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4. A few other interesting details:

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:44 PM

Nov 2012

"One of the main claims by commentators on the industry has been that actresses have frequently experienced sexual abuse in childhood, but the results show no statistically significant difference between the two groups of women."

No significant difference between sexual abuse in childhood between the two groups of women. That's one I would have predicted. It's funny how many anti-porn crusaders willingly share the fact that they were abused. But thank goodness, it didn't effect their mind the way it did sex workers, right?

However there were a few differences between pornstars and the control group:

". . . they had first had sex at a lower age: 15 rather than 17. On the negative side, industry workers had a history of more drug and alcohol use, and problems possibly linked to sensation-seeking personalities."

I'm proud to say, I would have predicted these, too.

Then, at the end we have the feminist Dawn Foster commenting, "The study's main objective seems to be to prove that not all women in porn are exploited: no one has argued that."

Ms. Foster, what do you have in your ears? That's exactly what some people have argued.

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Pornstars are psychologically as healthy as other women? [View all] caseymoz Nov 2012 OP

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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

lol.. most likely, yup.. opiate69 Aug 2013 #21

That is too funny liberal N proud Aug 2013 #26

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

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