Pornography Can Be Good For You (Editorial)

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PORNOGRAPHY CAN BE GOOD FOR YOU

Just like anything else in life, pornography can be good in a good way but it can also be bad in a bad way -- a very bad way.  I'm not speaking in terms of morals judgments.  I'm speaking about pornography as entertainment and educational materials, and the pros and cons of watching pornography. Pornography is another one of those things in life that isn't destructive in of itself.  The harm comes in what is around it to produce it such as drugs and pimping and what you do with it once you've got it such as getting addicted or having an overall jaded view of sexuality.  Watching pornography can be a healthy expression of your personal sexuality and a useful tool into understanding yourself, your desires, your dreams and fantasies.

1. Porn Is A Stress Reliever.

Bad porn is ugly, tasteless and makes you impatient. You can actually be appalled, emotionally disturbed and sickened by awful pornography. Nothing is a bigger buzz-kill than watching repulsive, unhealthy (mentally and physically) people participating in maddening, saddening activities such as nailing a penis to a board or slicing a breast's nipple with a razor blade. That's not fun at all. Bad porn can make you feel anxious.

Good porn is like a having a glass of wine, putting on slippers, or a warm bath. It's something to look forward to -- just you, your lube, your hand and any scenario that floats your boat.  Good porn helps you remember the good times of the past and look forward to the good times ahead.

2.  Porn Is Harmless Fun.

Good porn can be realistic in a documentary flavor or a fantasy or a mixture of both -- but always cartoon-ish in style and execution. Pornography is no more real than reality tv or a Soap Opera.  It's an idea, which is why the people having sex are called actors and not "hookers in a movie".  Porn is mostly disposable entertainment for the visually-minded. Porn can make you feel your body awake with arousal and kill time when you are bored, time you'd otherwise be doing something way worse than masturbating in the privacy of your own home.

Bad porn is silly in an immature way. Bad porn can be racist, sexist, misogynist, and irresponsible. Really, really bad porn makes the wonders of sexuality into a crass, repetitive act of desperation that isn't sexy at all.  The worst possible violation porn can do is to give the illusion there are no consequences to irresponsible behavior.

3.  Porn Teaches Boundaries.

Bad porn is disrespectful to the people involved -- and not just because they like it that way.  Bad porn is disrespectful to the audience as well.  Crack whores are NOT porn stars, whether they are being filmed doing their business or otherwise.  Viewers can tell immediately if what they are watching is out of the bounds of tastelessness or if it is hammy kitsch.

Good porn teaches about negotiation, communication, reciprocity, patience, openness, acceptance, and proper adult interaction and positive behaviors. Porn can help you mentally act out scenarios you'd never be able to in real life -- making you feel less alone in your diverse tastes.  Good porn can act as a starting place for intimate discussion among adults and the basis of a "porn party" for good friends to enjoy together, have fun, laugh, share experiences.

4.  Porn Is An Art Form.

Good porn is good film-making: lighting, sound, editing, acting, plot-lines. Just like watching any kind of good movie, good porn is a memorable delight, enriching your psyche.  Porno is a mega-million dollar industry populated with well-paid, highly-educated professionals who know exactly what they are doing.  Countless throngs are grateful for their endeavors.

Bad porn isn't even worth the "Amateur" label put on it. Just because people are having sex, doesn't mean you have to record it or watch it.  Bad porn makes sex boring.  How is that even possible?

5. Porn Is Easier Than Real-Life Relationships.

Bad porn let's you down and can deceive you into thinking it's one thing when it's another.  Bad porn makes you think everyone else is having sex all the time. Porn can make you think things that just aren't true -- such as multiple orgasms mostly occur between a woman with a forty-four inch bust and five hairy men with foot-long schlongs while riding a bus. No matter how you cut it, pornography can never, ever take the place of human interaction (marital aids aside).

Nothing is more exciting than your porn favorite doing a new project and the building anticipation similar to having a blind date that ensues.  Loyal audiences DO have some sort of relationship with their porn-favs, just like Trekkies.  But porn can be so much more than the superficial.  It's free and always ready when you are. You don't have to take porn to a movie, dinner, dancing and long walks on the beach at night. Porn doesn't get pregnant or have a disease. Porn doesn't have to be told you love it -- it already knows that.