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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]marions ghost
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Probably would be better to say "justification." The tuition thing might be a justification she needed to shield her from criticism (about other reasons she might have). I don't really think this has a lot to do with the tuition at Duke--she knew how much it costs when she applied there and we don't know if she's explored all the avenues for funding. Anybody who can even consider going to Duke is not destitute. Doesn't add up.
She says she enjoys her job. Maybe. But many of these girls who engage in these degradation scenarios are damaged by it psychologically and or physically. Why don't you and I check back with her in about 5 years and see how she's doing with it? Porn is not a job without considerable risk, and those involved in it are contributing to images of violence and degradation of women that may have a profoundly negatively effect on some young consumers, at the very least. People are just not as mature as you think. No, we can't stop this, but we don't have to act like everything about it is wonderful and cool. This is a new experiment in social conditioning that may yet backfire.