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In reply to the discussion: Pornstars are psychologically as healthy as other women? [View all]LadyHawkAZ
(6,199 posts)57. Yeah, it seems I arrived right in the middle of a scandal!
        Typical AZ, where the state mascot is the Wild Desert Bigot.
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        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
      
        
        Couple things- one, i agree with you: ALL workers deserve protection. However, as with other
        Warren DeMontague
        Nov 2012
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        I am of the opinion that the attempts to vilify and outlaw porn make life more difficult for
        Warren DeMontague
        Dec 2012
        #17
      
        
        I think that drug addiction and major psychological problems are a barrier to any career.
        lumberjack_jeff
        Aug 2013
        #22
      
        
        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
      
        
        Hey.. Whatever happened with Iceland's exciting proposal to ban all internet porn?
        Warren DeMontague
        Aug 2013
        #27
      
        
        Pop music has its fair share of slut-shaming - just look at some of the responses to Miley Cyrus.
        nomorenomore08
        Sep 2013
        #31
      
        
        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
      
        
        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
      
        
        I've actually been "insulted" several times via PM about "wanking off"
        ProudToBeBlueInRhody
        Nov 2013
        #42
      
        
        Ah.. Arizona.. Nice place, but too many republicans, scorpions and snakes for me. lol
        opiate69
        Feb 2014
        #56
      
        
        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
      
        
        An "unrelated" google search?...Riiiighht, because porn "acting" isn't "prostitution", Right?
        whathehell
        Feb 2014
        #67
      
        
        I know two porn stars. One fits the stereotype the other challenges it at every step.
        Exultant Democracy
        Mar 2014
        #75