“I cannot recall how many women start yelling and screaming at their husbands for looking at online porn, or for keeping their Playboys after they move in. Don’t they know what they’re doing?” asked my friend as she sat down for a cup of coffee while we watched Maury. “That porn might be worth something some day, and also she’s pretty likely about to ruin her marriage.”
Porn, even just photos of hot babes simply modeling nude in the sun, has gotten a bad name considering how much good it does. Collecting porn is actually a very healthy thing for both men and women to do, and sometimes can be a good investment. For instance, the first issue of Playboy in mint condition is now worth a pretty penny. Boxed sets often sell for hundreds, and Playboy even had such a high demand for their porn that the company recently released a portable hard drive containing all of the Playboy magazines ever published.
Investment in a decently sized porn collection doesn’t only pay for itself when it’s a collectible. Not many guys will admit this, but every guy has a favorite porn star or porn video that he loves to watch in action. Yes, you can find the evidence in the tissue bin, but remember, it’s only for fun. It’s still entertainment – adult entertainment.
For women, porn often wrongfully poses as a threat to a relationship. Then again, women who worry about men collecting porn, watching porn, and enjoying porn, often do not realize that men are visual creatures and need to fantasize. With many men, if they aren’t allowed to watch their fantasies played out in a good porn movie, they might turn to a more realistic way of acting it out known as cheating. Or, if the men that these women date are the loyal kind, women will have to deal with being called an annoying harpy behind her back.
Porn can be a woman’s ally. Ladies, if you really want to make your boyfriend happy, have sex with him while watching a porn tape, and copy what they’re doing in the video while you’re having sex. Porn also gives great ideas on how to spice up your sex live. Admittedly, many genres of porn aren’t very realistic, but many are. Women who watch porn also are known to have happier relationships.
Critics of porn also will bring up the topic of how pornstars are treated on set, and how these “innocent women” are being tricked into doing porn. This too, is about as wrong as you can get. Many nude models have continued to lead great lives after their adult modeling careers have ended. Porn stars like Jenna Jameson are now household names, and often earn millions of dollars off endorsement deals. Movie star Sasha Grey was originally a porn star.
Women who go into porn fully understand the risks associated with the business. It’s not a “oops I’m a pornstar” scenario that many pundits will claim. Often enough, women go into porn when they want to show their sexuality, show off their bodies, and also have fun while doing it. It is empowering to many of the women who go into the adult industry.
