Porn - Any scientific data

[ALovingSpirit]

Like the Brexit debate the perennial MN porn debate seems to always descend into its bad v it’s ok with the same old arguments axiomatically wheeler out

I’m wondering if anybody has any recent, peer reviewed, scientific papers on the subject?

Specifically

1. Most porn female actresses are doing it against there will
2. Porn is extremely damaging to relationships
3. Porn is damaging to society
4. Porn is damaging to men

Pretty much all discussions are based on anecdotes rather than hard, scientific research. If anyone has links to papers I’d be interested to see them.

That said, I’ve known a lot of porn performers in my personal as well as professional life due to the work that I due, and I’ve yet to meet one who anyone would describe as ‘exploited’. They are business people like anyone else and often quite savvy and empowered. That isn’t to say there isn’t exploitation in certain markets, but every industry has people who are exploited to be fair.

Right. I mean, I’m much more likely to believe you than the reports of the women themselves of their experiences, and the abuse they’ve suffered, some of which have been shared upthread. I’m sure they all found their abuse empowering.

I have met one or two anti-porn campaigners who claim a history of mistreatment in the industry. At least one of these was... not terribly honest in the anecdotes shared (which doesn't, of course, mean that bad things never happen.) I have also met a lot of performers and producers in the increasingly widespread ethical porn community: they are committed to fair treatment and fair wages, not just 'empowerfulizing'. OK, they think that open communication about sex, celebrating sexual diversity are important enough to choose that industry to make a living at, but that doesn't make them unethical people.
One reason to be suspicious of the current clampdown on internet porn is that, actually, the legislators are hand in hand with Mindgeek, a porn company not popular amont the ethical pornographers, because Mindgeek has a casual attitude towards stolen content and a tendency to focus on the same old dull male-gaze heteronormative stuff.