Louisiana became the first state to pass porn age verification laws in an effort to prevent children from being exposed to harmful content online. Utah followed suit, and it looks like Virginia is next.
“This is what porn did for me. It reduced me to feeling ashamed of myself because I didn’t have the ‘confidence’ to hurt or humiliate on men for money.”
What do Marylin Monroe, Pamela Anderson, Paris Hilton, and Kim Kardashian all have in common? The porn industry has nonconsensually profited from explicit images of them.
Many people argue in favor of ethical porn that allegedly guarantees performers’ consent, fair pay, and enjoyment. But is ethical porn really exploitation-free? Let’s discuss.
Being a porn performer isn’t as glamorous as it seems. In the porn industry, the lines between abuse and consent are so blurred that there’s no viable way to tell the difference.
The porn industry fuels the demand for exploitation, trafficking, objectification, sexualized racism, sexual violence, and child abuse. Here’s how.
Many people argue in favor of “ethical porn” that allegedly guarantees performers’ consent, fair pay, and enjoyment. But is ethical porn really exploitation-free?
True consent can be withdrawn at any moment, yet many performers are required to sign contracts prior to the actual shooting, making it incredibly difficult to revoke consent.
“[Quitting porn] has helped me to see women as people, instead of objects. To see them as beautiful minds, not just as body parts.”
Sex trafficking is legally defined as a situation in which “a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.” That means that sex trafficking doesn’t always involve kidnapping or physical force.
Most of us don’t have as many Instagram followers as these Fighters, but anyone can make a difference when it comes to raising awareness on the harmful effects of porn in society.
It’s no secret that porn has become mainstream entertainment in our society. But just how popular is it? And who, exactly, is watching?
