You’ve probably heard assertions that “Watching porn makes men rape,” that is makes men sexually violent and aggressive, and that porn “turns men into child molesters.” Adult pornography is a voluntary arousal tool, like sexual fantasy (the imagination), erotic books, and sex toys (to name a few). Porn lacks the power to “make” anyone do…
Month: June 2014
About Porn Harms
Everyone has concerns about pornography. Many of us are told that there are very serious and scary problems, and consequences, associated with watching and enjoying porn. Some of us will look at one pornographic video and see something offensive, and never want to watch porn again. It’s true that everyone has concerns, and there is…
Gail Dines: Stop Porn Culture?
Stop Porn Culture (stoppornculture.org), founded and directed by radical feminist anti-porn activist Gail Dines, is among the more visible feminist anti-porn organizations in the United States. This page offers an alternative examination on perspectives that the organization presents. Stop Porn Culture makes the following claims: Stop Porn Culture states that the majority of porn performers…
Eye Candy: Best of Babes, Buxom Edition
One more reason I’ll never, ever link to X-Art: Porn Company Labels Anti-Troll Blog A “Fanatical Internet Hate Group” (Consumerist) Lucy Li – Full Body Massage Lucy Li – Thinking of You Holly Michaels – Tension Holly Michaels – Body Language (image above via) Priya Rai – Reflections (image above via) Alexis Amore, gentleman dominant…
Porn for Women: Recommendations
Do women like porn? Is there really “porn for women?” Do women read sex blogs, cruise porn sites and watch sexually explicit videos for their own pleasure? Are our fantasies just as much about fucking, as they are supposed to be about shopping? Are we tired of lame, insulting, stereotypical porn? The answer is yes…
Porn for Couples
As someone who has been reviewing porn for a long time, it’s amusing to have watched the SoCal (mainstream, American) porn industry slowly change its tune about porn made “for couples”. Until recently, the at-large attitude of the industry for fare directed at heterosexual couples who want to watch films together has been, frankly, insulting.…
A First-Timer’s Guide to Watching Porn
So, you think you might be interested in watching some explicit sex online? You’re not alone, and it’s not a new concept — for any gender. Typically when we think of the people who watch porn, we think of sleazy men in raincoats and all those stereotypes — and while that may be true for…
Know the Difference: Anti-Porn, or Anti-Sex?
The more some people tell us why we should think porn is bad, the more we see specific themes repeat in anti-porn values. Two of the strongest themes don’t seem to actually have much to do with pornography itself: namely misandry (hatred of men), and sexual xenophobia (uncontrollable hatred and fear of unfamiliar or unknown…
In Response To The Atlantic’s “Hard Core”
In 2011, The Atlantic ran an article that surprised — and outraged — many sex-savvy readers. “Hard Core: What Porn’s Ubiquity Says About Men and Women” by Natasha Vargas-Cooper surprised The Atlantic’s even-headed readers by depicting a pretty graphic, one-sided anti-porn argument. It just didn’t seem like an Atlantic article. Many people wondered what I…
A Woman Asks: Is My Porn Habit Ruining Sex With My Boyfriend?
A reader asked About.com’s Cory Silverberg if her porn watching habits were interfering with her libido. I think a lot of us have put significant thought into our porn viewing, from what we watch to what it means for us. We love how well it can work to get us off and give us fantasy…