By Jiz Lee
There’s a lot of talk about whether or not porn is ethical, but there’s not much discussion about the fact that most people are watching porn illegally. Forget “ethical porn”?—?let’s talk ethical porn consumption.
Though a small handful of Robin Hoods will feel they’re liberating porn to the masses, or take pride in being savvy enough to scam what they feel entitled to watch for free, the folks who go the extra mile to break the law are not actually the biggest culprits. It’s everybody else.
Let’s face it, free porn is easy. It’s the first (FIVE?) page results on Google. There’s no need to pull out a credit card (if you’re lucky enough to own one). You don’t even need to register or log in to press play. (A big step in preventing underage users from gaining access.) But figuring out where to go and what to click is not the first priority for someone horny.
Lots of curious notions put forth in this thesis. I’d suggest that “ethical porn” starts when those who produce it provide a safe work environment, provide performers with residuals, and follow the laws of the land. Piracy is wrong but it comes long after all the other models of business ethics have been tossed out the window. The laughable suggestion that more people paying for porn would lead to producers paying performers more is dismissible on the face of it. Look at all those years the industry raked in wild profits yet fought every attempt to pay more, offer basic… Read more »