I know it still seems like winter, friends, but if you’ve continued going to class during the crappy snow and rain, you’ve doubtlessly seen the Sex Out Loud posters of a naked man adorning campus buildings. That man is James Deen, of adult film fame, and we’re bringing him to you.
Deen is a widely recognized performer and has been featured on ABC’s “Nightline,” CNBC’s special “Porn: Business of Pleasure” and GQ Magazine. After making a sex tape with Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham, Deen has become about as mainstream as porn stars get. He asserted to CNN, “I am the new sex tape,” meaning he is the scandal paparazzi look for to bring B-listers into the limelight.
Deen is known for popularizing porn that has been labeled “female-friendly.” Neither Deen nor I believe “female-friendly” to be an appropriate title for the increase in cuddling and making out that his “gentler” films depict.
“Female-friendly” porn usually begins with dialogue between a man and a woman who are in some sort of relationship. They flirt and goof around and make out for what seems like hours. They undress slowly, take their time going down on each other, he gets her off a thousand and one times and then they make passionate love until the cows come home.
While the films discussed above do show an increased amount of “friendliness” in that the people involved are generally comfortable with each other, labeling it “female-friendly” labels all other adult films as “male-friendly” or “female-unfriendly.”
Authentically female-friendly porn is not definable. In fact, no porn can target any one demographic because what gets people off is not always what we would expect. Some females only watch porn featuring two male-bodied people getting it on. Others dabble in all types of porn. Some women even like porn in which an actress has sex with many people at once, sometimes including consensual violence.
Deen has shown disdain for the aforementioned name on many occasions. He says that sexuality is not definable by gender. While he says he’s glad women appreciate his porn, he knows they can like all types of films, not just ones labeled for their demographic.
Deen will discuss the ways in which the absence of comprehensive sexual education in schools leads to an overwhelming use of porn for sexual education and the detriments thereof.
James Deen will be on campus this Thursday, April 18 in 1310 Sterling Hall at 7 p.m. as part of Sex Out Loud’s Sexual Health Fest.
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