Breaking Social Constructs: Women In Porn

Marilyn Monroe is probably one of the most recognized people to ever engage in the Adult Industry. She was a true visionary when it came to breaking social constructs.

When it comes to social constructs, ideas, and controversy one that is vastly popular is the belief that pornography is degrading, immoral, and humiliating to women. Since the first pornographic material was published in the US there has always been a strong opposition to it, largely by religious and women rights groups claiming that it is the poster child for sexual immorality. These groups have helped instill a deep and persistent belief in our society that women who participate in the adult industry are directly harmful to the strides that have been made in women rights. However, this negative bias is founded in the individual interests of opposition groups, is destructive to the entrepreneurial spirit of America, and totally undermines the rights of women. It is for these reasons that breaking social constructs involved in porn and related industries are essential to the further ideological evolution of the United States.

Until recent times, nearly all religious organizations took a strict stance against any kind of behavior that they defined as sexual immorality. This not only included the topic of gay marriage but the adult industry as well. The difference between these two at the present time is that religious groups are breaking away from the law of their social constructs when it comes to marriage bur are still standing firm in their perception of the adult industry. So why the change in one and not the other? If religious groups caved in on both these issues then their entire theology system would crumble under their acceptance of porn, no matter how conditional any form of acceptance would be.

The reasoning for women rights group sticking with this principle, instead of adopting beliefs breaking social constructs with the issue, are very similar to those of religious groups. One of the main differences between the two exists in the fact that the religious ideas that advocate this stance have been around much longer than any women rights group. Essentially, this is a philosophy for them that was rooted in the good intentions of empowering women, but the bad idea of something that does not take into consideration the evolution of women and their beliefs in modern times. Now it is far too late for any of these groups to back out, they are so entrenched with this as one of the main pillars that it would nullify any clout that they have with their primary issues.

This social construct also represents a major blow for the entrepreneurial spirit of America. Breaking social constructs in this area would allow for growth in the entrepreneurial spirit of America by empowering other people who may desire to work in an area that is also diluted with unnecessary controversy. When people are afraid that their ideas will not be accepted by the majority of society they often choose not to go through with them. Anytime that people do not take on a business venture it is directly taking away from the flow of money that is possible in the economy. The monetary implications for the individual, the economy of a nation, and the creation of markets not governed by set principles should be more than enough to show how the status quo is only destroying the entrepreneurial spirit of America.

Furthermore, if action is not taken on breaking the social constructs of this currently flawed belief it will result in the demolition of the rights of women in the future. For the women who choose to make pornography their career choice it can be very empowering, freeing, and spiritually satisfying experience. These women of the adult industry have wisely taken a carnal desire of an audience mostly comprised of men and managed to shape it into a legitimate, though very high in controversy, form of marketing and job opportunity. When a person, male or female, makes a conscious and willing decision to enter into a venture largely surrounded by negativity they truly do become extremely powerful in their niche once the silence of the majority no longer matters. How can this ever be a bad thing when the people in the porn industry are largely happy with career choice?

Finally, breaking the social constructs of this concept would result in many positive benefits for the United States. Though religious and groups that advocate the rights of women will have a more difficult time reaping any benefit from breaking the social constructs involved in the adult industry and pornographic material, the entrepreneurial spirit of America will almost immediately see positive results. Though I realize the controversy that my view on an established social construct will create, especially one that involves women and sexual immorality, I stand by my belief that a change is imperative for the betterment of society as a whole.

In conclusion, any time that I stop and look at the perception of the majority I always ask myself if things could be better with a change than what they are in the status quo. What if these groups at least ceased their acts that perpetuate the controversy of porn and the adult industry? How could a mass liberation and recolonization of the entrepreneurial spirit of America be transformed in accepting this industry as such? Where did your own thoughts on this issue fall at the beginning of this article compared to now? Or if you simply have general comments about breaking the social constructs of women in porn then please comment.