Is porn a scapegoat for patriarchy?The adult industry has been blamed for everything from the ‘male loneliness epidemic' to low-effort men to women’s heteropessimism—and now it's being recast as a tool of *men’s* oppression.
The adult industry has turned into a popular scapegoat for nearly every problem in hetero life and culture right now. Pornography is blamed for everything from the “male loneliness epidemic” to women’s heteropessimism. Some of these arguments are coming from feminist-minded folks who are reckoning with the cultural influence of pornography. But there’s also a decidedly anti-feminist contingent that is focused on the idea of porn as a tool of men’s oppression. These attitudes are even circulating within the manosphere and among right-wing pundits. Figures like Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson, Tucker Carlson, and Theo Von have all joined the anti-porn chorus. Meanwhile, conservatives are attempting to ban porn while bowing at the feet of a president who paid hush-money to porn performer Stormy Daniels. There are certainly valid critiques to be made of porn as an industry. In this episode, we separate the legitimate from the illegitimate, the feminist from the anti-feminist, and we highlight where critiques of porn are overly simplistic, shame-based, anti-sex work, or just doing patriarchy’s dirty work. We also get into our personal histories with porn—from how Amanda felt as a teen and in her twenties watching boys and men get sucked into tube sites, to Tracy’s experience as a teenager using porn as a guidebook to hot sex. Tracy also shares some behind-the-scenes secrets from her years reporting on the industry as a journalist—including how they make fake cum shots. And you’ll hear our uncensored thoughts about recent anti-porn arguments made by fellow feminists. This is a paid episode. All subscribers can access a free preview, but if you want to hear the best and juiciest stuff, upgrade to a paid subscription. You’ll get everything that’s behind this paywall, and all other paywalled episodes, including those on Epstein, marital sex, monogamy, divorce, and the dire state of dating today. You’ll also get access to guest conversations, subscriber chats, and more. Show highlights…02:58 Porn is a scapegoat for hetero problems right now… 03:43 … from jackhammering to low-effort men to women’s heteropessimism. 06:50 We will refrain from relitigating the feminist sex wars. For now. 08:11 Amanda reluctantly asks Tracy to explain “gooning.” 15:20 Tracy talks about reporting as a journalist on a porn set and having an eye-opening conversation with a performer that she had come of age watching. 17:33 We don’t just learn “sexual scripts” from porn. One of us learned as much about sex and gender roles from “The Real World: Seattle” as YouJ*zz.com... Subscribe to Dire Straights to unlock the rest.Become a paying subscriber of Dire Straights to get access to this post and other subscriber-only content. A subscription gets you:
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