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.

Comments

[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)