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This was a great article to read , succinct and factual. The history of porn is quite a beautiful one , but it's no longer the beautiful erotic frescos on the wall that we're once respected. Most porn is fun, let's be honest, a safe way to explore fantasies. It's great to see so many people exploring with others through what's now become known as ' ethical ' porn sites like Make love not Porn. One has to wonder where the line is drawn though, consensual BDSM should be respected and its time it was accepted women too enjoy porn and BDSM , sites like KINK.com are absolutely fabulous - but having certain topics like ' violent teen gang bang' ( and I dont mean the consensual daddy/ little dynamic ) top of search lists is somewhat concerning, especially where some of these videos do indeed have under 18s - filmed in certain locations where 16 is legal for porrnography, and yet it's ready to easily search on the most accessible sites like pornhub or Xvideos. Replacing partnered sex with porn seems to be something I've come across more and more especially when I had clients ( counselling) previous to taking time off to focus on research. It seems it can sometimes serve as a buffer between partnered sex and sex anxiety- the porn provides some sort of sensuality and release while avoiding the genuine anxiety that some people have more and more nowadays with sex - stemming from shame and mixed messages about the incredible practice that sex can be- especially in countries with a heavy influence from the church . Of course there's the concepts of ' body perfection ' in porn, but again if it was accepted and spoken about more it would be more well known that there is so much make up, lighting, scripting, body tab airbrushing etc , it really ( usually) is a movie. Imagine how much safer it would all be and how much less it may cause relationship rifts if it was explained openly in sex Ed just like how to use a condom. Hopefully we can wade through it all and somewhere somehow find the lines, blurry as they can sometimes seem , focus on transparancy, Safety ( legalities ) and have porn viewed once again as the fun fantasy game it usually is and should be ! Unless it is causing genuine pain in someone's life ie; fuelling relationship upset , causing issues in one's social life or of course the more illegal aspects that have unfortunately never disappeared and need to be looked at in a fresh and more realistic light so that those who need protecting can be protected, then really at the end of the day its just a movie with actors and scripts ( just a pretty kinky one that you rarely have to watch until the end) .

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Nov 6, 2022Liked by Joe Duncan

Deflection and Shaming are the artful weapons of those without hope, love and "sex" in their lives. If they were busy calling out "oh god" in their bedrooms and praying and working, they literally would not have any time for this "shit" propaganda and projection.

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