While there’s a certain feeling of horror associated with finding a stack of dirty magazines hidden somewhere in your home as a teen back in the day, we’re now looking at a way bigger issue of stumbling (or intentionally) looking at pornographic images way before our time.
Indulging in erotic images, hardcore videos, and down-right offensive material online is so easy for the young and old that we’re living in what can aptly be described as a porn society.
Because of this, men and women alike have grown up and been socialised to believe that the acts they’ve seen online are the norm when it comes to sex, romance, and intimacy.
And oftentimes, these are a combination of photos and videos depicting women being used, abused, and subservient (at times, with a happy and or lifeless demeanour). A sad state of affairs, indeed.
Luckily, female-centred porn is on the rise with many talented women making themselves known in the porn industry.
These women strive to create erotic content that empowers women while depicting sex, love, and romance as authentically as possible. Such women stirring things up in the industry are Erika Lust and Cindy Gallop.
All About Female-Centred Porn
Erika Lust is a Swedish adult filmmaker based in Barcelona, and she aims to create female-empowered porn that shows “all of the passion, intimacy, love, and lust in sex, where the feminine viewpoint is vital, the aesthetic is a pleasure to all of the senses, and those seeking an alternative to mainstream porn can find a home.”
Cindy Gallop’s initiative, Make Love Not Porn, is all about user-submitted videos as a means for the world to view real sex. It’s a “pro-sex, pro-porn, pro-knowing the difference” social sex video-sharing platform, and aims to “promote good sexual values and good sexual behaviour.”
But Lust and Gallop are not the only women working hard to encourage female-empowered porn. There’s been a massive increase in audio porn, which has proven to be a big hit… especially because 90% of women interviewed in a recent research study said that they tend to become aroused by mental stimulation, such as using their imagination.
Audio porn gives these women the ability to paint their own pictures without comparing themselves to the oftentimes perfectly groomed and flawless women in porn videos.
Platforms such as Dipsea, for example, do just that by allowing subscribers the opportunity to listen to sensual audio stories and narratives.
Four Ways to Empower Women in Sex
- Sex is not ‘bad’ or shameful
Many cultures and religions are taught to believe that sex is morally wrong and is used solely in marriage and for procreation. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs which should be respected by all, yet it’s also important to be educated in sex and sexual empowerment.
Sex need not be something shameful but, when done safely and consensually, something enjoyable and empowering.
- Erotic energy is powerful
When a woman feels sexually powerful, she is able to bring that positive energy into all aspects of her life.
Whether it’s a lack of self-confidence in social situations, the fear of trying new things, or embracing change, realising the ability of one’s erotic energy can transform multiple facets in one’s life and bring about positive and strong power.
- Masturbation & sex toys
Knowing one’s own body can cause an intoxicating mixture of power and beauty. When a woman knows what she likes, how she likes it, and learns how to verbalise these needs and wants to her partner, her sex life – be it solo or with others – becomes a whirlwind of sensual sexuality and blissful bodily experiences.
Using a sex toy or two, be it a vibrator, clitoral stimulator, or a unique sex toy for couples, will only enhance physical and emotional pleasure, and understanding.
- Condoms
A woman that has condoms in her nightstand, bathroom cabinet, purse, (or wherever else), knows that safety is important, and is able to enjoy her femininity and sensuality with confidence while taking control of her sexuality.
This control and powerfulness too transcends into other aspects of her life, creating a force to be reckoned with!
For women doubting the power of their sexuality, now is the time to embrace female-centred pornography and erotica (if that’s what you fancy), and to realise the power that sexuality holds! Women empowerment is sexy, fact!
Article by:
Helena Lorimer at JOUJOU
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