Seeing pornography is not naturally damaging to males or females. But I would offer some cautions. There are individuals who probably shouldn't view porn, like those with poor body image or those who have been sexually preyed on. Depending upon your option in watching, you can establish impractical expectations about sex or what individuals like or how you'll be anticipated to "carry out." And watching with someone requires true permission.
When none of these red flags are up, pornography can certainly have advantages. Therapists often suggest it to help people become comfy with a specific dream they or their partner might have. Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can offer you concepts, or assist you connect with what turns you on.
Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can provide you ideas, or help you get in touch 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 do not need to find yourself enjoying wall-to-wall hard-core sex if it's plot driven erotica sex that attract you. You're only a victim of bad porn if you let yourself be.
And a word about sex or pornography dependency. I do not believe in it. Unlike a chemical compound, like opiates, you can't end up being "addicted" to sex or pornography; you can end up being a compulsive audience. In this case, it's not the pornography 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 hazardous or beneficial to the performers, let's take women first. There are some who pick to carry out due to the fact that they like sex a lot and they consider it an excellent method to make money. Then there are those who are drawn to porn as a way of acting out subconscious psychological issues-- trying to find daddy's love or penalty for being a bad lady. For numerous, it's probably a little of each. Even women with the best mental health will deal with some disadvantages from this work. Our culture takes in porn at record numbers, but the females who carry out are still judged harshly.
I'm not sure the male performers get out entirely unharmed either. While they may not be judged as roughly as the ladies, ultimately they're viewed as freaks who make their living with their anatomy. John Holmes's fate is the supreme cautionary tale.
Maybe if we weren't still so taken in with guilt and embarassment about sex, neither enjoying nor performing in these movies would bring the weight it does. But then, maybe we wouldn't be so interested in them, either. If the fruit were not prohibited, would anyone care to take a bite?