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W. Michael Johnson's avatar

That guy was right: Most of the time people don't want things pushed up the wazoo. Even people who enjoy it once in a while. I would put the figure much higher than 3%, but still. What bothers me more than misinformation in porn (no, they're not hoping a stranger will come by and "give them a cream pie") is the spectacularly misogynist manner in which the industry's leaders have chosen to frame it. Descriptions of the women are almost never words like "woman," "lover" or "girl": They are "sluts" and "whores," and they don't even fuck. They are "bred." This is Nazi shit.

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Ashley Kelsch's avatar

I agree with you and the guy from this post; the porn industry has painted human sexuality and pleasure -especially as it pertains to women - in violence, misogyny and degradation. Thankfully there is ethical porn for those who enjoy watching it from the female lens. I'm reminded of a post I wrote called 'An Amateur' about my personal experience of porn. Maybe one of these days I'll pull it out from behind the paywall!

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Liza Debevec's avatar

Great article.

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Ashley Kelsch's avatar

I'm so glad you enjoyed it Liza!!! It's a favorite of mine :)

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david roberts's avatar

Very funny.

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Ashley Kelsch's avatar

Thank you David!

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Suzanne Noble's avatar

I love this. I have also found that mentioning that I write about sex/dating is an open invitation for men to start a conversation that often begins, "Can I ask you something?" as if a) I have suddenly turned into their free therapist and b) that I have nothing better to do than listen to them. Often, however, these conversations turn into a great article, such as this, so thank you for sharing.

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Ashley Kelsch's avatar

Thank you for reading Suzanne!! And yes, I guess it comes with the territory ;)

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Suzanne McFayden's avatar

Laugh out loud funny while all very true

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Ashley Kelsch's avatar

Thank you Suzanne!!! This means A LOT coming from you 🥰🥰🥰

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