Commodification of sex

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

What he said!

I have a friend who's an erotic model. Just to be clear - she gets naked, gets in outfits, gets tied up, often tortured to some degree, and photos are taken. No sex on camera, but still, obviously these pics are for men to get off on. She loves what she does. She's bookish, intelligent, funny, and completely down to earth about her job. Her husband is a set builder and they work together. She's also finishing up business school and has had plenty of "normal" jobs.

I have no problem with her occupation. There's a need to be filled. People love porn, especially men, and there's no possible future where this won't be so. To pretend that we can have porn and not have the "objectification of women" or men for that matter is ridiculous. There's plenty of porn that includes the worship of women and the torture of men, as well.

I'll say it - I like being objectified, and I like objectifying my husband. But that's just one aspect of a multi-faceted sexual relationship. Sometimes we make love, sometimes we fck.

Bless your soul, CP!

I have a friend that has done this in the past, and does so again, on occasion, and also does movies/videos. Just like your friend, there's no sex, but the sensuality is there for someone else down the road who purchases or downloads the picture. What I find most interesting about fetish is that it's all in the eye of the beholder, so it's safe to assume that our 'differences' if not mainstream, will still be attractive to someone.

To that extent, I also agree that sex and relationships are multi-faceted and are fulfilled by complexities, as you briefly described above. IMO, it's important and natural.

Now the commodification of sex... Hmm....