Rogueish

The truth about the porn industry | Life and style | The Guardian

07/03/10

Images have now become so extreme that acts that were almost non-existent a decade ago have become commonplace…. vaginal, oral and anal penetration by three or more men at the same time; double anal; double vaginal; a female gagging from having a penis thrust into her throat; and ejaculation in a woman’s face, eyes and mouth.

A couple of responses suggest themselves. To what extent are these really “commonplace,” except to the extent that the internet has allowed enthusiasts in all areas to connect with others with the same interests? And what, actually, is wrong with double penetration anyway?

These both miss the more important point, though, which is that this complaint doesn’t make sense from the point of view of feminist anti-pornography theory. The point of the theory is that pornography per se is the eroticization of images of the subordination of women, and from the point of view of this theory triple penetration and gagging is not “more extreme” than the most vanilla missionary-position pornography.

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