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History of Feminism

MadrasT

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18. I have viewed a lot of porn in the past.

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2013, 11:32 AM

Sep 2013

And my anecdotal evidence is that it caused me to try a lot of things I would have never thought of "on my own"... and the result of the real-life recreations ranged from "cool" to "meh" to "not especially enjoyable" to "why the fuck would anybody do this for fun?" Probably 90% of it ended up in the "I don't see the point, not doing again" or the "jesus christ that was awful" buckets.

It doesn't just skew men's ideas of what women enjoy -- it fucks with women's ideas of what they are supposed to enjoy.

I am only a one person sample but that was my experience.

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So... y'know that study claiming that porn actresses have high self esteem? [View all] redqueen Sep 2013 OP

Unfortunately AIM went bankrupt after the LAST HIV Snafu ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #1

Nor do the academic "experts" being paid to crank out the industry's ersatz studies. redqueen Sep 2013 #2

Oh, Redqueen, don't you know? They're all just the girl next door, working her way through college! Squinch Sep 2013 #3

It's fucking heartbreaking hearing how conflicted women like Jenna Jameson and this woman are... redqueen Sep 2013 #4

As always, yes. Follow the money. But I don't believe for a second that most of the men Squinch Sep 2013 #7

you are spot on. i am gonna post something tomorrow. i have read enough to know the reality of the seabeyond Sep 2013 #8

I didn't have to get past the subject line to know it was bullshit BainsBane Sep 2013 #5

absolutely. half way conscious as a human being, it was easy enough to figure out. seabeyond Sep 2013 #9

The evolution of porn has been really horrific. Gonzo porn has become the norm... Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #6

absolutely. i was listening to jensen and it was long. had to break at 43 minutes. so disgusted. seabeyond Sep 2013 #10

I considered writing a thesis on violent internet pornography... Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #11

i am so fuckin sex positive, it is, well my reality. what this shit is, is absolutely sex negative. seabeyond Sep 2013 #12

I remember reading somewhere that the majority of people are more turned on... Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #13

Porn is NOT sex positive ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #14

Porn is anti-sex by definition duffyduff Sep 2013 #16

It really is some shockingly sick stuff. PotatoChip Sep 2013 #17

I think this woman sounds like a realist. intheflow Sep 2013 #15

I have viewed a lot of porn in the past. MadrasT Sep 2013 #18