Are porn stars degrading and debasing themselves, robbing their own dignity, etc.

[innonimatu]

They take a private matter and make it public.

That depends entirely on each person's perspective. For you it's a private matter, for them it can be a public matter.

Humanity had been busy extending the realm of private life for a few centuries now. The trend is changing, and change is coming fast, due to new technology. That might be worth a thread by itself.

 

[Mandeville]

A good porn star makes more money than everyone here combined. A good stripper even could still rake in thousands each week. Combine that lifestyle with getting to have sex whenever wherever whoever. I don't think they really care if you think they're degrading themselves. I also don't understand how they would be since people pay for it.

 

[LightFang]

Who cares? They can do what they want, aye? If it makes them happy to know that people masturbate to them, so be it. If it doesn't, then so be it. It's all in the eye of the star.

Also, a protip: Degrade and debase are synonyms for each other.

 

[Zarn]

That depends entirely on each person's perspective. For you it's a private matter, for them it can be a public matter.

Humanity had been busy extending the realm of private life for a few centuries now. The trend is changing, and change is coming fast, due to new technology. That might be worth a thread by itself.

Great. I can't wait to see people taking dumps in public.

 

[innonimatu]

Great. I can't wait to see people taking dumps in public.

No need to wait, you can see it now in several parts of the world.

As for the taboos on sex, I always wanted to know why priests from so much on it? Can it be that they discovered people leading healthy sex lives are less likely to have divinely-inspired hallucinations and become priests? Os is it for the usefulness of turning something essential to the vast majority of people into a source of guilt, requiring permission and absolution from a priestly caste (empowering them)?

I can only speculate, never really understood what moves priests...

 

[Shadylookin]

sure they're degrading themselves like everyone else does for a job. I can't see why having sex for a living would be any better than working in any other job, in the end we're all selling our bodies for a paycheck.

 

[Zarn]

Or maybe it has nothing to do with the topic.

BTW, I have no problem with these people making themselves look as foolish as Protestants and 13 year old atheists.

 

[Mandeville]

thats it. its just a bunch of christians complaining about the same things over and over again.

 

[Zarn]

thats it. its just a bunch of christians complaining about the same things over and over again.

Saying people are degrading themselves isn't complaining.

 

[Mandeville]

Saying people are degrading themselves isn't complaining.

Why else would you care what they do?

 

[Zarn]

Why else would you care what they do?

I don't care. If you read my posts. You'd see that.

 

[Mandeville]

Saying people are degrading themselves isn't complaining.

Why else would they care what they do but simply for the sake to complain?

 

[Zarn]

Why else would they care what they do but simply for the sake to complain?

Am I them? Most Christians don't even care.

 

[nivi]

Working at Macdonald's is degrading.

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

no, its good to show nude. all human should be nude. I dont mind porn stars at all.

I wouldn't go as far to say all humans should be nude, especially with the rise in obesity rates as of lately.

As for the porn industry, its there choice. They choose to film what others keep private for money, not all people are willing to that, but others are willing to cash in. It's all a matter of personal perspective.

 

[Atlas14]

Yeah, I think they degrade themselves. I certainly wouldn't do it, and I wouldn't want anyone I know doing it.

But that's not to say that they shouldn't be allowed to, obviously. Better they degrade themselves willingly than be forced to do it...

What Mise said.


I personally don't aspire to be nor necessarily respect porn stars, even if they influence a few minutes of my life each day. Maybe I'm just ungrateful.

 

[Esckey]

Nope, their choice

 

[Elrohir]

Is it immoral? Yes. Is it degrading? Probably. Should it be illegal for adults to do and adults to watch? No.

 

[mrt144]

having been in porn (no, I don't have video and the company is defunkt) it isn't degrading unless you're doing something you don't want to do. and until that point it isn't .

 

[brainpan]

Staring in porn movies is generally degrading.