Oh look my favorite topic LOL I think that porn isn't degrading per se. but define degrading... 1. a : to lower in grade, rank, or status : demote b : to strip of rank or honors c : to lower to an inferior or less effective level <degrade the image quality> d : to scale down in desirability or salability 2. a : to bring to low esteem or into disrepute <his actions have degraded his profession> b : to drag down in moral or intellectual character : corrupt I strongly feel that commercial porn, does create unrealistic expectations of women. In that they are expected to look and act like women in porn, which is NOT reality! So perhaps for the women who are not porn stars it is degrading to a certain degree, because of the unrealistic expectation, their self esteem is damaged and they are sometimes made to feel like less of a woman or not quite good enough, comparing themselves to these surgically altered women. My .02