Violet Blue: WTF is feminist porn?

[barkdust]

A great piece on feminism, porn, and this year's Feminist Porn Awards.

I'm not going to say who's playing top or bottom in that statement, but feminism and porn have been like Crisco and condoms for decades, and feminist positions (ahem) on porn are diverse. They often boil down to the notions that porn is degrading to women, abusive, encourages

Comments

[roseofjuly]

I love porn. I'm pretty pro-pron and pro-sex-work, and I really enjoy this uprising of feminist prom -- anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-heterosexist, anti-sizeist pickings from which women AND men can select and enjoy while not promoting the sexism of mainstream pornography.

I also think it's hilarious that they reference that blog post about Firefly and Joss Whedon that was circulating not too long ago.

[absofrickinlute]

I guess since they weren't having any trouble collecting money without that market it was never so big a concern.

[igiveyoumylife]

iawtc

[erinya]

SERIOUSLY. Now THAT is problematic. Hello, we have sex drives too! And can be subjects as well as objects! And, guess what, are also aroused by visual stimuli. Who knew?

[blackwinterbyrd]

I like erotic entertainment. I like it a lot more when it isn't indefinably (or very definably) creepy.

[happiestsadist]

I know I'm happy to see more erotic media that's oriented toward women and made with attention to the problems in mainstream porn. I like the idea of porn, but without the feminist/female-oriented stuff, it generally ranges between not appealing to offensive.

I agree that it's a step in the right direction. Even if it's only seeing it from a harm-reduction perspective.

*makes note to look into some of the titles I've seen mentioned*

[ochame]

I wish there were more porn targeted to women.