50 shades of red

IS FEMALE PORNOGRAPHY POSSIBLE?

“Stop trying to make this book into something it’s not! It’s ok ladies it’s a porn in writing.” XXX

While it’s not clear just what XXX thinks the ladies are trying to make this book into he is clear, in his sub-literate manner, that it’s “a porn in writing.” But how is 50 Shades pornographic? I want to argue that not only is it not pornographic but, as it was written by a female, that it would be impossible to be pornographic.

To be pornographic requires the dominant theme of violence, particularly the violence inflicted by the male on the female. The female is turned into a slave, often literally “in bondage.” The essence of pornography is inspired by the unbridled male fantasies of power and dominance over the female. She is reduced to an object of male titillation and abuse. However, the pornographic sexual relationship is simply a perverted extension of the normal sexual relationship in which the active male acts upon the passive female. To put it crudely, the female is never the “fucker,” only the “fuckee.” This being the case, female pornography is impossible.

Far from being pornographic, 50 Shades amounts to little more than a morality play in which the heroine eventually triumphs over her own infatuation with Christian Grey, the anti-hero. In fact it could be titled, “Up From Sexual Slavery.” While extremely good-looking, wealthy and powerful – three qualities which turn on females in general – Grey is revealed at length to be sexually sadistic. He is the one who reduces the heroine to an object of sexual titillation and abuse. At first the heroine falls in with his plans. Her infatuation is reinforced by her successive orgasmic denotations as a result of Grey’s skillful ministrations. At length, however, she comes to realize the reality of her position and throws off the incubus of Grey’s total domination. She has become her own person. She has come “up from slavery.”

Not only is 50 Shades not pornographic, female pornography in general is impossible. The female, by her nature, is not obsessively violent in the same way and to the same extent as the male. She is a sexual realist and does not suffer from fantasies of domination and control. Since her role in reproduction is passive, receptive and accommodating, she lacks those necessary requirements which work to create pornography in the first place. Female pornography is therefore impossible.

A pleasure as always.

Cheerio!

Just don’t tell me THAT I’m wrong, you buffoon. Tell me WHY I’m wrong. Explain it to us. Give reasons for your assertions. Otherwise it’s you who are the stupid one. Go ahead, do it now, you simpleton.

RSVPS

: Hugo Phurst (09/07, 4:31PM)

As I suspected, you are unable to give reasons for your empty criticism of my claim that violence is the dominant – I would say definitive – theme of pornography. Obviously, you are without intellectual resources. Maybe if you Googled it you would gain a minimum of understanding but, on second thought, understanding of any sort for you is clearly alien territory.

: Good dog Molly (5:37PM)

I poked my poky bits into this thread? Does that make sense? While possibly quite painful, the imagery is still elusive. Now as far as labia go, well, that’s a different story. Perhaps you could help me out there.

A pleasure as always.

Cheerio!