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If you grew up in an abusive household, or know someone who did, you can certainly identify with her pain. I'll admit that my eyes watered a little bit while I read that.

But at the same time, Porn wouldn't exist without girls like this. And I'm sure there are porn chicks with MUCH more traumatic childhoods.



(Apologies in advance for Burg-style post.)

There are also porn chicks with normal parents who just don't understand where they went wrong, and chicks who had just as traumatic childhoods that didn't enter the sex industry. I don't disagree with the premise that porn is harmful to the performers and that helping them get out is a good thing, but something smells iffy about this Shelley Lubben chick and her "ministry". She ridiculously simplifies things: No girl ever enjoyed shooting a porn scene; all of them come from fucked-up backgrounds. Blanket denial of the attractions of the industry is only going to speak to those who are already thoroughly sick of it. If she thought honestly about the things that lured her into the industry in the first place - and why they are ultimately illusive - she might reach a lot more people, but when you're seeking to claim victim status, it's just too convenient to portray it as preying on the vulnerable. Better just to ignore the hard question of why so many girls flock to the industry to sell themselves so cheap.

There are blatant contradictions in some of the things she says. Being kicked out at 18 is one of her excuses for the path she took, but on the same blog you can read her parents' account and it's evident that she was already on a seriously wayward path. In fact that was why she was kicked out, they didn't know what to do with her and were protecting the family. She fills out her little "porn stars speak out" dossier by quoting several performers who are still in the industry completely out of context.

Why does it take a Pagan like myself to see that these supposedly devout Christians have the whole forgiveness thing backwards? An excuse is not required; abdicating responsibilty for your own actions is not the route to salvation. Rather, you are supposed to recognise your own sins and genuinely repent of them. Also, true Christian Charity is supposed to be directed on the basis of need, not conditional on people joining your church, but they're not reaching out to anyone without religious inclinations; you can't read far before they talk of how the Lord saved them and could save you too.
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