Could More Porn Actually Make Us Healthier?
By Jenny Block. Posted on .
If we could accept porn for what it is, or at least what it can be—a fun and freeing way to express ourselves sexually—then maybe there wouldn't be the kind of sexual repression that plagues our country and rules some people's lives.
Countries where the law doesn't dictate the drinking age have fewer problems with alcohol than the U.S. In places where sex isn't the dirty word it is here, people don't have as many issues with sexuality. You'd think we might have learned something from Prohibition: the less there is of something the more people crave it.
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I spent time at the event with an old colleague of mine, Dan Michalski of Pokerati.com. He lives in Vegas and spends lots of time in casinos—for work, of course. It was interesting taking all of this in and talking about it with a guy, especially a guy who's around the glittery life all the time. And you know what? He felt the same way I did. And when a man and a woman agree on something like porn, I can't help but figure we must be on to something.
I came home from the AVN AEE feeling strong and smart and sexy. I felt like I was in the know. Like, what's the big deal, it's sex. It's fun and healthy and nothing to be ashamed of. Once you've seen enough scantily clad porn stars giggling and talking sports with fans, and sex toys that do everything short of cleaning your house, it's hard to be too pent up about anything. Especially something I see no reason to be pent up about in the first place.
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Side Note: Porn, like a number of other businesses, can and does have a seedy side. In no way support the exploitation of women—or men for that matter. The business of pornography is just that—a business. As such, it should be conducted by adults, with adults, and for adults with fairness, honesty, and full consent.
