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In reply to the discussion: I'm The Duke University Freshman Porn Star And For The First Time I'm Telling The Story In My Words [View all]mythology
(9,527 posts)Maybe she's wrong about her life, but maybe she's not. But you didn't actually present an argument as to why porn is inherently a tool of patriarchy. She at least put forth her opinion in light of her experiences to support her position.
To me it presents an interesting aspect of the debate around gender. So much of it revolves around who has the right to claim the title of feminist, or what misogynist means. If she can find personal empowerment in being in porn, who is anybody else to say that she's wrong about her experience in porn?
You can make an argument that the porn business doesn't empower the actresses/actors because it runs through them so quickly, but is that a matter of patriarchy or just general labor versus ownership?
Prostitution has a much stronger claim to being a tool of the patriarchy in that even in a country like Germany where prostitution was regulated, there is still wide-spread abuse of the women who are imported from economically poorer countries to work as prostitutes.