Survey on How Would You Make a Better Porno

[Missouribiguy]

Hey all,

I've been thinking about doing a survey type thing where I ask you a few questions to see what your reactions are. The reason for this is because I plan to make a article/essay that covers this, and I would like to get some ideas before I start writing the thing.


Let's face it, most professional pornography pretty much sucks in terms of eroticism or realistly. So, I decided to ask the following to see a better insight on the matter before I start writing.


Here are the questions?

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation

2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explanation

5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explanation

Hopefully, I will get some good answers, and get to writing my article sooner or later.

Peace,
MOBIGUY

 

[Lord Pmann]

1. I mostly enjoy amateur pornography. I rarely find the professional stuff to be up to snuff (ooooh, that was clever). The only time I watch professional stuff, really, is if I'm looking at more hardcore stuff like punishment and such. That's hard to find amateur stuff that I know of. If I'm looking for a blowjibber, it's amateur every time.

2. It can be erotic. How about, an erotic thing to which I get off?

3. I do think it would have less negative feedback if it was more realistic. But it would still get negative feedback. Someone will always have a problem with someone cumming on a girl's face or calling her a filthy whore or saying you want to fill her arse with your cock or saying that you want to stick your fingers in her dripping cunt. Those things will always be part of porn, amateur or pro.

For some, part of it IS the fact that it's unrealistic. The fantasy aspect of it is great for some. I've always found the whole scenario where a pizza delivery guy gets his cock sucked by the lonely housewife to be silly. Some don't. What gets me off far more is an actual wife who has filthy desires and is brave enough to get fucked by her husband and put it out there for me to see. I'd rather watch that once than Jenna Jameson all day.

4. Most porn actresses are boner inducing. Attractive... Meh. Fuckable, but not attractive. All those made up porn stars don't do a lot for me. I prefer a natural girl far more. Or even a more natural girl with makeup on is hot. Dressed up as a whore or whatever. But that plastic surgeried look doesn't do it for me.

The only porn star that comes to mind right now that I find beautiful is Bree Olsen. To me, she's beautiful. Natural looking. Natural breasts. No face fuckery. Not by a plastic surgeon anyway. But even still, the acting in the porn is so bad, it can be a turn off.

5. For me, porn would be better if it was more realistic. When I watch an actual couple fucking, it's hot. Or watch people who aren't actors fuck. It's just better. Way better. It's easier to imagine. When I watch a girl give a real blowjob, it's way hotter than one of those ridiculous porn star blowjobs. And they rarely swallow in porn. It's always on the face. That's cool, but the look on a girl's face when she feels the cum hit her mouth because SHE is the one to do it... Fuck. That's hot.

So, that's my two cents.

 

[DrHappy]

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explaination

Both. There are good and bad examples of each. Also, the line between pro and amateur has been blurred. Amateurs now have access to very good affordable video equipment. Is the married couple who films themselves considered professional if they put it on their own subscriber website? What if they sell their video to someone else? Or does it have to be uploaded to a free site to be considered to be amateur? There is something special about watching a loving couple have sex, but some of the amateur stuff is just swingers who have about as much of a relationship to each other as the porn stars have to each other.


2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

Both. I’m not sure how to answer that any better.


3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

Maybe, but I think that variety is a good thing, and some of that variety would be lost of only realistic porn were available. The wild fantasy porn has its place. I don’t have a problem with the cheesy, contrived fantasy scenarios (pizza delivery). Some of the old porn had lots of cheesy comedy that worked for me. There is plenty of good and bad of all types.

4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explaination

I’m not sure how to answer your question, since porn encompasses all body types. I like healthy, natural looking bodies best. However, part of the appeal of porn to me is the variety it offers. Show me someone who looks like the chubby sweet girl who works at the gas station, then show me the mom I saw at the pizza place last week, then show me an uninhibited stripper having sex, then show me the angry tattooed emo girl I saw in a bar. I think that they can all be sexy if they are playful, confident, and aggressive in the bedroom. If they aren't playful, at least show me some personality. Maybe the angry emo girl would be interesting and erotic if she showed some personality during sex, even if she wasn't playful. Maybe it'd be fun to see the playful side emerge from the angry emo girl.


5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explaination

Give me variety and creativity, and stop doing things purely for the shock value. Also, make sure that the editing is good, so that certain activities don’t go on for too long. Do things that look fun. Give me a variety of cum shot scenarios. Get rid of certain bad practices that are propagated because everyone else does them. For example, in the early porn, almost every blow job ended with the guy cumming on the girl’s cheek. Every video had this, because that what everyone else was doing. Every cum shot from intercourse ended with the guy pulling out, because that’s what everyone else did. They eventually evolved to include things other than pulling out to include things like creampies and creampie eating. However, let’s look at what happened to the phenomena of creampie eating. It typically shows a girl with a cum filled pussy, where the pussy is separated from the eater by several inches so that the we see cum in a free fall between the pussy and the eater. There is no touching at all between the couple. It doesn’t look all that enjoyable for the owner of the pussy, since she’s not actually getting licked or touched. The eater gets to eat cum, but he’s not getting to lick any pussy. However, this video practice is extremely common in the “creampie eating” phenomena, which one might think has potential to be very sensuous and erotic. This genre quickly devolved to anal creampie eating, which may have surpassed pussy creampie eating in quantity. I supposed that this emerged when pussy creampie eating was combined with ATM, another shock value practice. I think that the shock value videos appeal to the part of the brain that likes watching chain saw massacres. I’d prefer the videos that appeal to the horny part of the brain.

Regarding editing, I’ve come across several videos that really bombed due to poor editing. Maybe the stoned and hung-over editors didn’t have much patience, but they seemed to include every second of their precious video. Maybe no one wanted to do that unglamorous part of the job. The end result is a string of long, dispassionate, and wearisome clips. “Okay, position #1, please,” which goes on for entirely too long for it to be enjoyable for either the people in the video, or for the people watching. Position #1 is followed by several minutes of position #2, and repeated for position #3, #4, #5, and finally, a cum shot which involves no sex or bodily contact…. it’s just the guy jerking himself off into the open mouth of the girl. I’ve seen bad editing in cheap films, as well as high budget films, such as “This Isn’t Ghostbusters.”

 

[CWatson]

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explaination

First off, *explanation . Only one I.

I enjoy both, depending on the content. I'm more likely to enjoy amateur pornography, but that stuff's hard to make well. In September I was on a business trip and my (then) girlfriend sent me some salacious pics. I tried to send one back to show my "appreciation," if you know what I mean... and discovered that it's hard to both manipulate my cellphone and maintain an erection. And that was for still shots! Imagine using a real camera! That's why I'm glad that pro porn is trending in the direction of having more authentic, partner-based stuff.


2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

What's the difference? If you asked, Would I consider porn artistic or just blablablah, I would say, It depends--it absolutely can be, though it isn't always. Art requires class, and part of the fun of sex is in throwing off your dignity and just fucking someone's brains out.


3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

Not necessarily. One of the things I've noticed submitting stories here is that people don't always want realism--remember, they get that in bed every night. (And most of the time it sounds like, "Not today, dear, I have a headache.") They go to porn to live out the fantasies they can't live out in real life--and, with such a user demographic in mind, realism becomes a flaw instead of a feature.

Do I think it could all stand to be more realistic? Frankly, yes. Is there a sizeable demographic of consumers who would be pissed off if I got my way? Frankly, yes. And the thing is, porn is not about me. There's 3.4 billion other men on the planet who are consuming it as well. There's no reason we can't all get what we want.


4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explaination

I don't know, what context are we talking about here? In "mainstream" or "commercial" porn? Yes, they can be--can be. It's such a big industry now that they can produce material with women of all shapes and sizes--and they do. So if you're like me and prefer your partners slender, there's stuff for you. And if you're the opposite of me and like your BBWs, there's stuff for you too.

I think this question needs to be reworked. It's a leading question, one that shows your own opinion on the subject, and that's bad in a survey context. Advertising can use it just fine--the Civilization IV games come with a chat program that lets you network with people, and the two radio buttons for installing it are "Yes" and "No, I don't want to play with my friends." Cheap psychology to make the player feel like an idiot for not installing their awesome program. Your question is kind of the same.


5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explaination

I would put more emphasis on the vanilla side of the scale and away from the BDSM/physical-abuse side. There's a reason porn has a reputation as being "degrading to women," and I think that's one of the barriers keeping people from accepting it. (Another is America's repressive love/hate relationship with sex itself, but that's neither here nor there.) I think greater emphasis on the woman's sexual fulfilment and enjoyment couldn't hurt either. But I think these are in disagreement with what sells. Remember, porn is a business, and they naturally gravitate towards where the money is. Whether we like it or not, the stuff that's popular is popular because many people dig it.

 

[Missouribiguy]

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explaination

First off, *explanation . Only one I.

The bad thing is that I originally put that, then put in the extra I. I'm not stupid persay, but I can do stupid stuff.

Yeah, Question 4 is a bit leading for it's own good. I will think of another way to say it or probably delete it.

 

[fire_breeze]

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There's 3.4 billion other men on the planet who are consuming it as well.
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And women.

 

[Bramblethorn]

My answers to most of these would be a mix of "question is too vague" and "it depends", but I'll do my best...

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation

I enjoy porn that is interested in sex as an interaction between people with minds, and not just a way to stick Tab A into Slot B.

About 95% of pro and amateur porn fails that requirement, but both categories occasionally manage to do it.

2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

It depends, both on the porn and on what exactly you mean by "erotic".

3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

I don't think "realistic" is a helpful word here. In this context it usually means "like my understanding of real life in the ways that happen to be important to me", and what that means depends on the audience.

To some "realism" means "use condoms if you're having sex with strangers". To some it means "people don't fuck strangers at the drop of a hat". And to others it means "no elves or magic wands".

 

[sunandshadow]

The survey questions don't really get at my opinion, so I'll just sum up. I've liked some professional porn, mainly animated. For live-actor porn I tend to find the actors not very attractive; my type is mainly slender pretty men with long hair, and there's something of a shortage of those. I also find live-actor porn tends to be less imaginative that animated, and for someone like me who prefers science fiction and fantasy erotica, that's important. So in short, the way to improve porn would be to produce it like a pro fantasy movie. But it would be tough for an erotic movie to sell enough copies to pay for the budget that kind of quality would require.

 

[CWatson]

The bad thing is that I originally put that, then put in the extra I. I'm not stupid persay, but I can do stupid stuff.

Yeah, Question 4 is a bit leading for it's own good. I will think of another way to say it or probably delete it.

First off, *per se.

Second off, this unfortunately shows that you don't understand surveys or the underlying psychology. There is no such thing as a question that is leading "for its own good"--a leading question is always bad. It biases your answers. The thing about surveys, questionnaires and psychological experiments is that the participant is always trying to game the system. Always. If he figures out (or thinks he figures out) what you're trying to prove, he will alter his behavior to either support or disprove your hypothesis, depending on what he personally thinks of it. As it stands, none of your responses to Question 4 are valid, because they don't include feedback from anyone who does like Standard Cookie-Cutout Pr0n Actresses. Why? They're afraid to speak up when they know you'll disagree. Hell, they probably won't answer at all. By slanting your questions, you guarantee that you're preaching to the choir.

Now, if you want biased answers, then congratulations, you've got 'em. But you don't. The first thing anyone with half a brain will say when looking at your data set is, "Where's the spread? How come everyone who responded to you seems to agree with your opinions? This means one of two things: either the pr0n industry, a multi-billion-dollar business with hundreds of analysts and no ego at stake, is completely wrong, or you're biased yourself." From there, Occam's Razor kills you dead.

(Sorry, I have a degree in psychology. This stuff is Serious Business to me. )

Honestly, I would ditch all the "[this] or [that]" formulations. Don't give alternatives, make the question open-ended and let the participant answer as he will. This gives you data that's harder to sort through, but 1) less bias, and 2) an open door. When you ask people, "Do you like [this] or [that]," you close the door to everyone who was going to say, "Well, actually, I like this third thing. Have you been to [whatever].com and checked them out?" Sexual tastes are extremely personal, and thus pr0n tastes as well; the last thing you want to do is shut people out.


Also, pmann, I had a look at Bree Olson's official website, and I'm totally with you there. Speaking only for myself, I also keep an eye out for Sunny Lane and Aurora Snow.

 

[Missouribiguy]

First off, *per se.

Second off, this unfortunately shows that you don't understand surveys or the underlying psychology. There is no such thing as a question that is leading "for its own good"--a leading question is always bad. It biases your answers. The thing about surveys, questionnaires and psychological experiments is that the participant is always trying to game the system. Always. If he figures out (or thinks he figures out) what you're trying to prove, he will alter his behavior to either support or disprove your hypothesis, depending on what he personally thinks of it. As it stands, none of your responses to Question 4 are valid, because they don't include feedback from anyone who does like Standard Cookie-Cutout Pr0n Actresses. Why? They're afraid to speak up when they know you'll disagree. Hell, they probably won't answer at all. By slanting your questions, you guarantee that you're preaching to the choir.

Now, if you want biased answers, then congratulations, you've got 'em. But you don't. The first thing anyone with half a brain will say when looking at your data set is, "Where's the spread? How come everyone who responded to you seems to agree with your opinions? This means one of two things: either the pr0n industry, a multi-billion-dollar business with hundreds of analysts and no ego at stake, is completely wrong, or you're biased yourself." From there, Occam's Razor kills you dead.

(Sorry, I have a degree in psychology. This stuff is Serious Business to me. )

Honestly, I would ditch all the "[this] or [that]" formulations. Don't give alternatives, make the question open-ended and let the participant answer as he will. This gives you data that's harder to sort through, but 1) less bias, and 2) an open door. When you ask people, "Do you like [this] or [that]," you close the door to everyone who was going to say, "Well, actually, I like this third thing. Have you been to [whatever].com and checked them out?" Sexual tastes are extremely personal, and thus pr0n tastes as well; the last thing you want to do is shut people out.


Also, pmann, I had a look at Bree Olson's official website, and I'm totally with you there. Speaking only for myself, I also keep an eye out for Sunny Lane and Aurora Snow.

No one likes a know-it-all.

Alright, maybe I could try to improve on the idea a bit and go with "How would you improve on pornography nowadays?"

And that would be the only question, though I am might keep the first question.

 

[njlauren]

The problem with amateur porn is that a lot of if these days is professionally done to make it look amateur, while amateur porn like you see on xtube or xhamster often is so poorly shot it is hard to watch.

For me, my problem with a lot of porn is it is obviously constructed sex i.e it is a series of shots, from different angles, and the problem is to me is it doesn't come off as two people having a hot time having sex, it comes off as two people who are being told, as someone else said, to put tab A in slot B...the people don't seem to be getting off on having sex, they don't maintain the illusion that they are enjoying it (compare that to a standard movie, where they are acting, but you at least somewhat believe they are really what they are playing). It has nothing to do with realism, in the sense that we can watch a fantasy movie and suspend disbelief, and still enjoy it, get into the characters. Most porn that I see is voyeurism of the sex act itself, the mechanics, and it tends to make it cardboard. When it is hot to me, the people seem to give the illusion of being into it, and that quite frankly is pretty rare.I guess that is the difference between erotica and porn, porn is something that hits the base sexual reaction, literally stimulation with nothing else,where erotica involves the brain (which is why to me erotica is a lot harder, because the brain is the biggest sex organ).

Sometimes the look of the actors is what gets me turned on, I can get very turned on imagining myself a women in one of the movies of a certain type, the ones with the tattoos and body piercings, kind of my fantasy image of myself, but for the most part the plastic nature of the actors isn't s big turn on, the silicon breasts and butts, the platinum blond bleached out hair, the guys with the cocks that are way out on the bell curve, all either cutie pies or on the other hand, kind of rough looking, it doesn't work well for me. I saw a porn not long ago I kind of did like, the woman in it (it was interracial porn) was not fat, but she looked a bit older, and had a bit more weight then a lot of typical porn actresses (not really BBW, just a little extra around the hips and waist) and though I normally am not a big interracial porn fan, it was hot because the woman was more 'typical' looking.

BD/SM films in general turn me off, because I can see right through how stages most of them look. The only films that work are ones that seem to be done by lifestyle people and they don't appear as staged, they aren't amateur per se, but they seem more real, the interactions are. I have seen at least one porn BD/SM sequence shot many years ago, and it was as phony as a 3 dollar bill (and what the fuck is iwhere they are supposed to be doing a scene, and they have flash pictures being taken in the scene? I know why, it is to create images for (then magazines), today websites and such, but it ruins it.

I think I personally would prefer they make a lot less porn movies but make them better quality. One of the reasons most of the porn is so crappy is they make so much of it, they are shot quickly, they use a constant stream of actors and actresses, work them like dogs (other then a few at the top, like Sasha Gray and Jenna Jameson), and it shows. The reality, of course, is that the current movies are the way they are because they sell, if they didn't, it would be a different story.

 

[Sarahduk]

Hi There

Professional porn does little for me to be honest, the biggest turn on for me is watching an amateur clip where its obviously real people doing real things with real feelings and emotions. There is a fair bit of good amateur porn online available now, but I certainly wouldn't bother going out and buying a professional porn movie.

For me watching porn is about being a voyeur , a spectator at an intimate moment between two or more people and that can only work for me if its real people in real situations. I would also be turned on by being the girl in an amateur porn clip knowing that hundreds of people were going to be watching me, unfortunately in the real world I could never do it for fear of being recognised.

I very rarely watch porn alone, I prefer to do it with my husband, but he is a rare breed of guy in that he's not really into porn himself so its usually at my request that we watch it together.

Sometimes when I am watching a Hollywood movie such a good romcom , I often think how wonderful it would be if they actually made love for real when it gets to the love scenes. There is such a solid line drawn between the porn industry and mainstream film industry. It would be fab to see an erect cock in a movie and oral or penetrative sex as part of a story, because after all that's what its like in real life.

 

[lauren26f]

Here are the questions?

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation

Amateur. It's more realistic. Porn has too many girls with fake tits and, despite their efforts to convince otherwise, rarely cum so they aren't really enjoying it much. Some do enjoy it but it is a handful and when they first come in the biz. Amateurs are making love/fucking not faking it for the cameras and have passion. Porn for Women is an exception. Way more kissing, kissing during sex, breasts play in that. And, they do it in bed.

2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

The Porn for Women I would consider erotic. Only about 6 positions in those, too. Mission, cowgirl, reverse cowgirl, spoon, half-spoon, doggie.

3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

Nah.

4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explanation

Fake tits, too big fake tits. Rather have real.

5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explanation

More kissing, more breast play during sex (i love a guy groping me during sex), less weird sex positions. Very little woman kneeling and blowing. Lay down and blow. How most of us do it to men. I like face fucking, but, most don't. If I want to fuck, I do it out of bed. If I want passion and romance and making love, I go to bed.

 

[BuckyDuckman]

What the hell, I'll bite:

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation

Mostly professional. The lighting is better. The people are prettier. I do prefer unenhanced bodies, though. Sometimes, I'll combine a series of vids that feature the same woman and enjoy watching the different ways she had sex.

2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

To me, suggestion porn was "erotic" vs it being stroke material is a bit odd. Does some porn rise to the level of being artistic in its presentation? Sure. I think Andrew Blake has tried (and succeeded) many times to add an element of artistic beauty to his filming of porn. But let's be honest, I'm watching a comedy because I want to laugh. I'm watching a horror movie because I want to jump. I'm watching porn because I want to jerk off.

3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?[/Quote[]

No. It's fantasy and fiction, a presentation of a hyper-reality. Would Hollywood movies be more interesting if anyone in them looked average? How many westerns have you watched where every character had perfect teeth? There's a reason they use make-up in movies and it's not just to make someone look more like their character. It's to cover up blemishes, too.

4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explanation

Sure depends on which porn you're watching, doesn't it? The porn industry has become so fractured that I think most people can find porn that suits their tastes without a problem. If you want real looking people having real sex, you can find it. I do think there are a lot of enhanced erotic performers out there, but I don't consume many of their movies. There are just as many unenhanced performers.

5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explanation

Funny you should ask. I actually wrote an article about this topic - geared towards bisexual porn. Here's a link if you or anyone else is interested: What's Wrong with Bisexual Porn?

 

[Wataru_Gin]

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation

Amateur, definitely. I enjoy porn to watch people enjoy the acts of sex -- and therefore I get turned on. Watching pro porn can be a turn on if they are extremely attractive, but usually the falseness of the scene dilutes it. The only time I really enjoy pro porn is when they do exotic things I'm too chicken to suggest or try, like sex-on-the-beach, or kinky bondage.

2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

Both. When it's both, it's best. But when it's obviously just to get you off... it's not as great.

3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

Yes.

4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explanation

Over-acting is the best way to immediately break the smoke and mirrors. I also hate fake tits -- they just look wrong during the "bouncing." Also too much make-up and the fake screaming is kind of ridiculous.

5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explanation

Not sure. Definitely show more condom use -- safe sex is happy sex. But also, I love seeing porn where there are much fewer cuts and edits. I don't care if the guy can last 30 minutes if they cut the camera in and out 100 times. And I don't need close-ups and cock/pussy shots. Show me their faces, show me the motions of their bodies. That's much more of a turn on for me.

 

[auralforelectra]

1) No, I don't enjoy either very much. What I like isn't represented very often, which I understand, but which makes me fairly uninterested. Don't get me wrong, I've seen some that have gotten me off, but it was truly situational. It wouldn't work again under different circumstances.

2) Considering the current quality being offered, it's just something to get off to when you're just going to watch the visual stimulation and let your body go through the "monkey see, monkey do" loop of reaction.

3) It might have less negative feedback, but it wouldn't be better. It's porn, it's supposed to be a fantasy. Unfortunately, for many people it isn't representing their fantasies, but what a few people have fantasized, mass produced, and successfuly marketed to other people who now believe that what's out there is truly hot. I think that the majority of what is out there is this odd amalgam of "hot characteristics" that have been shoved together like hamburger. People like chocolate, meat, and ice cream. But not often all together in the same bowl.

4) Both. There are attractive people and there are parodies...and both can succeed in not getting me off if the "storyline"/execution of the porn is bad.

5) I personally think that there need to be more niches. Niche porn. Like there are restaurants that only do crepes, there should be porn that specializes in librarians...who act like librarians not porn stars. Or porn that focuses on hot dialogue. Or porn that depicts some of the more complex emotions (having been denied a person's company for a long time and coming together again...reunion porn! Or extreme love porn...devotion porn? Perhaps porn based on that last time you have sex when you know you're breaking up and it's not because you want to. Swan song porn.) Personally, I think that depicting love is a huge taboo. We will watch 2 girls, 1 cup but how often do you hear "I love you" in porn? It's like love is more disturbing to some people. I think that if we could have more porn showing the variety of sexy situations that exist it would be better. Because it's a rare day that you'll go "snake the drain" of an unfulfilled housewife, but you may well be in one of the other "ordinary" situations. Life is full of sexual situations, porn seems to be full of 5 sexual situations that keep getting redone. This website wouldn't be so robust if there wasn't such a variety of fantasies.

Good luck with your writing! Enjoy yourself.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Most staged sex isn't good quality, the best is spontaneous and illicit. That is, fucking looking for a place to happen. Its rare to capture it on a vid unless its a hidden camera operation, and even then you cant shape the vid to anything like erotic art.

 

[VladHarkonnen]

I also wish they made pornos that were just regular movies...be they comedies, drama, action, fantasy, sci fi, etc but with sex scenes actually played out instead of jumping over to the next scene. I mean, just think how cool a story like The Stepford Wives could have been with pornoesque sex in it.

 

[MatthewVett]

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation

I prefer professional, but I want it to appear natural and candid. I dislike obvious artifice. I like porn that just looks like two natural people, rather than something obviously staged.

2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

I think pornography can be erotic, but generally, the stuff I watch is just something to get off with. The examples that are erotic are just rarer. Hysterical Literature isn't really porn, more art, but it's still intensely erotic to me, without being very explicit.

3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

Yes, I think so. People are going to copy what they see in porn anyway. They should see realistic, healthy, intelligent actions.

4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explanation

Eh, I find some attractive, but there's a lot of tattoos, and way too many of the guys in porn should just shut their fucking face and never stop shutting up.

5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explanation

I'd try to make it more realistic, I'd work on focusing on the story, and I'd probably try to make more married porn. I feel like marriage gets a bad rap, sexually, and it's important for people to associate sex with loving relationships as well as naughty one-night stands.

 

[Khadaji2002]

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation

I prefer professional, but I want it to appear natural and candid. I dislike obvious artifice. I like porn that just looks like two natural people, rather than something obviously staged.

2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

I think pornography can be erotic, but generally, the stuff I watch is just something to get off with. The examples that are erotic are just rarer. Hysterical Literature isn't really porn, more art, but it's still intensely erotic to me, without being very explicit.

3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

Yes, I think so. People are going to copy what they see in porn anyway. They should see realistic, healthy, intelligent actions.

4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explanation

Eh, I find some attractive, but there's a lot of tattoos, and way too many of the guys in porn should just shut their fucking face and never stop shutting up.

5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explanation

I'd try to make it more realistic, I'd work on focusing on the story, and I'd probably try to make more married porn. I feel like marriage gets a bad rap, sexually, and it's important for people to associate sex with loving relationships as well as naughty one-night stands.

This. All of this. Especially #5. Right on!

 

[Athalia]

Hey all,

I've been thinking about doing a survey type thing where I ask you a few questions to see what your reactions are. The reason for this is because I plan to make a article/essay that covers this, and I would like to get some ideas before I start writing the thing.

I think there was a thread on this a year or two ago. You might want to search for it. In the meantime, here's some random thoughts:

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation

I lean to amateur (when I watch it at all) but amateur doesn't have to mean sucky production values... bad lighting, cell phone video, and like that. There's no way to lose my interest faster than a blurry, out-of-focus video with a television blaring in the background.

2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

By definition, it's the latter; otherwise, it would be erotica. But since thousands of ones and zeroes have been needlessly sacrificed in debating what is and isn't pornography, I'll let it slide.

3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

It would turn off a great deal of the male audience, I'm sure. Whether it would turn on many more males or attract female audiences, I don't know, but I presume that the professional pornmongers know what sells and what doesn't. They've had years to suss out the market.

IIRC, there used to be a line of videos designed for the "feminine market." (I think it was called Femme). It used mostly female writers and directors and had more plot than usual, and no "money shots" at all. I found the videos arousing, but I don't think the enterprise succeeded. Maybe, just maybe, the market wasn't there yet -- this was thirty years ago.

4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explanation

It depends on the video. I've never found idealised bodies to be more erotic than ordinary ones. It's what they're doing with them that intrigues me.

5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explanation

I'd make it more playful: flirting, laughter, a little giggling, a lot of talking about what the actor wants from his or her partner. As I said on that other thread, one of the most erotic videos I've ever seen was of a party where there was no actual PIV sex at all, but lots of nudity flirting and erect penises and self-pleasuring.

There's nothing more boring to me than all humping and no communication. Is that just a female thing, or do some guys find that boring, too?

 

[albertaboy]

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation
I enjoy the semi amateur ones. Alot of amateur porn has such poor production quality you can't really see anything
2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?
Both, but mostly to get off with
3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?
No idea really
4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explanation
That's actually the appeal of good amatuer porn, the people look real
5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explanation
Not sure a bit less formulatic I guess

 

[HeyAll]

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation

Amateur. I love how real it is. I've always preferred 'real' women as opposed to barbi doll women who all look alike and have fake breasts and plastic surgery. So obviously, my preference is mature women or women who you would see down the street. It's also incredibly arousing seeing a normal woman in a sexual state.

2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

Both. People get off to erotic things.

3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

If you're talking about mainstream porn, then it doesn't matter.

4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explanation

Not sure what this means.


5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explanation

I especially enjoy (amateur) porn where there's a brief interview with the women and you get to know them a little bit first.

 

[lostnfoundagain]

I was just going to say less talking but now that just seems so limiting

 

[TGirlNerd]

1) Do you enjoy professional or amateur pornography? Include explanation

Amateur, or pro to look amateur, nothing that looks staged or like it was done in a studio, even if it really was. If it doesn't look like something that could occur naturally, it ruins it for me.

2) Would you consider pornography erotic or just something to get off with?

Not quite sure how you're using "erotic" there since I usually use it to mean "you can get off on it"

But I do think that pornography can be an art form in its own right, and is usually better when it's treated that way.

3) Do you think pornography would have less of a negative feedback if it was more realistic?

Depends on the porn and the way it's being made more "realistic." I think believable scenarios and dialgue are a huge plus. I also think realistic body types for the actors are a must -- in any media, you want your models and actors to be attractive, but porn often ventures too far imo and you get the impression that everyone but you has this perfect body ... and that there's only one way to be attractive. More diversity in body types and also in sexual preferences (ex: positions, what gets you off, etc) would be a plus in my book!

4) Do you find the actors/models in pornography pictures or videos to be attractive or over exaggerated parodies of what is considered sexy? Include explanation

Varies widely depending on the porn -- but I'd say it's easier to find the exploitative caricatures than the respectfully realistic portrayals. On a personal note, this is WAY more true for pornography with trans characters ... it's really hard to find a realistic portrayal.

5) What would you do to improve pornography? Include explanation

Focus more on the emotions of the characters rather than on their bodies, and place characters in more believable scenarios with dialogue that adds some context to make the scenario relateable!