Watching pornography is not naturally hazardous to men or females. But I would offer some cautions. There are people who most likely shouldn't see porn, like those with bad body image or those who have been sexually victimized. Depending upon your choice in watching, you can develop impractical expectations about sex or what people like or how you'll be expected to "carry out." And watching with somebody requires real permission.
When none of these warnings are up, pornography can definitely have benefits. Counselors in some cases suggest it to assist people end up being comfortable with a specific fantasy they or their partner might have. Pornography can reboot a couple's sex life. It can offer you ideas, or assist you contact what turns you on.
Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can provide you concepts, or help you get in touch with what turns you on. Pornography can deliver you there at best, or disgust you at worst. Everything depends on what you select to watch. With the accessibility of porn online, it's possible to sample adequate porn rapidly that you don't need to find yourself watching wall-to-wall hard-core sex if it's plot driven erotica that interest you. You're only a victim of bad pornography if you let yourself be.
And a word about sex or porn dependency. I don't believe in it. Unlike a chemical compound, like opiates, you can't become "addicted" to sex or pornography; you can end up being a compulsive viewer. In this case, it's not the pornography that's porn the problem; it's the compulsive character. If it weren't porn being used to act out one's compulsive nature, it might be food or some other habits.
As for whether it's damaging or beneficial to the performers, let's take females first. There are some who select to perform since they like sex a lot and they consider it a great method to earn a living. Then there are those who are drawn to porn as a way of acting out subconscious mental problems-- trying to find daddy's love or punishment for being a bad lady. For many, it's most likely a little of each. Even women with the very best psychological health will face some disadvantages from this work. Our culture consumes pornography at record numbers, however the women who perform are still evaluated roughly.
I'm uncertain the male entertainers get out entirely unscathed either. While they might not be evaluated as harshly as the females, ultimately they're deemed freaks who make their living with their anatomy. John Holmes's fate is the ultimate cautionary tale.
Possibly if we weren't still so taken in with guilt and embarassment about sex, neither watching nor carrying out in these movies would carry the weight it does. However then, perhaps we would not be so thinking about them, either. If the fruit were not forbidden, would anybody care to take a bite?