I wanted to call this “what if (well-known porn author) was actually a woman”, but I couldn’t find any articles with authors’ names on Hustler’s website (Denise did write to say she was sorry to see me leaving, and that I really should consider joining).
Anyway, in this month’s Brain, Child magazine there’s a piece by Barbara Card Atkinson about her experiences writing for Hooters magazine under a male pseudonym.
You seem to have some presumption that one gender understanding the erotic mindset of the other is surprising. Maybe you could explain the thinking behind your OP a bit.
Well, one of the questions that arose (so to speak) for me is whether this helps explain the perpetuation of stereotypes. I’ve seen a lot of threads here where women say “I don’t have the body men want” and men say “Oh sure you do, why would you think otherwise?” Maybe the picture of male sexuality that’s portrayed in the media is actually a reflection of women’s idea of male sexuality.
There’s a lot of porn that’s supposed to be for women that is really more reflective of what men assume is sexy. Perhaps the inverse is also true?
But it’s also not new. Guys rely on a forumla, and every once in a while, something new gets added to the canon. All girls have to know is what buttons to push. I mean, if you were a gal, you could find out exactly what guys like by A) asking us or B) studying porn and looking for trends.
As far as it possibly being a womens’ idea of male sexuality, it’s half right. Sexuality is each gender’s idea of sex, and, more specifically, the intersection between the two circles in the Venn diagram.
So many responses within 10 minutes. No, the word “porn” didn’t lure any guys in here, no sir. (or ma’am).
Exactly. Unless it’s written/directed by a well known current/former porn star, lots of men might think:
“What? Written and directed by some chick?! Man, it’s probably all touchy-feely crap. I’ll buy “Leather Vixens 17,” written and directed by Dick Mantool. Now that’s a man’s name!”
That’s not the same as saying that women can’t or don’t write porn, but I don’t get how writing about Crunk for Hooters makes you a porn writer.
The article isn’t online at the actual Brain, Child magazine so I don’t know what else it says, but I’d like the OP to tell us how she knows porn got involved.
There’s actually a book on this topic. It’s called Turning on the Girls and it’s a comedy book, with some serious bits. The general thesis is there has been some sort of revolution which turns us from a masculine-dominated society to a feminine dominated society. This young woman is put in charge of a government agency dedicated to encouraging healthy sexuality amongst the population. So she has to figure out how to make girl porn but without the objectifying so common in male-produced porn.
That’s true. I didn’t say that she wrote porn - she actually wrote the " ‘ultimate how-to’ article on shaving (a face, that is) while her baby napped".
The article in Brain, Child also says:
Steven, your siggy is particularly hilarious with that post
If you are only talking about videos, then writing porn has to be the easiest job in the world. All you need to know for standard one on one heterosexual porn is:
Create a premise - A guy meets a waitress, stewardess, maid, neighbor’s wife, etc.
Make your characters have oral sex. BJ’s are mandatory, cunnilingus is not.
Vaginal sex.
Anal sex (though this is not absolutely necessary.)
Money shot.
I don’t think it is beyond the power of women figure out how to write like this.
But if you’re talking written porn, as in pornographic stories, I’d say women are the majority. Check out 99% of online fan fiction and the UK’s Scarlett Magazine – much hotter than Playgirl (and not directed at gay males!)
What If Porn Was Actually Being Written by Chicks?
Hot giggling naked pillow-fighting chicks perhaps? I find this option much more appealing than “greasy guy in leather pants” writing stuff to get me off.
