[Skynet]

Porn is in the 21st Century normal.

[Deutschmania]

The majority of that correlation would disappear if you adjusted for race/ethnicity in the statistics. (And drug use)

Anyway, the pornographic filming industry (which is the actual subject of discussion here) is a little bit of a different beast from the ordinary sex industry.
I'd imagine poverty plays less of an influence in the porn industry than it does in the sex industry.

By definition , pornography is the " writings of prostitutes " .

https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/pornography

If it didn't involve depictions of prostitution , then I would regard it as being more so aptly considered to be erotica .

The question remains however , what is the distinction between the two ? I feel that these two articles lay out well what should be the criteria in discerning erotic art from pornographic smut .

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolution-of-the-self/201104/what-distinguishes-erotica-from-pornography

https://www.scribd.com/document/639081876/erotica-and-pornography-a-clear-and-present-difference-by-gloria-steinem

But I also understand that in some more prudish cultures , such as the U.S. , in contrast to that of such other countries as Germany , with its free body culture , for example , even nude paintings , and sculptures could be considered indecent , due to the nudity taboo .

[Agent Steel]

Other: It depends. Certainly pornography is immoral much of the time but it doesn't have to be. It can be produced and viewed in a healthy way.

[AFAIK]

Tokyo- People who have suffered from appearing in pornographic videos joined lawyers and others at a news conference after a lawmaker-initiated bill to prevent the exploitation of adult video performers was passed into law on June 15, and praised the new law as one step giving hope to victims.

The new law is the first to be tailored specifically to victims of adult video exploitation, regardless of age or gender, giving them the right to unconditionally terminate their contracts at any time up to a year after a video's release. As a special measure, this will be extended to two years for the two years following the law's commencement.

The law also requires a one-month period between the signing of a contract and the filming of an adult video, and four months between the filming of the video and its release. Contract misrepresentations are punishable with a prison sentence of up to three years or a fine of up to 3 million yen (about $22,000), while corporations can be fined up to 100 million yen (about $745,000).

Furthermore, the law makes it, in principle, illegal to force people appearing in the videos to take part in sex acts.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20 ... na/034000c

Interestingly the law is so far reaching because they couldn't give special treatment to 18 and 19 year olds who were previously protected due to being below the age of adulthood but are now in the same boat as those ages 20+.

The legislation, which was initially proposed by opposition lawmakers and taken up by a cross-party group, was sparked by the realization that lowering the age of adulthood to 18 would have implications for previous safeguards for young people working in porn or the gravure industry, and fears that teenagers would be exploited and coerced into contracts they either did not understand or did not really wish to sign (e.g., being scouted as a “model” but then auditions and jobs becoming sexual). These fears come in the wake of the coercion scandals that rocked the adult video industry in Japan in the late 2010s.

In the end, after a certain amount of wrangling, the law went further than expected, in part because a simple workaround that would make employment of 18- and 19-year-old in porn a legal exception was apparently not possible.
NSFW porn blog

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, which is the largest opposition party has expressed interest in banning sexually explicit acts i.e penetrative sex in porn.

[Deutschmania]

Interestingly the law is so far reaching because they couldn't give special treatment to 18 and 19 year olds who were previously protected due to being below the age of adulthood but are now in the same boat as those ages 20+.



The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, which is the largest opposition party has expressed interest in banning sexually explicit acts i.e penetrative sex in porn.

I have read that the Japanese Communist Party also seeks to crack down upon the depiction of minors in pornography . It's just that they remain opposed to censoring anime and manga .

https://nichegamer.com/japanese-communist-party-anime-manga-freedom-expression/

https://hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2022/06/24/press-conference-toward-the-enactment-and-enforcement-of-a-law-to-prevent-damage-from-appearing-in-adult-pornographic-videos/

[Skynet]

Sex work is the lowest payed work in countries where it is legal and statistics exist... low pay, dangerous, and just max 20 Years career... not a smart decision for girls.

Human trafficking should be punished with maximum sentence.

[Looky Here]

Rampant sex work is a symptom of poverty and inequality.

I do not believe that in the least.

If you've got a problem with it, cure the disease instead of trying to treat the symptom.

Who says it's a disease?

Asking whether it's moral or not is meaningless without context.

This is a poll, not a clinic.

[Yaqum]

I do not believe that in the least.

Belief is not the same as faith. Faith is Greek; belief is Latin. Study more Stageira.

Who says it's a disease?

Tony Danza, Tony Montana, and Yo Mama.

This is a poll, not a clinic.

A toll is a coal, and a roll is a foal, and if you get no knolls, then you don’t get to eat no moles.

A tick is a flick, and a slick is a trick, and if you get no pricks, then you don't get to eat no dicks.

[Looky Here]

Belief is not the same as faith. Faith is Greek; belief is Latin.

Stand aside. I am an Agnostic.

A toll is a coal, and a roll is a foal, ..... A tick is a flick, and a slick is a trick. Study more Stageira.

Copy is soppy and paste is a waste, look not to Stageira, for truth my point's based.

[Deutschmania]

Stand aside. I am an Agnostic.

Copy is soppy and paste is a waste, look not to Stageira, for truth my point's based.

Your post is a mess , for it is pointless . Assuredly it's a vain act , for it is lacking in relevant fact . For your mind is unwilling to discern if there might be a downside to porn . All that you have are your emotions , which concurs with your presupposed notions .

For to you nothing is wrong , no matter how obscene , given that you're a libertine . While I on the other hand D
do object to the concept of the human body being reduced to a sexualized object .

[Looky Here]

Your post is a mess , for it is pointless . Assuredly it's a vain act , for it is lacking in relevant fact . For your mind is unwilling to discern if there might be a downside to porn . All that you have are your emotions , which concurs with your presupposed notions .

For to you nothing is wrong , no matter how obscene , given that you're a libertine . While I on the other hand D
do object to the concept of the human body being reduced to a sexualized object .

Who are you and what is it you are trying to tell me other than for you nothing is right? You don't even understand what I said.

[Deutschmania]

Who are you and what is it you are trying to tell me other than for you nothing is right? You don't even understand what I said.

If I don't understand you and your point , if you even have one to begin , then whose fault is that ? As for me , I am a poet , and as the poet Emily Dickenson once put it , I am nobody.

[Looky Here]

If I don't understand you ...

Your response proves that you don't.

... and your point ...

Obviously.

if you even have one to begin ...

It's been established that you haven't a clue.

then whose fault is that ?

Yours. I wrote it in English.

As for me , I am a poet ,

Which makes your crime all the worse. You are prone to making absurd conclusions based (apparently) on your own inadequacies regarding the English language.

I am nobody.

I don't criticize you for that nor do I hold a grudge against you because of it. The crux is (If I must point it out) is that it is you on the attack, not me.

* But I'm a nice guy (FACT) and tolerant (DEBATABLE) so I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself. Are you ready? Good. Tell me what you think I said regarding the morality of porn as stated in the OP and my initial response to it. I'll prepare some popcorn while I a-wait your answer.