Watching pornography is not inherently hazardous to men or women. But I would offer some caveats. There are individuals who most likely should not see pornography, like those with poor body image or those who have been sexually victimized. Depending upon your option in watching, you can develop unrealistic expectations about sex or what people like or how you'll be expected to "carry out." And seeing with somebody needs real approval.
When none of these red flags are up, pornography can certainly have advantages. Therapists often recommend it to assist people become comfortable with a particular fantasy they or their partner may have. Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can offer you concepts, or assist you contact what turns you on.
Pornography can reboot a couple's sex life. It can offer you concepts, or assist you connect with what turns you on. Pornography can provide you there at best, or disgust you at worst. Everything depends on what you choose to watch. With the schedule of pornography online, it's possible to sample sufficient porn quickly that you don't need to find yourself seeing wall-to-wall hard-core sex if it's plot driven erotica that interest you. You're just a victim of bad porn if you let yourself be.
And a word about sex or porn addiction. I do not believe in it. Unlike a chemical compound, like opiates, you can't become "addicted" to sex or porn; you can end up being a compulsive viewer. In this case, it's not the porn that's the issue; it's the compulsive character. If it weren't porn being utilized to act out one's compulsive nature, it might be food or some other behavior.
As for whether it's damaging or beneficial to the entertainers, let's take ladies first. There are some who pick to carry out since they like sex a lot and they consider it a terrific sex 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 penalty for being a bad woman. For numerous, it's probably a little of each. Even ladies with the best mental health will deal with some drawbacks from this work. Our culture takes in porn at record numbers, however the women who carry out are still evaluated harshly.
I'm not exactly sure the male performers go out completely unharmed either. While they may not be evaluated as roughly as the women, eventually they're viewed as freaks who make their living with their anatomy. John Holmes's fate is the supreme cautionary tale.
Perhaps if we weren't still so consumed with regret and pity about sex, neither watching nor carrying out in these films would carry the weight it does. However then, possibly we wouldn't be so thinking about them, either. If the fruit were not forbidden, would anybody care to take a bite?