Ever since the sites inception every so often some discussion or other about porn blows up, whether it be about naughty pics on profiles or about the best of porn films..
Now I am not prude..its a bit hard the way my life panned out to be so. Nor am I embarrassed about the sight of naked bodies in any shape or form, or of sex acts being screened, or of being present when a sex act is taking place at a party or whatever. I was even once approached in Amsterdam by some well dressed and suited business type and offered a few hundred quid to perform in such a film. And no I didnt, so dont try and find the fran tittie tapes...
I have never been a great porn lover, not because of what it depicts rather my concerns about the exploitation of the the men and women who perform sex acts for the titillation of the masses. Concerns rooted in my gut instinct that the way most porn is produced for the benefit not of our sex lives, or to give people jobs, but to provide massive income for a few seedy so called respectable business men, and even less savoury characters in organised crime.
I am concerned seriously that the actors, if that is the right word, are neither paid their true worth for the job they do, the risks they take, for the slavery in part which many endure. The health issue is a huge concern and to be honest I am not sure just how carefully the producers of porn are concerned about the spread of disease. Some I know are very careful, some less so, but one succumbing to the HIV virus while filming is 2 many. I do not advocate its banning for I loathe censorship, but do believe that wherever porn is produced it is incumbent on that society to ensure that the actors are well paid, that they have regular health checks and treatment, that producers of porn are responsible for proper insurance for performers, and that their are proper health and saftey safeguards for them. In short there has to be more rigorous regualtion of the industry.
Until that happens, then it is incumbent on the consumer to find out as far as is possible where their porn is produced, what are the conditions for the actors, how exploited are they by their employers, WHO are their employers, and so on. I am aware that this is not always easy, but we too have a responsibility to try and protect those we use as turn ons in porn films. It is also incumbent on us to press the authorites for regulations which eliminate as far as possible the worst excesses of producers while exploiting the actors, and that the actors have proper employment rights. Not all are well paid or are able to negotiate any real rights for their job.. it is up to us if we can to help them in this.
As bisexuals, and as the object of contempt by gay and str8 community alike, we have to be seen to try and be responsible when it comes to porn. I am not convinced that many of us are. No real debate ever seems to have existed about porn, except the fors and againsts.. its about time we looked more deeply into the issue and seriously considered just what our attitudes are, and how do we improve the lot of the exploited,and regulate the abuse by the exploiter producers.
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