one is “this is how it is, things will never change, no use trying”.

The defenders of slavery used that excuse.
Those objecting to universal suffrage used it.
And now you are using it.

It is factually false.

The fact is that much in society is malleable. We can at least decrease the exploitation significantly. There is amble proof of that from empirical internationally comparative science. Look up the figures of the part of population without access to adequate health care in the US and compare them to the figures for Norway or Denmark, for example.

I find it curious that someone can look back at the enormous progress humanity has made and then make dogmatic claims that this or that further social development is will never ever happen.

Yes, there are also other problems in the world. How is that an objection against my argument? We can be both against war and against the human exploitation that most porn production involves.

“Unless of course. . .you would perhaps advocate. . .censorship?”

If you become convinced of a moral argument it will internally guide your action. No need for censorship or external pressure then. Of course, if someone abdicates from taking moral responsibility over his/her actions and try to excuse his/her actions with sweeping cynicism then I see no problem with governmental enforcement against his/her behaviour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2aJxkmDwBI

….oh, damn that stupid Cupid anyhow!

I dig the video. I also think that porn should be brought in from the fringes, past the taboo line, so workers rights can be standardized.