Back In The Closet Like A Porn Star
It’s almost ten years since I had a chapter published in Coming Out Like A Porn Star. Meanwhile, I’ve been back in the porn closet for six years. And it’s starting to chafe a bit. Read More …
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Do Women Like “Violent” Porn?
According to recent research, some women are really into “violent porn”, even more than men. While most people weren’t into aggressive porn, a lot of women were Read More …
Coming Out Like A Porn Star – Review
Coming Out Like A Porn Star features the personal stories of over 50 professionals from the adult industry, myself included. The book explores the dynamic of how porn performers and sex workers reveal their occupation to family, friends and outsiders. Read More …
“So What If Your Porn Is Feminist?” So, This.
Part 2 – In which I pick apart Laura McNally’s “So What If Your Porn Is Feminist” article and offer my own defence of feminist porn. Read More …
How To Be An Anti-Porn-Campaigner
If you’re looking to take up railing against the evils of porn, here are some of the things you’ll need to do. Read More …
Panicdotal Evidence: “Anal Tearing”
A story about “anal tears” and rough sex injuries in teens has become an assumed truth, despite it being based on anecdotal evidence. This makes it “panicdotal” – using anecdotes to incite a moral panic. Read More …
What Happened When I Asked Vimeo To Define “Sexual Stimulation”
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 …
Saying No To Racism In Porn
I’m a bit late with this but I wanted to direct your attention to Violet Blue’s SFGate column criticising the mainstream porn industry’s ongoing continuation of racist stereotypes in their movies. Her article quotes several feminist porn stars and directors including Madison Young and Shine Louise Houston. She’s also made a number of further comments on her blog. While we all understand that sexual fantasies are often politically incorrect, it’s Read More …
The New Face Of Porn
Alison Lee of Canadian adult shop Good For Her has written an extensive article looking at porn for women, the feminist anti-porn movement and her own experiences with porn. It makes for great reading. A snippet: Seeing the world of Big Porn showed me that not only are women left out, but men are presented with an incredibly bland palate to work from and to mold their own sexuality. I Read More …
Look Out For The Vice Squad
I’m busy busy busy today editing dirty movies so here’s a couple of quick links of interest. * Vice Tries To Bust Me On The Porn Set – Feminist adult filmmaker Tristan Taormino reveals her run-in with an LA Vice squad while filming her latest movie (something BDSM themed, can’t wait). This story provides a disappointing reminder that it doesn’t matter how ethical or feminist or progressive the porn may Read More …
“Why Women Hate Porn” (And Why They Like It)
The Ask Sam blog at the Sydney Morning Herald has published this post entitled “Why Women Hate Porn.” Unfortunately the article doesn’t actually discuss the whys and wherefores of any negative female reactions to porn. Rather it points out recent statistics that one in three Australian women regularly watch porn. And then the author asserts that women have taken up porn watching because it’s trendy, or because they want to Read More …
Lesbian Pornography
No, that title doesn’t mean your usual girl-girl, long fingernail stuff. I’m talking about real life lesbians, making porn that reflects their sexuality. Today I stumbled on a rather extensive academic essay entitled The Politics Of Lesbian Pornography. The author looks at the contrast between anti-porn feminism and the work of lesbian filmmakers such as SIR and Fatale Video. The essay seems to date from about 2001. I skimmed through Read More …
If Porn Was Really As Bad As They Say…
Delightful columnist Emma Tom had a bit of fun with this column, inspired by the recently released Porn Report. She takes the idea that all porn is always addictive to its logical conclusion. Unfortunately your frigid female boss (who’s probably a lezzo and not the good kind, either) lacks a sense of humour. You lose your job, then lose all your money downloading pony porn and snuff flicks from the Read More …