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Yes, I mean, one is (ideally) about two (or more) people enjoying time they have together in an intimate way, the other is about hurting one another maliciously. I certainly prefer one of these things to be more prominent than the other
There is a discussion to be had about stuff like objectification and porn that doesn't depict people like, consenting, and such, but at least in an ideal I'd much rather have media that focuses on pleasure and love than hate and suffering
Um, there is plenty of violence in porn…
That's mostly what I was referring to in my latter paragraph, yes
But the important takeaway is that it's not the core of what pornography is
Violence isn’t the only problem though. The way women are treated is not realistic or healthy in much of porn. It creates unhealthy expectations. Kudos if you’re watching exclusively healthy sexual relationships in porn.