Ms Naughty looks at porn for women, feminism and sex in general
Good porn, bad porn, new developments in the industry, gossip
2014 marks the tenth anniversary of the Ms Naughty Porn for Women Blog and the ninth anniversary of this retrospective. And you know, I’m not sure the retrospective is needed anymore, especially since the topics have expanded beyond the old idea of “porn for women” and now include feminist porn, queer porn and censorship. Still, habits are hard to break and there has actually been a lot to report on Read More …
A new raft of anti-porn laws in the UK ban the depiction of facesitting, fisting and female ejaculation. These laws are the same as Australia’s but also include online video. Here’s a brief summary of my thoughts on this. Read More …
Cindy Gallop from MakeLoveNotPorn often talks about financial discrimination because her site is adult. Here I talk about the realities of trying to do business in an anti-porn financial landscape. Read More …
Ethical and feminist porn have been written about in The Guardian and Telegraph – with some quotes from me. Read More …
I’m back from my fourth Berlin Porn Film Festival and once again I’m invigorated, inspired and generally thrilled that I went. So here’s my thoughts on this year’s event. 2014 marks the 9th year of the festival which is pretty impressive considering it’s an indie event, run on the blood sweat and tears of a small group of people who are really passionate about alternative representations of sexuality. Claus, Jurgen, Read More …
Pornhub have release statistics on what female surfers are watching on their site. There’s no details about where this data came from. Also, it doesn’t show if women are actually satisfied with mainstream porn. Read More …
Vimeo deleted all my videos and said they were “primarily focused on sexual stimulation”. Here is my correspondence asking them to clarify their terms and asking why they are discriminating against erotic content. Read More …
Something Better: Performers Talk About Feminism And Porn won an Honorable Mention at the Feminist Porn Awards. Here is a shorter, tamer free version of that film. Read More …
My summary of events at the Feminist Porn Awards and Feminist Porn Conference 2014, plus other events and porn filming adventures in Toronto. Read More …
I have long been a supporter and ally of all sex workers, be they escorts, strippers, porn performers or anyone who makes a living in the sex industry. As a porn filmmaker, I’m also a “John”. Read More …
The authors of “A Billion Wicked Thoughts” have used extremely dodgy research to back up their assertions that men and women are different. And they’ve flat out lied about ForTheGirls.com in the process. Read More …
Cosmopolitan surveyed 4000 men and 4000 women about their porn watching habits. The results are badly presented but interesting enough. How women watch porn shows the female gaze in action. Read More …
A serious and reflective illustration of how porn often assumes a default male viewer. Made extra good with commentary by Doge and silly sound effects. Read More …
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 …
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 …