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Originally Posted by analog
And I didn't say it was like stabbing a child in the face for money. I was using it to illuminate the error in psychologically justifying an act simply because of monetary gain, posing an (obviously) absurd hypothetical to show through hyperbole exactly why such a line of thinking is false to use.
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Thanks for clarifying, analog. I went back and read your post again, and indeed I pulled your quote out of context.
I guess for me, I just think that choosing to do any kind of sex act for money is virtually the same kind of thing in my book... *as long as* the person involved is choosing to participate and be paid for it. (I am not talking about the 10-year old child prostitutes on the streets of Bangkok, here.) So that is where we differ.
Spectre, honestly, I guess I just can't assume that all porn stars *do* get tested for STD's, nor can I assume that all prostitutes avoid testing and make *no* discriminating choices about who they'll have sex with, etc. I think that there is still a lot of dangerous, unhealthy shit that goes down in the mainstream porn industry, especially with regards to addictions, and I think that a lot of prostitutes do take care of themselves, especially if they have freely chosen their profession. But that's just my perception, again.
Analog, again I appreciate you clarifying your position on not making a judgement. I think we both agree that the important thing is to evaluate whether the person has full knowledge of what their choices are, and what the consequences will be, before going into such a situation. And I think we're all trying to help the OP evaluate those things, and hashing out other things along the way.
My main issue here was just with people saying that they would never marry someone with a history like that, even if she had been tested for STDs (as if a history, in itself, made somebody evil and immoral)... while at the same time perhaps supporting the very same industry in their own personal lives. It just didn't make logical sense to me. Morals and ethics are not the same thing.