Why are women so offended by porn?

Answer 1

Most women aren't offended by porn. Some are, but it depends on the porn. For instance - there are sites that simulate gang rapes or pedophilia (e.g. barely legal, who in many cases are actually minors). Now that's offensive to all human kind. Also, pornography is highly connected to organized crime, the kind that kills people.

Personally, I'd rather make my own than watch someone else... It's just so much more fun to do stuff than to watch from the sidelines!

;-)

Answer 2

Um, there are some women that like porn.

Keep in mind that some of the females who claim to be offended by porn or say they don't like secretly look at it in public. I have a few female friends like that. They don't want to be judged, so they keep their porn fetish a secret. The more they say "Omg..ewww!", the less people suspect them of liking porn.

It's hard to tell how many women exactly like porn, due to secrecy and societal expectations...but I like porn and I'm a girl. :)

To the last poster, a lot of feminists do support porn. Just because you come from a feminist background doesn't mean you are offended by porn.

I know more non-feminists that are offended by porn. Sex-positive feminists aren't ashamed of their sexuality.

Answer 3

Only those that are threaten are offended by porn. What I mean by threaten is that they think they are going to be replaced by women in porn because most men only go after things that are related to sex. Or the other reason is that women want to be seen as smart classy women and these women in porn aren't helping that.

Personally, I'm not offended because what they do doesn't reflect on me and if people make it that way, then who cares because I'm better than that.

Answer 4

A lot of women feel that porn exploits women and encourages men to objectify and devalue women. Personally, my view on pornography is that nobody is making me look at it, and the women who choose to work in pornography have every right to do so. I would say that the majority of women, or at least, the majority of women I know, aren't offended by porn. Those that are often come from highly religious (it's immoral, encourages masturbation, etc.) or feminist (it devalues and exploits women) backgrounds. The rest of us just shrug our shoulders and move on.

Answer 5

Too often, a woman's reaction to their partner enjoying erotica is one of offense; their sexual identity is somehow threatened; believing that their partner's arousal and satisfaction should come exclusively from their vagina/mouth/hand. That is sad.

On the other hand, there are men in this world that are totally threatened by women's sex toys (vibrators, dildos, etc.), feeling that a woman (their wife, gf) should receive pleasure only from THEM. That is just pathetic. They have some serious self-image/penis issues to deal with.

Erotica is simply an alternative form of sexual arousal; it is harmless fantasy and nothing more.

Women should take note that there is a very successful series of erotic anthologies called "Herotica." The stories are all written by female authors - not male!

Answer 6

I'm not sure if women are. This isn't all women though. Porn doesn't bother me, as long as my partner wants to watch it with me. I think it might be more uncomfortable for a woman to watch it, or maybe most women will think their man will visualize another woman?

Answer 7

I think that it can be offensive because it tends to objectify women...and in some ways, porn is very unrealistic. Yet I cannot deny that for some, porn can be somewhat educational. I'm not a prude. I'm not religious. I just think that sometimes (men in particular) can become addicted to porn, and that can cause problems in their relationships. Porn can de-sensitize people to sex and to reality. A little bit is not a bad thing, too much can have detrimental effects for some people.

Answer 8

I think that most do not want to think for themselves (regarding porn) nor liberate their minds from the repressive attitude we have in society towards sexuality.
Sure, pornography doesn't have to be everyone's cup of tea, but what is so offensive about people doing something that is instinctually part of our nature as humans?

Someone I met on Y!A said something interesting in referrence to this...that violence is acceptable to watch...people killing, discriminating, hating and oppressing each other, but not the act of sex, which is hormonal, recreational, but very much a human trait.
Does this make sense?

Answer 9

Those women who object to porn are jealous because the female porn stars are better looking than them.

Answer 10

Because the woman feels like the porn star sells her body for money and this is lacking morals. A lot of men look for only sex and that is not appealing to good values.