How has your porn viewing changed?
I've been consuming pornography for nearly 30 years now, on and off, and of course with the advent of the internet it's very easy to find. I still do enjoy the porn I grew up with, mainly early 90s porn (believe I've blogged about this before, but bottom line, I liked the pubic hairstyles of that era and I like the fact that since it was pre-Viagra, the men were just true studs for hire).
Anyway, here are some thoughts on how my taste in porn has changed over time
"Gonzo" porn, aka reality porn
I always avoided the wall to wall sex genre back in the adult bookstore days. At the time, I preferred the notion of understanding WHY the couple were having intercourse, not just all the sudden it shoots to a cock in a wet pussy. I had that a bit wrong though, I gave it a try and "reality" or behind the scenes types of sex is high on the list of my favorites. A turning point for this was one time I was watching a compilation video of "Action Sports Sex" and it was unscripted with fairly random sex performers. The kicker was one older male was about to have sex with some younger first time type of woman. As she's blowing him, the voice from the camera said something about her age (she was legal, but CONSIDERABLY younger then him) and the male said something like, "She's HOW young"? It turned me on just the thought of these two people having sex, probably not knowing one another's name, age, anything... just that they are being paid to fornicate specifically to turn other people on. That's very hot. Also, there tends to be less editing in reality porn, which I can't stand. Real sex involves disengaging from one another to shift positions, or get a sex toy, or put on a condom, whatever. Some of the hottest times in my own sex life have been from my partner asking me to get something and walking around with my hardon trying to find it, then re-engaging in the sex play. This is probably also because I have a very strong CFNM fetish. I especially like before and/or after unscripted interviews of a couple as they are about to have sex. I have a few favorited videos of Tom Byron where he interviews the woman he's about to have sex with, then it's on to the actual scene... I really do enjoy that. Hot stuff!
Homophobia, and Men interacting with men
I grew up very homophobic and completely avoided male on male porn. If I heard that a man (say, a celebrity) was described as being a "hunk" it seemed like a zero sum game, that it shamed me, that it made me feel lower. What a lame attitude. A guy can be a stud and that doesn't say anything about me. I have a more mature (I think) outlook on men as sexual beings in that they are - can be? - incredibly sexy and attractive. I normally focus on the male performer(s) when I'm watching porn as I guess I'm fantasizing that I'm that guy: buff, big cock, super stamina. I admire someone like Peter North similar to I admire Patrick Mahommes for his athletic ability. In fact, I'll admit this out loud, Peter North is sexy. He's hot. He's great at sex and what he does. Having said that, I'd also say that I've relaxed my homophobia in porn. This first became a thing when I was watching Gauge in a scene with four men. The scene started out with her in a cage, and the men have their way with her. If you're going to have sex with four men at one time, those men are going to have bodily contact. So anyway, it was the first time I saw a double vaginal scene. My first reaction was, WTF, those guys dicks are in direct contact! WTF! But then I thought, holy smokes, that's HOT AS FUCK. Anyway, I've come to ENJOY some male on male stuff. Things that are "homoerotic" like double vaginal penetration, "bromances", where the men actively encourage and support having sex with a woman, and even some rough male on male dominance and submission. The last one surprised me the most, it's a recent thing, and I think I know why. It's not so much the homosexuality of it, but rather the dominance of one male over another. Unreciprocated gay sex play is hawt. I've long enjoyed femdom play and femdom porn, but most of it frankly sucks. Having a guy dominant another guy is just exciting to watch. I've enjoyed this since the 80s WWE era whenever a "bad" wrestler dominated and humiliated a weaker man. I like dominance and submission, but most of Femdom seems pretty contrived and there's usually a time when they "cross over" and go into normal male/female sex. An example I can remember well is a scene with a male tied up and dominated... the woman teases or maybe tortures him a bit, but she ends up letting him go and having normal sex. I've seen some really good gay porn where the dom is quite frankly mean and very much uses his sub.
Anyway, here are some thoughts on how my taste in porn has changed over time
"Gonzo" porn, aka reality porn
I always avoided the wall to wall sex genre back in the adult bookstore days. At the time, I preferred the notion of understanding WHY the couple were having intercourse, not just all the sudden it shoots to a cock in a wet pussy. I had that a bit wrong though, I gave it a try and "reality" or behind the scenes types of sex is high on the list of my favorites. A turning point for this was one time I was watching a compilation video of "Action Sports Sex" and it was unscripted with fairly random sex performers. The kicker was one older male was about to have sex with some younger first time type of woman. As she's blowing him, the voice from the camera said something about her age (she was legal, but CONSIDERABLY younger then him) and the male said something like, "She's HOW young"? It turned me on just the thought of these two people having sex, probably not knowing one another's name, age, anything... just that they are being paid to fornicate specifically to turn other people on. That's very hot. Also, there tends to be less editing in reality porn, which I can't stand. Real sex involves disengaging from one another to shift positions, or get a sex toy, or put on a condom, whatever. Some of the hottest times in my own sex life have been from my partner asking me to get something and walking around with my hardon trying to find it, then re-engaging in the sex play. This is probably also because I have a very strong CFNM fetish. I especially like before and/or after unscripted interviews of a couple as they are about to have sex. I have a few favorited videos of Tom Byron where he interviews the woman he's about to have sex with, then it's on to the actual scene... I really do enjoy that. Hot stuff!
Homophobia, and Men interacting with men
I grew up very homophobic and completely avoided male on male porn. If I heard that a man (say, a celebrity) was described as being a "hunk" it seemed like a zero sum game, that it shamed me, that it made me feel lower. What a lame attitude. A guy can be a stud and that doesn't say anything about me. I have a more mature (I think) outlook on men as sexual beings in that they are - can be? - incredibly sexy and attractive. I normally focus on the male performer(s) when I'm watching porn as I guess I'm fantasizing that I'm that guy: buff, big cock, super stamina. I admire someone like Peter North similar to I admire Patrick Mahommes for his athletic ability. In fact, I'll admit this out loud, Peter North is sexy. He's hot. He's great at sex and what he does. Having said that, I'd also say that I've relaxed my homophobia in porn. This first became a thing when I was watching Gauge in a scene with four men. The scene started out with her in a cage, and the men have their way with her. If you're going to have sex with four men at one time, those men are going to have bodily contact. So anyway, it was the first time I saw a double vaginal scene. My first reaction was, WTF, those guys dicks are in direct contact! WTF! But then I thought, holy smokes, that's HOT AS FUCK. Anyway, I've come to ENJOY some male on male stuff. Things that are "homoerotic" like double vaginal penetration, "bromances", where the men actively encourage and support having sex with a woman, and even some rough male on male dominance and submission. The last one surprised me the most, it's a recent thing, and I think I know why. It's not so much the homosexuality of it, but rather the dominance of one male over another. Unreciprocated gay sex play is hawt. I've long enjoyed femdom play and femdom porn, but most of it frankly sucks. Having a guy dominant another guy is just exciting to watch. I've enjoyed this since the 80s WWE era whenever a "bad" wrestler dominated and humiliated a weaker man. I like dominance and submission, but most of Femdom seems pretty contrived and there's usually a time when they "cross over" and go into normal male/female sex. An example I can remember well is a scene with a male tied up and dominated... the woman teases or maybe tortures him a bit, but she ends up letting him go and having normal sex. I've seen some really good gay porn where the dom is quite frankly mean and very much uses his sub.
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