On liberation
“Once porn and real human sexuality
were distinguishable. Not even porn's biggest advocates would suggest
a porn flick depicted reality, that women were gagging for sex 24/7 and
would drop their clothes and submit to rough, anonymous sex at the slightest
invitation. But as porn has seeped into mainstream culture, the line has
blurred. To speak to men's magazine editors, it is clear they believe
that somehow in recent years, porn has come true. The sexually liberated
modern woman turns out to resemble - what do you know! - the pneumatic,
take-me-now-big-boy fuck-puppet of male fantasy after all.”
-Janice
Turner, in The Guardian UK
The images that we reenact over and over again have absolutely nothing
to do with our personal sexuality. I would say that what's shown is basically
-- it's not revolutionary, it’s not different, it’s the same
old, same old, it’s women in uncomfortable positions pretending
they feel good, and what's revolutionary about that? What's liberating
about that?
- Porn actress Sarah-Katherine, interviewed by Chyng Sun
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