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

[hlglne.livejournal.com]

If you look at feminist art, it's sexual as all get out. I do not see why the bloggers of whom you speak are so ignorant of this fact. One very famous name-- Judy Chicago. Cunts all over.

If we're talking lit, Anais Nin. Gertrude Stein. Erica Jong. Rubyfruit Jungle. These bloggers know not whereof they speak if they omit the sex scenes from their Virginia Woolf. Fucking is too good for them-- shun 'em.

Those of us who start with the sex end and work towards the literate poesy end still have beauty as our lodestone.

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

In the words of George Carlin: unfuck 'em

I don't worry about literate poesy. I had enough of that backn in college getting an English degree. I just want my story out in appropriate language and tone.