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Sex in the Cyber City
By Seth Flesch
4/20/01 |
In today’s society, sexually is a very open issue. People seem
too careless about whom they sleep with and whom they tell about it. Some
people even take it to the next level and televise their sexually over the
Internet for money.
This raises a lot of questions. How can
someone participate in pornography? Why would someone do this? Don’t
they feel uncomfortable with people watching them have sex? Is this
legal? Fortunately I had a chance to sit down and discuss these issues
with someone from Penn State McKeesport who participate in internet porn.
Our subject, who we will call Dirk, has
been performing intercourse on the Internet for about six months. When
asked why he does this, he replied, “Because I get a kick out of knowing
people watch me, and it plays well also.” In fact, people pay three
dollars per minute to watch him perform.
“Everyone has got a gift, so why not make
money for it, especially if you enjoy it!” The fact that he is
comfortable with his body and sexual performance makes it real easy to do
what he does. Also, he exclaimed that, “Knowing people are watching
drives my performance to higher levels!”
When it comes to the legality of Internet
porn, Dirk told me what he does is perfectly legal, as long as age
documentation is provided. All people participating on the screen must
send a photo-copy of their ID to the owners of the site, proving they are
at least 18 years old. Also, all viewers are supposed to be 18 or older,
but there is no way to enforce that yet. Furthermore, to protect the
participants, Dirk informed me that anyone reading this article will not
be able to view him because his performances are blocked in Pennsylvania.
After the interview, Dirk asked me how I
would feel about people viewing me having sex over the internet. First of
all, I feel this could harm my future if my “performances” got in the
wrong hands. More importantly, I feel it is my business what I do in my
bedroom. I do not look at sex as a way of making money. I look at sex as
away of sharing feelings that cannot be expressed in words. Sex is a very
intimate and personal activity for me, and I would not want to share it
with anyone but my partner.
Although I would not want to participate in
Internet porn. I an not saying I feel it is wrong. When it comes right
down to it, it’s a persons choice what they want to do, and no one else
has a right to tell then when, where, and how to have sex. |
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