Nicely expressed - and agree completely.

I'm so glad they kiss each other. Nothing duller than MMF scenes where the guys studiously ignore each other.

Also: porn* is art, though I'm the millionth person to make that point.

*some exceptions

I'll seek out Nina Hartley's writing on porn. I know that Angela White has published academic work on the positive values of porn. I'm also conscious that there are new repressive tendencies at large in the world, and voices like theirs - and yours - will become more important in the fight back.

And your comments about bukkake are particularly interesting, since I find that beautiful and arousing - and the evident enjoyment of many women who participate reinforces your viewpoint (the photo of Valentina you just reposted distills that perfectly).

From a male perspective, the important messages are that, in porn, as in real relationships, consent is everything; and that the guilt and stigma around porn need to be robustly challenged.

Tanya, thanks so much for taking the time to articulate more fully your thoughts on feminism, porn and sexuality. These replies are the most compelling and articulate refutation of the idea that porn is anti-feminist that I've read.

Elegantly and compellingly expressed - and a powerful incentive to protect and nurture our libraries 🏛️

Libraries positively crackle with erotic possibilities.

I don't know, but it's contagious

Sounds right, but only if you accept the methodology of the original analysis, and its definition of "soulmate" 🤔