Viewing pornography is not inherently harmful to men or women. But I would provide some caveats. There are individuals who most likely should not view porn, like those with bad body image or those who have been sexually taken advantage of. Depending on your option in viewing, you can establish unrealistic expectations about sex or what people like or how you'll be anticipated to "perform." And seeing with someone needs true permission.
When none of these warnings are up, pornography can definitely have benefits. Counselors in some cases recommend it to help individuals end up being comfortable with a particular dream they or their partner might have. Pornography can reboot a couple's sex life. It can provide you ideas, or help you contact what turns you on.
Pornography can reboot a couple's sex life. It can give you ideas, or help you connect with what turns you on. Pornography can provide you there at best, or disgust you at worst. All of it depends upon what you choose to view. With the accessibility of porn online, it's possible to sample sufficient pornography quickly that you don't need to find yourself enjoying wall-to-wall hard-core sex porn if it's plot driven erotica that interest you. You're only a victim of bad pornography if you let yourself be.
And a word about sex or pornography dependency. I do not believe in it. Unlike a chemical substance, like opiates, you can't become "addicted" to sex or pornography; you can become a compulsive viewer. In this case, it's not the pornography that's the issue; it's the compulsive personality. If it weren't porn being utilized to act out one's compulsive nature, it might be food or some other habits.
As for whether it's harmful or beneficial to the entertainers, let's take ladies first. There are some who choose to carry out due to the fact that they like sex a lot and they consider it a terrific way to earn a living. Then there are those who are drawn to porn as a method of acting out subconscious mental problems-- looking for daddy's love or punishment for being a bad girl. For lots of, it's most likely a little of each. Even ladies with the best psychological health will deal with some drawbacks from this work. Our culture consumes pornography at record numbers, however the women who perform are still evaluated roughly.
I'm uncertain the male performers go out totally unscathed either. While they may not be evaluated as harshly as the women, eventually they're deemed freaks who make their living with their anatomy. John Holmes's fate is the ultimate cautionary tale.
Perhaps if we weren't still so taken in with regret and shame about sex, neither seeing nor carrying out in these films would bring the weight it does. However then, possibly we wouldn't be so thinking about them, either. If the fruit were not prohibited, would anyone care to take a bite?