Hi, Yana! Thank you so much for writing this wonderful article (V-Spot, “Feminist Porn,” May 5, 2011).
I am an educated heterosexual feminist woman in my mid-20s and am so sick of subjecting myself to the porn I find on the Internet, which constantly forces me to ignore the degrading and violently sexist footage I see to get off. At this point I feel somewhat scarred and would like to move in a more positive direction.
I decided to research “feminist porn” today and came across this article. How refreshing! I feel better already. Although I am a supporter of any BLGTQ representation in pornography and am psyched to see gender bending and queerness happening, I am straight and white, and what I am looking for are women who look like me who are not gender-benders but are just having fun, hot sex and for once are not being exploited for the pleasure of men.
Help! Where do I look?
Dear reader: I’m so happy to have you come across my column! Now let’s make that a double entendre, shall we?
For you, I’ve created a short list of hot porn starlets that are doin’ it well and for themselves. You won’t find these vixxxens drugged up and half-heartedly faking it on some guy’s floor while a friend video tapes. And if they’re being spanked or called dirty names it’s because they’ve demanded it!
Films starring these lusty ladies, when they’ve taken their porn careers to the best directors and producers, will get your feminist off while also satisfying that sticky, voyeuristic sweet tooth many of us porn-watching feminists can’t satiate with Internet crap alone. Better yet, because the high-quality, feminist porn world is thus far a small one, you’ll often find these hotties starring alongside… behind, on top of and underneath… each other. So allow me to introduce…
Sasha Grey. My personal favorite, Grey’s a dark and mysterious hellcat known for being in control of her ever-changing career. Often starring in gritty scenes in which she can exercise her filthy mouth, Grey appeals to those who like feeling a little dirty without being degraded. Get femi-nasty with her in films like Throat, Nurses and female director Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex.
The dangerously curvaceous April Flores is the queen of plus-sized porn stars and steals the show in flicks like Voluptuous Biker Babes and Kiss Attack. Fully appreciate her as does her husband Carlos Batts, who generally directs Flores’ films in a way that translates to your screen how hot he really thinks she is.
Adrianna Nicole is a cool mix of blond bombshell and just-a-regular-girl, making her sex scenes refreshingly relatable. You’ll find her having real orgasms and some impressive anal sex in many of Tristan Taormino’s expert guides.
James Deen certainly isn’t a lady, but he’s earned his spot on the femi-list. With a baby face and more under his fly than the average girl can handle, Deen is like a real life Dirk Diggler—you can imagine that they picked this fresh-faced kid up in a dish room a la Boogie Nights only to find he was really born for porn.
Deen’s lady-loving performances show that he truly loves his job and respects the women he does it with. Watch him talk about how much he loves to have sex with Adrianna Nicole before filming their chemistry-packed scene in Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide to Female Orgasms and you’ll see why he’s a feminist favorite.
If obvious plastic surgery sets off your anti-feminist alarm, Jesse Jane may not be for you. This pornstar powerhouse has been the “It Girl” for some time, easily filling famous Jenna Jameson’s stilettos. Though she fills the typical blond barbie bill many feministers might be sick of, her engaging performances, spunk and theatricality set her apart from porn’s barrage of bouncing babes. Her charming, over-the-top squeals and cunning way of mixing a sense of humor with steamy sex shine in Pirates 2, where she plays the damsel in dirty distress with other argh-worthy hotties Sasha Grey and Belladonna. Catch her in other compromising cliches like Cheerleaders, Homework and Scream.
Now go feminist yourself. You know you want to.
