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Is the porn you watch presented as reality or fantasy? Do you believe the porn you watch tells a truth about your expectations?
Obviously that depends on the particular porn. Some porn pretends to be "real" (usually of the pick-up-a-girl-on-the-street variety) but actually stars paid actors and actresses. Other porn is obviously intended to be fantasy.
I haven't seen the Japanese subway porn in question (and I suspect neither have you), so I have no idea how it's presented.
But yes, I do think the pornography a culture produces (like all media) has something to say about the values of that culture. I don't see why that's a radical concept.
