Rec | CANDID CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY

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candid conversations about pornography

been pretty interested in sex/porn/eroticism for a long time but still felt a lot of shame about talking about it even in a more “cerebral” but i recently read porn: an oral history by polly barton which is a series of interviews she had with people about their relationships with porn and i found them very enlightening. since i’ve made a conscious effort to have those kinds of conversations with my friends. i promise that if you take it kind of seriously and come into it with genuine intention it will literally change your life. porn is pretty taboo but omnipresent so people have a lot of unexpressed thoughts about it so having these conversations is a really good outlet and usually brings up a bunch of interesting bits.

Sep 2, 2024

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This has been sitting on my to-read pile for a while and this is exactly my niche interest.

Sep 3, 2024

I was just thinking about how porn/nudity/sex is so taboo to show on tv but mass murder, gun-violence, war, etc. is so normalized and accepted. Pretty weird if you think about it for more than a minute or two.

Sep 2, 2024

what’s the most interesting thing you’ve come across or the one that’s stuck with you the most?

Sep 2, 2024

tiff I send this questions! Commenting to be notified

Sep 2, 2024

tiff honestly it’s been the more benign interactions with porn that strike me the most. the novelty of hearing about niche kink and fetishes wear off after the second conversation, but hearing about porn people see not when they’re trying to get off is also the most interesting. a friend of mine talked about looking for conjoined twin porn after he saw a documentary and sincerely did not want to jack off, but was just curious about it. i’ve also been shocked at the number of women (including myself) who as teenage girls would watch porn but not masturbate, just sort of eyes glazing curiosity (?) idk i always felt that that was a more random experience i had and it was kind of interesting to know i wasn’t alone. i will say that the more striking thing is how mundane most of the conversations are, like after the initial awkwardness hump many of these conversations are relatively normal. there are less freaks then you think …

Sep 2, 2024

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