[kj] Porn Star Sasha Grey fan of Killing Joke

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> It's a lingering Puritanical/Victorian attitude that needs to go the way of the dinosaur, although no one is going to admit that's why they are against it, I'm sure.


Dude, I could NOT have put it better & in fact didn't.

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
[mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of B. Oliver Sheppard
Sent: 21 February 2008 22:46
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] Porn Star Sasha Grey fan of Killing Joke


Exploitation? Sounds like most jobs.

I think the problem many have with porn is not that it's exploitation, 
because a fuckload of jobs involve that. It's that sex is in the 
equation, which is the real dealbreaker. It's a lingering 
Puritanical/Victorian attitude that needs to go the way of the dinosaur, 
although no one is going to admit that's why they are against it, I'm sure.

As I said, some porn can be sexist, but the genre as a whole is not 
inherently sexist. I'm sure there is a lot of exploitation involved, but 
that may be the case with the clothes you wear or the food you eat. I 
think it's the sex part that bothers people. Someone at a Jenna Jameson 
level of stardom, or even at the Sasha Grey level, is not being 
exploited. They know what they are doing, I am sure, and may even see 
the men who buy their stuff as the suckers.

-Oliver



jo wrote:

> With respect, there is a downside.  Many, many people are exploited by 

> the sex industry - not including those who are against their will. 


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