Ultimately, this means I agree with the core message of this film. We both do. But the strangely archaic methods the documentary uses to convey that message almost entirely discredits it. I know amateur porn is exploitative - everyone does. But rather than villainizing porn as an entity and painting the situation as a simple, black-and-white matter of “well if women don’t want to be exploited then they shouldn’t do porn,” we could be having fruitful conversations about the systemic reasons why women are able to be exploited this way. It’s disappointing to see a film with such lofty ideals stoop so far into stereotypes and caricatures to manipulate its audience.

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