Sex work in the abstract vs. Sex work under capitalism is an important distinction to people, so lots of leftists have different takes on pornography because of this. I think porn made under capitalism is awful, and whether it's liberatory to some people does not offset the massive problem it is for most women involved. It is also socially different from other work because you won't lose most jobs if it came to light you worked in a factory or as a plumber, but you can lose a job if your boss finds out you were in porn. So it's a tricky topic.
It's not that porn is a moral hazard, but that most porn under capitalism is designed to be as addictive as possible, and propagates the dominant patriarchal attitudes toward sex. The criticism that porn makes people more misogynist is no different from the criticism that social media algorithms funnel people toward right wing content.
It's possible to consume porn healthily even under capitalism, but a porn addiction is a surprisingly prevalent issue. If you're spending significant amounts of time every day exposing yourself to the sexist attitudes of mainstream porn that's going to affect how you see the world.
There's a defnitely people who treat it as a weird moral thing though, especially among chuds and SWERFs. I think it's important for leftists to offer a counter narrative and show that porn isn't the problem, it's just (as always) capitalism making it as exploitative as possible.
Sex work in the abstract vs. Sex work under capitalism is an important distinction to people, so lots of leftists have different takes on pornography because of this. I think porn made under capitalism is awful, and whether it's liberatory to some people does not offset the massive problem it is for most women involved. It is also socially different from other work because you won't lose most jobs if it came to light you worked in a factory or as a plumber, but you can lose a job if your boss finds out you were in porn. So it's a tricky topic.
i don't mean criticisms of the porn industry, i mean treating porn like a moral hazard like are we catholic now
i think it's really funny that all the blurbs on that self help pdf are from redditors and 4channers tho
It's not that porn is a moral hazard, but that most porn under capitalism is designed to be as addictive as possible, and propagates the dominant patriarchal attitudes toward sex. The criticism that porn makes people more misogynist is no different from the criticism that social media algorithms funnel people toward right wing content.
It's possible to consume porn healthily even under capitalism, but a porn addiction is a surprisingly prevalent issue. If you're spending significant amounts of time every day exposing yourself to the sexist attitudes of mainstream porn that's going to affect how you see the world.
There's a defnitely people who treat it as a weird moral thing though, especially among chuds and SWERFs. I think it's important for leftists to offer a counter narrative and show that porn isn't the problem, it's just (as always) capitalism making it as exploitative as possible.
I mean I am catholic
not that there's anything wrong with that