pretty much share JAG's pov on this one. i see nothing more inherently 'wrong' with porn than most jobs. it's exactly analogous to prostitution: people having sex directly for money. from what i understand the porn industry is already fairly well regulated, unlike prostitution.

i've never paid for any kind of porn, iirc. but i've DLed stuff from time to time (the urge comes and goes, i binge and purge, so to speak). using the internet, however has it's disadvantages; i've inadvertently glimpsed some things i'd rather not have (gay orgies, bestiality, tubgirl, etc).

i tend to follow the 'consensual' rule: if a person is not being forced by another person to do something, i can't see what would be unethical about it. the question came up of 'what if all these women were using porn to support their drug habits'. i don't think that makes a bit of difference. the problem in that case is the drug habit, not the porn. though the nature of the porn hiring practices might need looking into lol.

what about our daughters? honestly, if my daughter wanted to go into porn, i mean really had a desire to do that.. as long as she went in knowing as much as possible, with eyes wide open, i wouldn't feel more than a little uneasy about it. i'd certainly rather she did that than prostitution, simply because it seems much safer to me.

so what about the psychological affects of porn? well, one can ask similar questions about almost everything in society. in the end, i have to think people's responsibility is in thier own hands (or that of their gaurdians, for minors). if the 'oversexing' caused by porn leads to unhappiness in one's future, c'est la vie. if it can be shown that watching porn causes societal problems (such as increasing the likelihood that certain people will commit rape), then a society might do well to outlaw it. however, the cons of such an action might outweigh the pros.