It is time we recognised pornography as part of popular culture. Millions of people watch the content the porn industry produces. And make no mistake, it produces a lot of content.
According to prominent…
Taboos in porn can be shocking, but they can also be very revealing about our sexual apetites.
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Fat people having sex, ugly people having sex, old people having sex. All too readily our culture cringes, shudders, if not gags at the thought. After all, if film and television have taught us anything…
Our debates about porn are stuck in the past.
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It seems Australians aren’t ready for a real debate on porn and sex. Yet.
The Australian reported last month that Telstra was offering “soft-core pornography” with titles like “Dirty Housewife and Hot…
Creators of a new "red light" suffix hope to put porn in its proper place.
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This month’s launch of the .xxx internet domain, a new section of the internet dedicated to pornography and erotica, is getting people hot and bothered.
The global body coordinating internet addresses…
By Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology
In 2002 I published a book called Striptease Culture, which argued that the proliferation of pornography in the public domain and the “pornographication of mainstream culture” accompanying it were positively…
Porn allows us to explore desire safely and anonymously.
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Pornography is hardly an under-theorised medium.
For decades, radical feminists have decried its imagery as an instruction manual for rape. As women being objectified, humiliated, tortured. As men receiving…
Stars like Jiz Lee and Dallas Fivestar are redefining porn for feminists.
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I was recently approached by a young journalist, who asked for my comments on the Feminist Porn Awards.
In the course of the interview, she asked if I thought feminists should watch porn. I replied that…
Matter of fact, I got it now… porn is more accessible than ever.
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There are several myths regarding what constitutes “porn addiction”.
Some argue that, like alcohol problems, porn addiction is a disease. Once trapped, the consumer of porn will hit rock bottom with no…
