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Women's Pornography
editBlurring erotica
editThe 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]
Lesbianism in erotica
editFeminist views
editA 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]
Pornography
editFeminist objections
editIn 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]
Economics
editAs 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]
Effects
editAnother 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.