A Nice Discussion of “Objectification”

I’ve long been meaning to write a huge essay on the concept of “objectification” and how it applies to porn. Specifically the way that it bugs me that it’s the standard anti-porn response: “But porn objectifies women!” Everyone loves saying that but there’s no deeper discussion of what the word means or how it applies in porn and to wider society. Nor is there a discussion of the way sexual Read More …

Feminist Porn and Female Customers at AVN and XBiz

The two big adult industry shows, AVN and XBiz, have just concluded. This year saw a first-time focus on feminist porn and an ongoing focus on women as consumers. I discussed the feminist porn panel at AVN in this post but I thought I’d do a second write up following XBiz. The latter convention seems to be a bit less “circus-y” and more inclusive of different types of porn/delivery methods. Read More …

Free Porn Fiesta #19: Happy Festivus!

Here’s another selection of feminist, female-friendly and generally nice porn. And it’s free. But remember to buy what you like and support the producers of the GOOD stuff! Bright Desire Jade and Tommy – Real life couple laugh and dirty talk their way through an epic sex session Joymii: Sweet and Hard. Richie and Defrancesca enjoy hot and heavy sex Dreams of Spanking: The Avenger’s Return. Superhero spanking fun… with Read More …

Brad Pitt Is 50 So Here’s Some Naked Photos

I think one of the indications that I was getting on a bit was when popular culture stopped using “Brad Pitt” as a shorthand for “the most incredibly handsome and sexy man in the world”*.  The world moved on and it became “Johnny Depp” for a while. Now I think the new shorthand is “Ryan Gosling”. Or, god forbid, “Justin Bieber”. Still, for women of a certain age, Brad Pitt Read More …

Porn For Women Retrospective 2013

2013 marks my 13th year in porn and this is the 8th yearly retrospective about porn for women. Last year I noted the term wasn’t used as much as “feminist porn”. This year has seen multiple denunciations of the phrase in the media and industry. Perhaps this is indicative of an evolving porn industry and a changing audience, although Google searches for “porn for women” remain prevalent. Will this be Read More …