@ivorydungeon909

3 years ago

As someone who has published in the academic field of porn studies, I feel like I might have something to add: Academic research into sex work and pornography has a variety of dispositions and assumptions that vary according to field i.e. legal scholars and criminologists might have a juridical frame; a philosopher might ask ontological or ethical questions etc. Sometimes it makes complete sense to speak directly to the people involved in the porn industry, and this not only involves the performers and other producers of content, but also people viewing content. However, there are also other times when the kind of research being undertaken does not call for the perspective of these folks. Let me give an example, lest anyone think I'm trying to de-legitimise anyone's perspective: if you were conducting a content analysis of the most frequently viewed clips on a site over a given period, then you wouldn't be involving the perspective of the workers any more than you'd be involving the perspective of the consumers: the empirical focus is on the content itself. If, however, you're wanting to understand the perspective of the folks involved in production and consumption then of course you should elicit their perspective rather than presupposing their view. I also agree that if you want to understand the sociology of the porn industry then you need to understand the perspectives of all those involved in production and consumption. This was yr best video yet and I've loved 'em all!

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