Viewing pornography is not inherently damaging to guys or women. But I would use some caveats. There are people who probably shouldn't see pornography, like those with poor body image or those who have been sexually victimized. Depending upon your choice in watching, you can establish unrealistic expectations about sex or what people like or how you'll be anticipated to "carry out." And viewing with someone requires true authorization.
When none of these red flags are up, porn can certainly have benefits. Therapists sometimes recommend it to help individuals become comfy with a particular dream they or their partner may have. Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can provide you ideas, or assist you get in touch with what turns you on.
Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can give you concepts, or help you connect with what turns you on. Porn can provide you there at best, or disgust you at worst. Everything depends upon what you select to watch. With the accessibility of porn online, it's possible to sample sufficient porn rapidly that you don't need to find yourself watching wall-to-wall hard-core sex if it's plot driven erotica that interest sex you. You're only a victim of bad pornography if you let yourself be.
And a word about sex or porn dependency. I don't believe in it. Unlike a chemical compound, like opiates, you can't become "addicted" to sex or pornography; you can become a compulsive audience. In this case, it's not the porn that's the issue; it's the compulsive personality. 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 performers, let's take females first. There are some who pick to perform due to the fact that they like sex a lot and they consider it a fantastic method to make money. Then there are those who are drawn to porn as a method of acting out subconscious psychological concerns-- looking for daddy's love or penalty for being a bad girl. For numerous, it's probably a little of each. Even ladies with the very best mental health will deal with some downsides from this work. Our culture takes in porn at record numbers, however the women who perform are still evaluated harshly.
I'm not exactly sure the male performers go out completely unharmed either. While they might not be judged 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 shame about sex, neither enjoying nor performing in these movies would carry the weight it does. However then, possibly we wouldn't be so interested in them, either. If the fruit were not prohibited, would anyone care to take a bite?