I just want to use this to open up a discussion about porn and prostitution because I hear multiple takes all claiming that they have the route to women’s liberation and I’d like to find the correct one, lol.
I think that prostitution and most forms of porn are coercive and not good things overall. Is this a reactionary take? If so I want to correct it by all means but I was always under the impression that the porn actors aren’t paid well enough and prostitution/porn often stems from desperation and not actual desire to be those things.
Let me know your thoughts
It’s hard to talk about porn and prostitution in blanket terms because it differs wildly between cultres, formats, power dynamic etc.
Often when you see the subject discussed online two sides are framing their ideas off very different concepts or examples, and applying each others’ statements to their own model and getting frustrated. My advice would be to always ask for examples and give examples to illustrate points.
I would add though that I’m not a fan of the argument against commodification of the body. We all commodify our bodies and minds to different extents when we sell our labour. The nuance is in the terms of that exchange. Same with commodification of sex and intimacy. Therapists and entertainers aren’t villified for what they do; sex should not hold some sacrosanct status in the spectrum of human experience.