Adult filmmaker Vex Ashley on feminist porn, sex work and the female gaze
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Is Porn a Threat to Sexuality?
Roxanne Jones: One of the biggest arguments that people have against porn is that it contributes to violence in sex, and you know rough sex. I'm interested in what you said when you said that you know we shoot some things that some people would think of as extreme because that kind of brings me to my next question. How do you respond to that kind of argument?Jones: Porn holds a mirror to the complex ways in which we relate in society. And I don't think that porn that is rough is inherently a bad thing. Some people really enjoy and want to see rough sex and can engage in that in a way that has good boundaries, and that feels good for them.
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