My toddler once tried that same shrill, frenzied, self-righteous insistence of YOU CAN’T PROVE IT! while standing next to a dishrack’s worth of smashed plates.

Citations needed.

Furthermore, I haven’t seen one post that advocated misandry. And even if there was, misogyny and sexism is still an institutionalized and systemic issue in a way that misandry isn’t. The same way that individual prejudice is an issue but not to the extent that institutionalized racism is still pervasive in the US.

Well, I mean, from this comment it can be determined you want to be choked, whereas these girls are being pressured or convinced or just having it sprung on them, which is a subjugation.

Then the way Jez writers choose to convey this is lacking nuance at best. They tend to mark it up as: “Well, if you were sex positive, you would so think this work was empowering!”

I’ve seen the film, and it’s pretty clear, when you watch, that the whole point of the choking, slapping and gagging is very much meant to demean the woman to please a male viewer.

I mean, yes, I think watching violent porn at a young age does desensitize kids to this. It changes what they view as “normal”. Of course it does. But if we talk about this, we’re somehow slut shaming?

Yeah, exactly. If it’s a group that is operating on the fringe, I’d absolutely be wary of scenes that are more on the edge. It’s not necessarily saying “choking during sex is the worst,” just that maybe a 19 year old who just wants a paycheck isn’t doing this because it’s what they want to do, which makes it pretty…

My bf in college had no sexual experience except watching porn before we met, and when he finally had real sex he said he ‘preferred the fantasy of porn’. Needless to say it didn’t work out and he hasn’t had a relationship since (6 years) bc nothing compares to what he sees on the internet. It’s a sad addiction and…

Thanks. I feel sometimes like my friends see criticism of the porn industry as somehow un-feminist, but am I crazy to be a little nervous around campus thinking that (for all I know) most of the boys around me masturbated last night to a women getting violently sexually assaulted?

Right, same here. I know this article is more about porn itself as a career and the working conditions, but when I saw the “facial abuse” scenes in the documentary, I felt sick. I’d like to see an article talking about why so much porn nowadays is SO over the top and violent.

This is a great comment. It’s sad that most young men learn about sex from porn which, in most cases, doesn’t even portray real sexual acts (most women don’t spontaneously orgasm from being jack hammered for 2 minutes and then thoroughly enjoy getting cum shot in their eyes) or worse, focuses on the humiliation of the…

“didn’t really like how it devolved into this inquisition about whether or not Rachel left the business. She seems nuanced about it all and the good chunk of the piece that highlighted that really seemed more like a “we caught you...you liar” type narrative than a “see...this is the tricky thing” type narrative.…

So I watched the documentary and like most people was pretty disgusted. This is controversial, but isn’t it possible that *maybe* having all these videos online that boys watch that glorify women being raped or forced into performing various sexual acts desensitizes them to the ugly reality of sexual assault and *may*…

I totally agree. I read the new narrative on sex work and feminism and I cringe.

It's a completely different thing with two consenting adults who like each other compared to girls who are only just becoming adults being paid to do it with men twice their age or more.

thank you

I actually knew someone who worked for one of those puppy mill-type porn companies here in Florida. Their agent seemed to be a bit better equipped and had an idea of the industry. He paid for gym memberships and personal training, rent and had a driver on tap to get the girls to and from the crash pad to the shoot. I…

Porn is not inherently tied to exploitative labor practices, but the idea that it is—replicated by talent agents, producers, and documentaries alike—only strengthens that tie.

There’s no such thing as non-exploitative porn. There is such a thing as non-exploitative sex, but porn is a business.

And to trot out a…