Why is porn legal in the US?

No, I'm not saying porn should be banned. But this thought just occured to me the other day. Prostitution is illegal because it's illegal to be paid to have sex. However porn stars get paid and are therefore being paid to have sex, basicly selling their bodies like a prostitute. So.... how exactly does that work?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by knkwzrd

No, porn people get paid to appear on camera, where they incidentally are having sex. Not too hard to figure that one out.

That's a load of crap, having sex is part of their job. If what you said was true they could technically get infront of the camera and refuse to have sex and demand to still be paid.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Pangalin

Ozzie, quite a lot of pornography involves people doing things that aren't strictly sex.

I understand that, but the fact is it's in there unless they're faking having sex. I just don't understand how the law allows people to be paid to have sex in a movie but they can't be paid to have sex by a random stranger. It just seems kinda contradictory if you think about it.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.