
Now, I don’t have an issue with porn itself, I often masturbate whilst watching porn (it makes me come quicker), and it’s allowed me to explore some of my sexual fantasies and learn more about what turns me on, and what doesn’t. I’ve been able to experience scenarios (all be it vicariously) that I’ve not have the chance and may never have the chance to experience in real life; I have no shame around the fact that I enjoy watching porn.
It can be frustrating watching porn as a woman though, as it’s so obviously targeted towards men, with all the annoying pop-ups about bored housewives waiting to talk to you etc. I don’t need to talk to a bored housewife or horny MILF, I am one… I just want to watch my porn and get myself off.
There’s definitely a gap in the market for more female friendly porn, but the porn industry (like so many others) is male dominated, basically just horny men making porn for other horny men to watch; I don’t think there are many women behind the scenes. I think porn made by women, with other women in mind would be very different from male focused porn, and I’d certainly welcome some variety; porn with a bit more of a story line or narrative, maybe a bit more romantic, a bit more empowering and realistic, a little less predictable and cliché.
Being someone who works in the sex industry and has sex for money, men often think that I’m going to act like a porn star; which can add a lot of pressure, as I’m not always able to live up to what they see online (I mean, who is…). Men will often actively seek out women like me to recreate what they’ve seen in porn; which is just annoying. Honestly, the number of times that men have tried to fist me because they’ve seen it online, and want to try it. It’s not happening mate…. my pussy doesn’t stretch like that; it’s uncomfortable and it hurts…
As for the language used by a lot of the younger men I talk to, it doesn’t take a genius to work out where they’ve picked it up; the disrespectful way they talk to women like me, as if we’re barely human. I’m sure young men watch porn and think that’s how they need to behave; that’s what good sex looks like, that’s how you treat women and that’s how real men fuck (textbook toxic masculinity). I keep referring to younger men, because it does seem to be an age thing, older men (in my experience anyway) tend to be more respectful and less likely to use words like bitch, whore or cumslut; which a lot of young guys will call me, given the chance (which often they aren’t).
I don’t consider the act of watching people having sex, or engaging in other sexual activities as either good or bad, I think it’s fairly neutral; it’s the type of sex and the way women are portrayed that can be problematic. I mean, the majority of porn isn’t what you’d call your ‘everyday’ ‘vanilla’ sex, because let’s face it, that’s not very interesting to watch; however, it’s what lots of us are having because it does the trick, and we don’t have the time, energy or imagination to make it ‘exciting’ every time. Sex can at times be boring, or transactional; something you feel duty bound to do. Whilst at other times can be a very intimate and emotional experience, or just playful and silly; it can be so many things, yet what we see represented in porn is limited and often quite extreme.
Anal sex for example is made to look unrealistically easy; the men in these videos just bending the woman over and shoving their massive cock up there, like it’s nothing. I’ve had guys just ram it up my ass without any warning whatsoever, and let me tell you now, it can really hurt if you’re not expecting it; and can cause some serious damage.
Lots of younger men now consider anal as almost standard though, because it’s so prevalent in porn. However when I’ve discussed it with my friends, most of them haven’t done it, and have no wish to either; in fact, some of them find the idea quite disturbing. This may just be my friends of course, but it demonstrates that not all women are prepared to take it up the ass, it’s a very personal choice, and something that definitely needs to be discussed beforehand.
Watching clips of explicit sexual acts without any context (as we do when we watch porn) can be misleading; yet they rarely show what goes on before and after sex, the preparation and conversations that are being had behind the scenes etc. I myself watch some pretty hardcore BDSM porn at times, but often videos where they interview the woman beforehand to discuss what she likes and what her boundaries are, and again afterwards, talking about what she enjoyed etc. Yes, I normally skip through those bits, but at least they’re there and demonstrate consent and the fact that there are boundaries in place, because it’s not always obvious… it also shows that the women involved are real people, with a voice and a say over what is happening to their bodies.
One of the biggest issues with porn is obviously underage people accessing it, because however hard we try to prevent it, the reality is that it’s everywhere, and if they really want to find it, they will.
The problem isn’t necessarily that they’re watching adults having sex, it’s the nature of the sex that’s the issue… If porn was ‘normal’ middle-aged people, getting ready for bed, having a bit of foreplay, followed by five minutes of missionary, a quick cuddle, and lights out, they’d find it quite boring, and probably wouldn’t bother; however, this isn’t what they’re being exposed to. What they are seeing is extreme; and once they’ve seen it, they aren’t always able to process what they’ve witnessed, or put it into context (due to a lack of any real-life experience).
Then of course, there are children who are not looking for it, younger children who aren’t aware of what porn is, who are subjected to it without wanting to be, or come across it accidentally; which is a whole other thing…
Whether on purpose or accidental though, the fact is that more and more young people are being exposed to porn before they’re sexually active. Their first impression of sex and what it means to be in a sexual relationship is what they’re viewing online, which is a scary thought.
If I were a young person, who’d never had a relationship, did not have a trusted adult to talk to about sex, and all I knew was what I saw online, I could easily believe that:
- every man alive is fucking or wants to fuck their step-mum/step-sister/step-daughter etc. I don’t know what the obsession with incest is at the moment, but it’s always front and centre of the site I use, despite the fact that I have no interest in these videos.
- every woman is up for being fucked up the ass, no warning needed, any holes a goal, just shove it in there, she won’t mind.
- all women are secretly bi, and up for a threesome with another girl.
- women don’t have hair on their pussy, or anywhere else on their body for that matter.
- everyone is either a dom or a sub, someone is always in control.
- the bigger the better, women love men with massive dicks, the bigger your cock, the more she’ll come.
- women enjoy having said massive cock rammed down their throat as hard as possible.
- it’s acceptable to choke women during sex, no consent required; just go for it, she’ll love it.
This is how our young people are being educated (or self-educating themselves), which is not what porn was designed for. Yes, we have sex education in schools, but I don’t think teachers really know how to discuss these issues with young people, and most parents would rather not go there; but by not talking about these things, we are not taking responsibility for what we are creating and exposing young people to, which isn’t fair on them.
Porn, just like prostitution, will always be a thing, it’s not going anywhere, so we just as well talk about it… as I’ve already said, I don’t think porn itself is a bad thing, but like everything, can be damaging in the wrong hands. At the most basic level, it’s just people having sex, which is a perfectly natural and normal thing.
I’d personally like to see more diversity when it comes to porn though, as I don’t feel particularly represented, and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
As someone who’s posted sex videos online, I’d like to see more respect for people creating this type of content, as they are doing a job just like everyone else.
I’d also like to see adults talking more about their sex lives, and having more open and honest conversations about what they are getting up to in the bedroom. Let’s try and make sex less of a taboo subject, normalise ‘real’ sex, and call out hard-core porn for what it so often is; unrealistic and unobtainable, and not something we should strive to live up to or feel under pressure to recreate. We don’t all need to be fucking like porn stars, sometimes it’s best to leave these things to the experts.
Emily-Rose xxx









