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64. You mean the difference between "in person" prostitution and the Big Screen version?

Reply to LadyHawkAZ (Reply #63)

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 08:17 PM

Feb 2014

Uh, yeah, I guess so.

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I'm glad someone did the study. There have been a lot 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #3

A few other interesting details: caseymoz Nov 2012 #4

Surely nobody would argue that all or even most are Major Nikon Nov 2012 #5

Seems from the survey that about 4 in 10 do. caseymoz Nov 2012 #6

Dawn isn't very bright 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #7

A classic straw man, too. caseymoz Nov 2012 #12

The thing is, like the "war on drugs", the simple truth is that the so-called war on porn is over. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #8

Not if sex workers are treated as 3rd class citizens. caseymoz Nov 2012 #9

Couple things- one, i agree with you: ALL workers deserve protection. However, as with other Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #10

Yes, a lot of porn now is from webcams. caseymoz Nov 2012 #11

Porn stars on TMZ live talking about this very study.. Upton Nov 2012 #13

Well, it's still only one study caseymoz Nov 2012 #14

Sorry..I thought you could move it ahead.. Upton Nov 2012 #15

It's what antiporn people won't listen to. caseymoz Nov 2012 #16

I am of the opinion that the attempts to vilify and outlaw porn make life more difficult for Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #17

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Testing the water Major Nikon Aug 2013 #20

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I think that drug addiction and major psychological problems are a barrier to any career. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #22

But the standards for the study group caseymoz Aug 2013 #23

And it's silly for some to stigmatize the job- and then gasp in horror that there's a stigma. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #24

They still can't get charities to accept their donations. caseymoz Aug 2013 #25

Hey.. Whatever happened with Iceland's exciting proposal to ban all internet porn? Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #27

And those problems don't exist in mainstream movies... TreasonousBastard Sep 2013 #28

They do of course, but with sex workers caseymoz Sep 2013 #29

Pop music has its fair share of slut-shaming - just look at some of the responses to Miley Cyrus. nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #31

Anytime women are openly sexual caseymoz Sep 2013 #32

Shit, some of the biggest drunks and coke fiends I've had the unfortunate pleasure of encountering Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #30

It's uncanny how similar-sounding the arguments of the anti-porn and, say, anti-marijuana crowds are Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #33

That's because they're both cases of hysteria. nt caseymoz Sep 2013 #34

You know, I would actually like to get into a full blown discussion of racism in porn ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #35

Part of the problem is the idea that there is some monolithic entity called "porn" Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #36

The realization I've been coming around to is... opiate69 Sep 2013 #37

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I've actually been "insulted" several times via PM about "wanking off" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #42

yeah.. nothing "stalker-y" in that, eh?? opiate69 Nov 2013 #43

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Isn't "wussie" a quasi-sexist slur? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #50

Here's how I see it Major Nikon Nov 2013 #51

I got less than halfway through that thread of... TreasonousBastard Nov 2013 #47

Kick for relevance.... opiate69 Feb 2014 #52

LOL I had just fished the link off my FB to post LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #53

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Busy. Moving always sucks. LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #55

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Yeah, it seems I arrived right in the middle of a scandal! LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #57

Oh, geez, you have my condolences. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #58

Thanks LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #60

You're not doing feminism right, indeed ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #59

Yeah, sure whathehell Feb 2014 #61

You know you're searching a different industry, right? n/t LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #63

You mean the difference between "in person" prostitution and the Big Screen version? whathehell Feb 2014 #64

And, if I'm not mistaken, most of those links just refer back to the same study anyway... opiate69 Feb 2014 #66

A peer reviewed study vs an unrelated google search Major Nikon Feb 2014 #65

An "unrelated" google search?...Riiiighht, because porn "acting" isn't "prostitution", Right? whathehell Feb 2014 #67

"I can't say I'm much impressed by you're(sic) critical thinking skills" Major Nikon Feb 2014 #68

LOL...Is that the BEST you can do? whathehell Feb 2014 #69

Actually it's not Major Nikon Feb 2014 #70

lol! opiate69 Feb 2014 #72

Hey, "At" least you're "getting" some "exercise" Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #73

Um.. opiate69 Feb 2014 #71

A good documentary Blue_Adept Feb 2014 #62

Here's one who is... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #74

I know two porn stars. One fits the stereotype the other challenges it at every step. Exultant Democracy Mar 2014 #75