Watching pornography is not inherently harmful to men or women. However I would use some cautions. There are individuals who most likely should not see porn, like those with poor body image or those who have been sexually taken advantage of. Depending upon your option in viewing, you can develop unrealistic expectations about sex or what people like or how you'll be expected to "carry out." And seeing with somebody needs true permission.
When none of these red flags are up, porn can certainly have advantages. Counselors often suggest it to assist individuals become comfy with a particular dream they or their partner might have. 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 reboot a couple's sex life. It can give you concepts, or assist you connect with what turns you on. Pornography can provide you there at best, or disgust you at worst. Everything depends on what you select to view. With the accessibility of porn online, it's possible to sample enough porn rapidly that you do not have to find yourself viewing wall-to-wall hard-core sex if it's plot driven erotica that appeals to you. You're only a victim of bad pornography if you let yourself be.
And a word about sex or pornography addiction. I don't believe in it. Unlike a chemical substance, like opiates, you can't end up being "addicted" to sex or pornography; you can become a compulsive viewer. In this case, it's not the porn 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 damaging or beneficial to the entertainers, let's take women initially. There are some who select to perform due to the fact that they like sex a lot and they consider it a terrific way to earn a living. Then there are those who are drawn to porn as a method of acting out subconscious mental problems-- searching for daddy's love or punishment for being a bad lady. For numerous, it's probably a little of each. Even women with the best psychological health will face some downsides from this work. Our culture takes in pornography at record numbers, but the women who carry out are still evaluated harshly.
I'm not exactly sure the male performers go out totally unscathed either. While they might not be judged as roughly as the females, ultimately they're viewed as freaks who make their living with their anatomy. John Holmes's fate is the supreme cautionary tale.
Possibly if we weren't still so consumed with regret and shame about sex, neither seeing nor carrying out in these films would bring the weight it does. However then, perhaps we wouldn't be so porn thinking about them, either. If the fruit were not forbidden, would anybody care to take a bite?