Deep thinky thots on porn and such

[valarltd]

I was reading some feminist blogs before lunch. They are universal of their condemnation of pornography as a male-dominated commodification of women.

Which leaves me wondering about my own second job.

I am a woman, writing erotica (porn with better lighting and production values) for other women, being published by a female-run small press.

Aside from the fictional characters and one male editor, I'm not sure how men or the patriarchy comes into this at all. It all feels very lesbianic, especially when I'm writing f/f. I'm writing women making love to women, in order to please and arouse other women who will pay me, through the agency of a female company.

Yet, I'm told lesbians have no sexual agency under patriarchy.

Now I'm all conflicted and confused. I think I'll go be an agent of either compliance or subversion and go write another pegging scene.

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[carenejeans.livejournal.com]

Sigh.

A lot of feminism, it seems, is still stuck in the Century of the Fruitbat.

Hey, I spent a lot of the weekend perusing books on the Female Gaze that didn't include looking at men, papers on pornography that didn't even get close to the question of what women might like to see in the way of male bodies, and hip porn guides that advise women who want to look at beautiful male bodies to look for gay porn -- and that last included an actual women's porn company. That, you know, makes porn films for women.

I think I'll go be an agent of either compliance or subversion and go write another pegging scene.

It's all you can do! 8-)

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

Given the general troglodytishness of the men in straight porn, I second the gay porn suggestion.

I'm sorry, small, lumpish hairy tripods who missed out on the grooming lectures? Not my idea of sexy.

[dragovianknight.livejournal.com]

And they always have dreadful tan lines and flabby, pasty white asses. Eww.

[carenejeans.livejournal.com]

Given the general troglodytishness of the men in straight porn, I second the gay porn suggestion.

Well, sure, but -- porn FOR women ought to be working hard to get rid of that... unsightly problem, yes? If not, what good is it?? Chee...

Here's a nice ass. Kind of a dumb story, but nice ass. 8-) (Peter Wingfield, in an ep of Bliss)