Dr. Jason Winters
Registered Psychologist
Sex Therapist
Pornography
Pornography may be sexy but it's somewhat lacking in the authenticity department. TheSite.org busts the most common porn myths to help you distinguish between fantasy and reality. For more advice on the world of porn, head over to TheSite: http://www.thesite.org/sexandrelationships/havingsex/performanceproblems/pornproblems
Wendy McElroy is a self-described individualist feminist and individualist anarchist (her website is here). She's the authour of XXX: A Woman's Right to Pornography. In an article published online, she analytically works her way through the various feminist approaches to pornography. Here are some excerpts:
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The assumed degradation is often linked to the 'objectification' of women: that is, porn converts them into sexual objects. What does this mean? If taken literally, it means nothing because objects don't have sexuality; only beings do. But to say that porn portrays women as 'sexual beings' makes for poor rhetoric. Usually, the term 'sex objects' means showing women as 'body parts', reducing them to physical objects. What is wrong with this? Women are as much their bodies as they are their minds or souls. No one gets upset if you present women as 'brains' or as 'spiritual beings'. If I concentrated on a woman's sense of humor to the exclusion of her other characteristics, is this degrading? Why is it degrading to focus on her sexuality?
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Although women in pornography appear to be willing, anti-porn feminists know that no psychologically healthy woman would agree to the degradation of pornography. Therefore, if agreement seems to be present, it is because the women have 'fallen in love with their own oppression' and must be rescued from themselves.
A common emotional theme in the porn actresses I have interviewed is a love of exhibitionism. Yet if such a woman declares her enjoyment in flaunting her body, anti-porn feminists claim she is not merely a unique human being who reacts from a different background or personality. She is psychologically damaged and no longer responsible for her actions. In essence, this is a denial of a woman's right to choose anything outside the narrow corridor of choices offered by political/sexual correctness. The right to choose hinges on the right to make a 'wrong' choice, just as freedom of religion entails the right to be an atheist. After all, no one will prevent a woman from doing what they think she should do.
Read the rest here.
From a Pop My Cherry Review interview with porn star Dylan Ryan:
[Introduction]
Dylan Ryan, in my humble opinion, is one of the sexiest and smartest women in porn today. I’m a big fan of hers not only because I can always count on her for a hot scene, but also because she has a brain and views the work she does as revolutionary. And it really is revolutionary. It was an honor getting to interview her and I hope you enjoy her answers to my questions as much as I do.
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GJ: How do you define ethical pornography?
DR: I have really struggled with how to answer this question, primarily because ethics is defined as a set of moral rules or standards of conduct held up or reinforced by a community. In the case of pornography, I feel that most people would argue that porn, by it’s very nature is unethical as it does not subscribe to any standards of it’s own convention and instead subverts the traditional and widely held morals of western society. So where to go from there? I think at that point in my thought process, my definition of ethical porn becomes very personal and based on my morals and values. So to answer it from that place, my values and my personal ethics are around fair treatment and individual agency. I think that ethical porn is porn where all the people involved are there and operating of their own volition, free from coercion or force. To go a step further, I think that ethical porn, or should I say, “successful” ethical porn is porn that ventures to show that and make it known that everyone involved is not only acting on personal agency but actually wants to be there. I find it refreshing when the scene I am watching operates in a way where the performers’s desire comes across, their interest, their enjoyment about what they are doing. I think that a major tenant of foundational ethics is the concept of force, that something is “unethical” if it is being done to someone against their will, being done without their consent and consideration. Though this is a somewhat narrow perspective on what ethical porn could be, I will concentrate my thoughts there… that ethical porn is that where the performers want to be performing and are enjoying performing.
The rest of the interview can be found here.
Brought to you by Violet Blue, at Our Porn, Ourselves (an excellent resource for the goods on porn, and the anti-porn movement). [click bolded text to follow links]
About Porn Harms
Everyone has concerns about pornography. Many of us are told that there are very serious and scary problems, and consequences, associated with watching and enjoying porn.
Some of us will look at one pornographic video and see something offensive, and never want to watch porn again. It’s true that everyone has concerns, and there is something out there to offend everyone.
But most women don’t know that their concerns can help them find accurate answers about what they’ve seen, and find explicit visual stimulation that does not compromise their ethics or morals. The viewing choices in porn are many.
If you don’t know anything about modern pornography, are feeling unsure, or are feeling morally at odds with an aspect of sex, pornography can bring up powerful feelings.
Pornography is about something very personal and intimate to the viewer, so it can touch on issues that can be intense. Especially for us women. Unfortunately, our ability to understand our feelings and understanding of pornography is often clouded by misinformation from pundits who suggest that academic research is being cited — where instead it is anecdotal “research” (not peer-reviewed), and from questionably funded sources.
Much like old myths (that people accepted as fact) that masturbation caused blindness and that women did not have the physical capacity to enjoy sex, a few modern myths exist about pornography:
* Porn Makes Men Into Rapists, Makes Men Sexually Aggressive, and Turns Men Into Child Molesters
* Porn Is For The Emotionally Stunted
* Porn Is Desensitizing: Porn Makes You Numb
Be Concerned, Be Smart
The truth is, most porn from mainstream sources isn’t made with quality, thoughtfulness, sexual intelligence, or love. But many smart, educated and tech-savvy people are changing that, and it’s toppling the porn industry dynamics — and its economics. It is the sexual “omnivore’s dilemma.” If our porn concerns us, we must buy it from people who are ethical. And so we are.
It’s up to us to confront our concerns and find out if there’s any truth to them. We need facts to save us from any actual harm — or the myths will become harmful.
We must understand what people are saying when they claim porn harms and encourage real talk about degradation, violence against women, and porn addiction.
Shaming people for having sexual interest and women who watch porn will not help anyone. It’s not that you have desire, it’s what you do with it.
And a PSA to go along with the article:
My new book tells you how to not get hacked: http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Girls-Guide-Privacy-ebook/dp/B00JBV3C6S In this episode of Open Source Sex, we talk about women, porn and anti-porn feminists. Hosted by Violet Blue ( Facebook: http://vbly.us/blue ). We're tired of people lying about porn to keep women from exploring their sexuality. Read our manifesto.
From her blog:
Pornography is entertainment. Pornography is a business. Pornography is not a substitute for sexual education. The scenarios in porn plots are not a guide to dating or picking up partners for casual sex.
I always figured that anyone old enough to be legally viewing pornography would be able to comprehend the difference between entertainment and real life. I forget that we don’t all understand that a movie like Forrest Gump is not the same as a History Channel documentary on the Vietnam War. I also forget that we don’t all understand that a History Channel documentary on the Vietnam War may not be entirely accurate. I forget that even though pornography is made to be entertaining and portray fantasies, there is a large void in practical sexual education that people sometimes attempt to fill with porn.
I want to believe that people use critical thinking skills. I want to believe that people see Brazzers/Manwin’s Get Rubber campaign and the safer sex/condom use speech at the beginning of Vivid’s DVDs. I want to believe that people watch the pre and post scene interviews included in Kink.com’s videos. I really want to believe that people don’t need to see these disclaimers and interviews to understand that what they are watching is done by tested, consenting professionals. Apparently, though, this comprehension is not always the case.
As adult performers, our job is to show up with a clean STI test and act/perform in an adult production to the director’s satisfaction. It isn’t our responsibility to take on the task of educating people about sexual technique or safer sex practices. Our job description does not include worrying about the people who can’t differentiate between what they see on a screen and what is acceptable behavior in real life, the same as it isn’t Bruce Willis’s job to go around reminding people that action movies are super cool but shooting actual people with real guns isn’t, or that calling 911 is a much better tactic than shooting someone full of adrenaline in the event of a heroin overdose. But some of us do…
There are adult performers and sex workers who talk about these things: When Nina Hartley recounts a recreational sexual encounter on her blog, she regularly mentions the use of condoms and gloves. Sometimes she mentions less standard practices, such as having a specific pair of boots for BDSM that don’t touch the ground outside so that they can be licked without concern for what they’ve walked through.Danny Wylde writes frankly about his experiences in sex work and openly discusses his thoughts and emotions. There are countless others who do frank interviews or keep blogs discussing topics relating to sex work, the adult industry, and sex-for-work vs. sex in personal lives. If someone actually wants to know about porn, there’s a wealth of information online from a variety of perspectives.
We just don’t get nearly the amount of traffic or visibility that a major news outlet gets. Our voices need to be louder, because we are talking.
This story makes me feel very grateful to teach where I teach.
From the College Fix:
College Offers Course Devoted Entirely To Pornography
A relatively new Pasadena City College class called “Navigating Pornography” – devoted to giving students a venue to study and discuss a touchy topic in an academic setting, according to its professor – has already prompted praise and concern.
First offered last spring, the class is a for-credit elective open to all students and does not require any prerequisites. In just one year, it’s come under national scrutiny after its instructor, Professor Hugo Schwyzer, invited a porn star to speak to its students.
But Schwyzer defended Navigating Pornography in an interview with The College Fix, calling the subject matter legitimate.
“(The course) focuses on giving students tools to understand pornography as a historical and contemporary phenomenon,” Schwyzer told The College Fix. “Students today live in a porn-saturated culture and very rarely get a chance to learn about it in a safe, non-judgmental, intellectually thoughtful way.”
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He said he hopes students come out of the course with a better personal understanding of some of the seminal issues of pornography, such as: “why we love porn … why some people are deeply troubled by it … and how both to make decisions about porn in their own lives and how to have conversations about porn with others.”
Response to the course in the Pasadena community has been “excellent” in most respects, “save from some in the administration and the community,” according to Schwyzer.
“Students welcome it,” he adds.
Yet in an interview with The College Fix, a colleague of Schwyzer’s who teaches at the same community college called the course “absolutely appalling.” He asked not to be named, citing tension at the campus over the course, which recently prompted a wave of national controversy over its guest speakers: porn stars.
Read the rest here.
From Jezebel:
Porn Performers Agree: The Porn Industry Is Racist
Much like the modeling industry, the porn industry deals with surface, exteriors, looks, bodies. And, as it turns out, like modeling, porn is full of racial inequities.
In March, porn star Aurora Snow told the Daily Beast that "on-camera race relations are a complicated topic" in porn's "fantasyland." The myth is that white women who don't have sex with black men on camera earn more. Snow, who is white, was asked, point blank when she got into the business, whether or not she "did interracial." But some agencies only have a small group of performers willing to do interracial.
And as Keli Goff writes for The Root:
In an age in which multiracial families are among the fastest growing in the nation, it is hard to fathom that there is a national industry, $10 billion strong, in which interracial couplings are considered career suicide. It seems that the historical taboo of black men sleeping with white women is one sexual hang-up that even the porn industry is unwilling to get over.
But! Scenes between white men and black women? Very popular. It's just black men that are somehow considered taboo. (Thai porn star Keni Styles once said that women who have worked with him will tell him they don't do interracial; they don't see working with him as interracial sex — that means black guys.)
Goff reports:
Mark Potok, a senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, is not particularly surprised that there are those who still frown on sex between black men and white women, telling The Root, "Racism has so much to do with sex, and always has. The first era [Ku Klux] Klan was absolutely obsessed with fear of white women being violated by black men."
When asked about the popularity of other interracial pairings in porn, Potok replied, "It is remarkable how attractive to certain people what looks forbidden is. It is mind-blowing how often we discover the Klan leader with the black transvestite or the neo-Nazi leader with the black girlfriend. It happens very frequently."
Goff interviews black porn performer Misty Stone, who reveals that black women in porn are consistently paid substantially less than white women, no matter the project. And while a white performer can get away with refusing to work with black men, Stone says that as a black woman, "it would not go over well" if she refused to work with a white man.
Goff also talks to Lexington Steele. A former stockbroker, he's one of the most successful black guys in the porn industry — partly because he founded his own company. He tells Goff:
"Quite honestly, adult media is the only major business that allows for the practice of exclusion based upon race."
Sounds like something that's been said about modeling. It's hard not to compare the two, since they're both about fantasies, deal with physical performance, and the participants stand to earn a lot of money. And as long as the folks running both industries have a narrow view of what's desirable, the problem will persist.
Is the Porn Industry Racist? [The Root] Interracial Sex Still Taboo for Many Porn Stars [Daily Beast]
This past weekend was the annual Feminist Porn Awards in Toronto, put on by Good For Her. It's considered the premiere awards show for the feminist porn movement. From the awards show homepage:
Now the longest running celebration of erotica focused on women and marginalized people, The Good For Her Feminist Porn Awards have been celebrating feminist smut for eight sexy years.
**Visit the official website for the Eighth Annual Good For Her Feminist Porn Awards HERE**
But wait, what is feminism doing getting into bed with porn? At Good For Her, we are feminists and we sell and rent porn. In 2006 we decided that it’s not enough to criticize adult films for not adequately representing the diversity of women’s, trans folk's- and in many cases, men’s - sexuality. So we decided to do something about it. As porn star and performance artist Annie Sprinkle famously said, "The answer to bad porn isn't no porn…it’s to try and make better porn!" Good For Her couldn't agree more. We acknowledge that what one person finds "bad porn", another may enjoy. We also believe that erotic fantasy is powerful, and that those who do not identify with the mainstream offerings deserve to put their dreams and desires on film, too. As feminists and sex-positive people, we want to showcase and honour those who are creating erotic media with a feminist sensibility that differs from what porn typically offers.
Good For Her wants porn to be held to a high standard. We all deserve to see artistic expressions that celebrate the diversity of who we are in all our glory, and artists deserve to have their work recognized. For these reasons, and many more, we are honoured to be the presenter and founders of the Annual Good For Her Feminist Porn Awards.
Read the rest of info here.
And the winners for 2013:
Sexiest ShortBiodildo Christian Slaughter
Sexiest ShortKrutch Clark Matthews
Steamiest Straight MovieFriends With Benefits Paul Thomas
Sexiest Star FeatureApril Flores World Carlos Batts
Most Sensual Softcore MovieThe Pleasure Professionals Justine Mii
Smutty Schoolteacher Award for Sex EducationThe Expert Guide to Pegging: Strap-on Anal Sex for Couples Tristan Taormino
Golden Beaver Award for Canadian ContentBecause I Want You To Watch The Madame
Hottest Dyke FilmLesbian Curves Courtney Trouble
2013 Trailblazer Nan Kinney
2013 Indie Porn Icon Julie Simone
Most Tantalizing Trans FilmBilly Castro's Naughty Squirters Billy Castro
Hottest Kink Movie50 Shades of Dylan Ryan Madison Young
Hottest VignetteA Taste of Joy Petra Joy
Steamiest Romantic MovieForbidden Lovers Nica Noelle
Heartthrob Of The Year Christian
Heartthrob Of The Year Jiz Lee
Movie Of The YearInfidelité Ovidie
2013 Honoured Websites (NSFW!)ftmfucker.comWolfHudsonIsBad.comPornographicLove.com
2013 Honourable MentionsConnections: Real Couples, Joyful Sex Ms. Naughty
Amber Gala Vanting, Frank Ly
Consent: Society Lynsey G.
The New York Times recently held a debate on pornography. They put together a panel of people with differing viewpoints who are well-respected in their respective areas of expertise. Here are the debaters:
I realize that time is a very limited resource for most of you, but the essays are mostly short and to the point. Keep in mind that they are not all based on research; the essays are mostly opinion pieces. But, they are worth reading, at the very least, to get an understanding of the various viewpoints people have.
To read the essays, click here.
In class, we discussed several of the myths about women who perform in porn. The following traits, among many others, have all been used to describe female porn performers:
No research had directly examined these assertions until now.
The abstract from a new study of mainstream pornography actresses in Southern California, published in the Journal of Sex Research :
Pornography Actresses: An Assessment of the Damaged Goods Hypothesis.
The damaged goods hypothesis posits that female performers in the adult entertainment industry have higher rates of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), psychological problems, and drug use compared to the typical woman. The present study compared the self-reports of 177 porn actresses to a sample of women matched on age, ethnicity, and marital status. Comparisons were conducted on sexual behaviors and attitudes, self-esteem, quality of life, and drug use. Porn actresses were more likely to identify as bisexual, first had sex at an earlier age, had more sexual partners, were more concerned about contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD), and enjoyed sex more than the matched sample, although there were no differences in incidence of CSA. In terms of psychological characteristics, porn actresses had higher levels of self-esteem, positive feelings, social support, sexual satisfaction, and spirituality compared to the matched group. Last, female performers were more likely to have ever used 10 different types of drugs compared to the comparison group. A discriminant function analysis was able to correctly classify 83% of the participants concerning whether they were a porn actress or member of the matched sample. These findings did not provide support for the damaged goods hypothesis.
To read the full study click here (this is only available to UBC students!).
Genki Genki is a style of erotic art/pornography that features women with various creatures, many from the ocean. At the forefront of the scene is a man named Daikichi Amano, who has been recognized worldwide for his work. His images and movies are like nothing you've ever seen before, really. He describes himself as both an artist and a pornographer. You can see samples of his work at his pay-for-access website: link here (extremely NSFW!). He also has an artist website featuring his other work: link here.
Below is a clip of some of his work:
Daikichi Amano
From Speigel Online:
Lowbrow in High Places: When Lederhosen Porn Was King
Four decades ago, the southern German state of Bavaria became the birthplace of a film genre like no other. The alpine meadows were rugged, the men wore lederhosen, the porn was soft -- and Germany was hooked.
"Close your eyes and ears," warns an off-screen voice, "because here comes a sex comedy that's all about bonking and banging." Then Bavarian character Sepp appears on screen. As he assumes a wide-legged stance in an Alpine pasture, a cow gazes awe-struck at the fly of his lederhosen. Thunderbolts shoot out of his tight leather shorts, bulging with excessive man-power.
A woman begins to sing a letter to her husband: "Dear Oscar, I'm doing well and am completely delighted because the mountains here are magnificent and there's a whole lot of f…ilming!" Another woman joins in: "One could really paint it, this Bavarian sky -- no, what I'm holding here in my hand is Sepp's p…aintbrush." Then the Bavarian's fly opens spontaneously and out comes a huge, red … heart bearing the movie's title: "Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhos'n," or "From Lederhosen with Love."
This smutty trailer, which advertised the upcoming premiere of the lederhosen film in German cinemas in March 1973, already made it unmistakably clear what theatergoers could expect: lusty peeping Bavarians tipping back from windows on ladders, jealous wives chasing their husbands with wooden spoons and, of course, hordes of pretty young women streaming into Bavaria from all over the world to be delighted by the region's potent men, wearing their traditional leather get-ups, of course.
Granted, critics panned the film. But Austrian film director Franz Marischka had still created a work of art that most filmmakers can only dream of. In addition to making what was an unbelievable hit in German cinemas, Marischka also founded an entire genre: the lederhosen film. For years to come, soft porn films shot in Alpine settings would be the thing in German theaters. It made Marischka a wealthy man but, in the end, his creation would become his curse.
Read the rest, and see the NSFW photo gallery, here.
Over at Jezebel, from an interview with Jessica Wakeman:
The argument that women who enjoy BDSM are "taught" they should be submissive in bed is insulting to me as a feminist: I'm not a little girl who needs other people to tell me what's best for me. I choose to trust the men I "play" with." I know what kind of pornography and erotica turns me on. I know what kind of touch turns me on. I know what kind of words and tone of voice turn me on. In fact, there's sort of a joke in BDSM that submissives are actually the dominant ones because they have ultimate control (like with a safe word). As far as spanking play goes, I've always been the ones telling men to do this to me, to do it harder, to do it softer, and when to stop. I guess you could argue that I've been brainwashed into being kinky, but that would be a reach.
The full interview can be found here.
I can't even begin to describe how much I love data like this (and like the data from Match.com posted earlier this week). Academic research is obviously the gold standard when it comes to the sciences, but data collected through websites that have millions of users is also highly informative, despite it's typical lack of scientific rigour.
PornMD is a worldwide porn search engine that searches content across many very popular porn websites (SpankWire, YouPorn, XTube, etc.). As you can probably imagine, millions of searches have been conducted through the site, and someone wise has been collecting all the data from those searches. PornMD recently released some of that data. They've tallied the most frequent searches by region (within the US and across the world), and created infographics to display their findings. Check them all out here.
Some of the more interesting findings:
From Instinct (and all over the web):
Study: Straight Guys Who Watch Porn Are More Likely To Support Same-Sex Marriage
Do straight men need to watch more porn? Sure, if you want them to support marriage equality, according to a new study published in the Communication Research Journal.
The study suggests that watching porn opens up the mind of men to be more accepting of "non traditional sexual situations" and therefore more accepting of the gay community.
“Our study suggests that the more heterosexual men, especially less educated heterosexual men, watch pornography, the more supportive they become of same-sex marriage,” said Indiana University Assistant Professor Paul Wright.
"Pornography adopts an individualistic, nonjudgmental stance on all kinds of nontraditional sexual behaviors and same-sex marriage attitudes are strongly linked to attitudes about same-sex sex," he added. “If people think individuals should be able to decide for themselves whether to have same-sex sex, they will also think that individuals should be able to decide for themselves whether to get married to a partner of the same-sex.”
"Since a portion of individuals’ sexual attitudes come from the media they consume, it makes sense that pornography viewers would have more positive attitudes towards same-sex marriage.”
Subscribe to The Onion on YouTube: http://bit.ly/xzrBUA Viewers who have never seen nor heard of the concept of pornography provided a massive ratings bump for this year's lingerie fashion show. Like The Onion on Facebook: http://www.fb.com/theonion Follow The Onion on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/theonion
For those that don't know already know, The Onion is a satirical news site.
From the Daily Caller, via Violet Blue:
Report: 1.2 million years of porn watched on two sites
Recent statics published by adult search engine PornWatchers.com revealed that Internet porn viewers have watched an astounding 1.2 million years worth of porn on two sites alone.
The search engine calculated that since their inception, the two sites — YouPorn and xHamster — have amassed 1.2 million years of viewing time. YouPorn launched in August 2006, and xHamster was registered in April 2007.
“While those two adult websites logged an amazing amount of adult viewing time, there are literally thousands of other adult tube websites that likely skyrocket that number,” Inquistr.com reported on Wednesday.
By comparison, the oldest European human fossil is confirmed by scientists to be 1.2 million years old.
Around that same time on Earth, scientists from the University of Utah calculated in 2010 that there were probably only around 18,500 humans capable of breeding, making mankind a then-endangered species.
Letters from Men Who Watch Pornography is one of Susannah Breslin's Letters projects. She describes it as "an independent online project featuring letters from men about the reasons why they watch pornography."
A sample from one of the letters:
I'm not particularly ugly, nor am I unintelligent or dull, but I've always been kind of socially awkward. I've always felt like I wasn't wanted, like some kind of intruder in social situations, and I could never make any kind of honest meaningful connection with women. The girl I lost my virginity to didn't even enjoy sex, she just lay there, and kind of complained about it after. There were several other disappointing encounters, and at some point I think I subconsciously decided that it was better to be alone than to be disappointed all the time. Pornography was my last refuge I guess; I can get the sexual urges out of my system with a minimum of time and money and effort and go back to being a good little zombie at my job. In porn I like seeing women who are enjoying themselves, it doesn't even matter how attractive they are, as long as they can portray an honest appearance of true sexual joy on screen, and I can pretend that I am there with them and they enjoy my company.
I always just wanted to be loved, and yet I could never break through the wall of mistrust surrounding me. Porn at least gives me a semi-satisfying illusion.
The rest his letter, and many others, here.
From a very old journal article:
From The Guardian:
Can sex films empower women?
Former home secretary Jacqui Smith this reopened the debate about the impact of the sex industry on society with her BBC Radio 5 documentary about pornography. Here, Gail Dines, professor of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College in Boston, and author of Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality, and Anna Arrowsmith, a former Liberal Democrat candidate who makes pornographic films under the name Anna Span, discuss the issues. Emine Saner listens in.
Gail Dines: I'm concerned about what it means to live in a society that is overwhelmed by images created by predatory capitalists whose job is to maximise profits. Pornography is the commodification of sexuality and the product is plasticised and lacks any individuality. My feeling is that you're talking from a more personal perspective, and there are certainly ways in which some women can make pornography work for them. My issue is beyond you and me, and into a more political analysis of what it means to live in a society where women are systematically discriminated against, and then have a juggernaut called pornography shaping the way men think about us – the same men who go on to make laws and policy that impact on the lives of women.
Anna Arrowsmith: I used to be anti-pornography until I realised my anger was jealousy – I was envious of men having their sexuality catered for. I realised the best thing I could do was to work towards women learning their own sexual identity. I'm not just coming from a personal experience – I've been chair of the adult industry trade association in the UK. We don't get well represented in the media, we're a soft target, using moral panics to say we're the devil, and that if you just get rid of pornography, amazingly women will get full equality.
Read the rest of the excellent debate here.