But, c'mon Gia. I always sensed a double standard in porn. Performers are always the most valuable when they are new. Isn't that a vestige of the purity concept? Whether it is a paternalistic contrivance or not is irrelevant as sexual purity seems to be valued and enforced by every society. Actual female virgins receive the biggest payouts of all in the Industry. The Industry wants "good girls"--young, smart, educated, respectable women who they can corrupt. The more scenes an average female performer does, the less work she is offered and the more likely she is to perform in a bukkake scene and be thereafter shamed by her peers.

Look at the constant slut-shaming that goes on Industry gossip sites. It is not done in jest but for the sake of schadenfreude

As for the double standard concerning the enforcement of sexual purity notions, I would agree with you that it is unfair. However, the double standard has evolved to be the way it is because of sexual dimorphism. Sex is an act of giving but the emphasis for men is on performance. The only way to enhance performance is to practice. Additionally men have a evolutionary incentive to spread his seed among many different partners whereas females have an evolutionary incentive to maintain strong bonds with the father of her offspring (a phenomenon that tends to contradict promiscuity).

I personally believe women are not as anatomically equipped to be as promiscuous as men. I read that you are a photographer. With all the subjects that you shoot, could you observe that the female subjects who are more beautiful tend to be those who are less promiscuous?

It is funny you mention Ghandi. I was thinking of spiritual concepts of sexual purity when I asked you this question. Ghandi was a big proponent of celibacy as a means of enhancing spiritual power...

Despite what I wrote above,I must reiterate that enforcement of the double standard is garbage. Additionally, from a anthropological view, the most successful human societies are ones which stress monogamy and strong emotional bonds between mates. Both men and women should be encouraged to be more faithful to each-other. In the western world, those Romans were good for something...