In conservative and family-values circles, the detrimental effects of pornography have been widely discussed. For most digital natives, porn has become the default sex educator, teaching “violent attitudes and behaviours to both adolescents and adults,” writes Michael Flood, a Professor at Queensland University of Technology, whose work focuses on gender, sexuality, and interpersonal violence.
The effects can even be lethal: the horrific rape and murder of toddler Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney forced Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook) to introduce a resolution in the Alabama Senate recognizing pornography to be a public health emergency.
In many ways, the cultural taboo around pornography work has acted as a barrier to entry.
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