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Women's Pornography
[edit]Blurring erotica
[edit]The main intent of female-made erotica is to gear sexual fantasy towards women. [1] Because of the feminist role in this, the erotica also tends to encompass various sexualities and identities such as bisexuals, transgender, and queer characters. [1] Specifically in the 1980s this started to make an appearance among erotic literature. [1] Some writers such as Patrick Califia have been known to write about gay men and women having sex in their novels. [1] This incorporates a whole new level of erotica by having gay men have sex with gay women. [1] The author argues that this is indeed still gay sex because both parties identify as gay. [1] BDSM behavior also gets brought up in erotic literature, with the intent to surface both knowledge of the topic as well as significant cultural references. [1] In Patrick Califia’s novel “The Surprise Party” the author sets up a story of a lesbian being arrested and sexually tortured by three police men that are also in fact gay. [1] The author brings light to the historical reality of police brutality towards gays, specifically butches, throughout history. [1] This combines both erotica and history. [1] The scene also includes a level of brutality mixed with sexual desire and fetishism. [1] This story line also perpetuates stereotypical male-female roles in the sense that the men play the cops inflicting power and control, while the female character is the submissive one being taken advantage of. [1] The reality is that the gay cops are supposed to be attacking the lesbian in a homophobic manner, when in reality those characters are gay as well. [1]
Lana519 (talk) 10:00, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
Lesbianism in erotica
[edit]Feminist views
[edit]A lot of queer erotic literature has been showing up over the past few decades, written by women and usually for women. [1] There is a large sub-category of this erotica that involves various queer relationships while also including bisexuality and transgender characters into the writing. [1] By introducing various other identities and sexualities, it opens up the erotica world to more gender-fluidity and acceptance of other queer or non-heteronormative sexualities. [1]
Lana519 (talk) 10:18, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
Pornography
[edit]Feminist objections
[edit]In contrast to these objections, some scholars argue that the lesbian feminist movement in the 1980s was good for women in the porn industry. [1] As more women entered the developmental side of the industry, this allowed women to gear porn more towards women because they knew what women wanted, both for actresses and the audience. [1] This is believed to be a good thing because for such a long time, the porn industry has been directed by men for men. [1] This also sparked the arrival of making lesbian porn for lesbians instead of men. [1]
Lana519 (talk) 17:24, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
Economics
[edit]As of 2014 the porn industry was believed to bring in more than $13 billion dollars on a yearly basis, just in the United States. [2] The porn industry alone brings in more revenue than the combined industries: Netflix, Google, eBay, Yahoo, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple. [2]
Lana519 (talk) 17:27, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
Effects
[edit]Another study was done that examined the ways in which consistent porn use affects antecedents such as gender roles and levels of attachment among straight men in their romantic relationships. [2] The study went on to link this to lower sexual satisfaction as well as a deterioration in the quality of the relationship. [2] The point of pornographic content is to stimulate sexual desire which as a result presents potential problems among couples. [2] By porn affecting one’s gender roles, this enables problems that affect the viewers psychologically, their views of their own sexuality, how others view their sexuality, and can cause self-inflicted or outward violence. [2]
An antecedent found to be affected by porn use by men was emotional attachment as well as attachment style in relationships, which can lead to physical and emotional issues among couples. [2] The men in this study tended to avoid intimacy with their partner, which then led to even more porn use. [2] This was also linked to heightened anxiety in the relationship. [2] Men with lower anxiety tend to have a more stable level of attachment, whereas those that are unstable are either overly or not at all attached. [2] Men that display less attachment and more avoidance also showed higher instances of casual sex and more frequent viewings of porn. [2] This also meant that these men tended to avoid romantic or serious relationships and the relationships they did engage in did not last long. [2]
The consequences of higher porn use by men in relationships showed a lower quality in their relationships and reduced satisfaction sexually, including displeasure with a partner’s appearance, the act of sex, and intimacy. [2] This then led to emotional feelings of shame and sometimes resentment. [2]
Lana519 (talk) 17:29, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Ziv, Amalia (2014). "Girl meets boy: Cross-gender queer and the promise of pornography". Sexualities. 17: 885–905.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Szymanski, Dawn; Stewart-Richardson, Destin (2014). "Psychological, Relational, and Sexual Correlates of Pornography Use on Young Adult Heterosexual Men in Romantic Relationships". The Journal of Men’s Studies. 22: 64–82.