benylor said:
Why do you think so many Catholic clergymen end up abusing the position of trust they hold? That vow of celebacy isn't bringing them closer to god, it's pushing them further away from nature.
That's one of the most profound things i've read this year.
But back to PORN- I think that everyone here is running along the track of mainstream pornography- the stuff that's always being brought up in news reports and school yards. From personal experience, there is a very healthy undercurrent to the industry that is often overlooked- i've met people who have starred in BDSM flicks, directed them, distributed them- and they are some of the most down to earth and sexually healthy people you could ever meet. The women are treated with respect, and the men realise that, at heart, it's more than just business- for many, porn is a lifestyle (and I know that this mindset doesn't stop at BDSM).
Lets face it, in this day and age, sex is gaining credibility as a means of expression, both internally (as a means of expressing love, of sharing an experience) and externally (as a means of exhibitionism, and genuine art), I don't see why we should hinder this expression by concentrating only on the darker aspects. There's a wealth of positive experiences out there, pornography is just a means of committing one of these experiences to paper.