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[NSFW] Women watching porn what is the draw or appeal for women to view it?

Asked by Hypocrisy_Central (26879points) February 26th, 2011

One of the beauties of Fluther is its ability to spawn questions from other questions. While browsing through questions Fluther felt was in my interest and questions related to those I have seen some regarding women and porn, but not in the way you would think. It was about women watching porn (never knew so many did) either by themselves or with their mates. I know you ask any number of people what they think of porn and you will get many varied answers.

Rather than debating porn good or bad my question would be more towards women (but men’s point of view welcomed too). For you women who watch porn what do you get from watching it? What reason do you watch, to learn new maneuvers, positions, role playing ideals, etc? If you watch alone do you find the viewing different if you watch with your man? If you watch with your man do you feel threaten by the women in the DVD? Do you feel more threaten by the women in the DVD if you allowed him to view alone?

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nikipedia's avatar

Are you kidding? I watch porn to get off.

Axemusica's avatar

LMAO @nikipedia! Excellent!

augustlan's avatar

See @nikipedia‘s answer. We get the same thing out of it that men who watch porn do.

ette_'s avatar

I watch it on occasion if I feel like I just need an extra little something to help myself when my man isn’t around.

I never feel threatened by the fact that my boyfriend watches porn without me—although I will be the first to admit that I used to get really bothered by it when I first found out, because I thought the reason he was watching alone was because he didn’t desire me. But once I got over my insecurities and he has more than once explained to me what he gets out of it, I don’t care anymore. Of course I’d rather him not watch it, period, because “why shouldn’t I be enough to get you off?” but that’s pretty hypocritical of me. :)

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xjustxxclaudiax's avatar

I watch it because its a good “booster” to turn me on faster so I don’t have to work so hard…Idk why but hearing it turns me on more than watching it….haha…My friend even asks me sometimes before bed if I’d like to watch porn with him…I never say no :}

OpryLeigh's avatar

What @nikipedia said. I think many women are turned on by it in the same way men are.

shego's avatar

I’m in total agreement with @nikipedia.
But I do find some techniques, and positions interesting, so yes I do try them when my fiancée is in the mood for what he calls “yoga.”

cak's avatar

I’ll watch it on occasion, I don’t want it on every single time. I want to know that I do it for him! (however, we do have our favorites)

Scooby's avatar

I know most of the women I know watch porn, that’s where most of my movies have ended up….. We watch them together on occasion but not as often as I would like :-/
Still, they’re never shy about discussing them………..

faye's avatar

So I don’t forget what a penis looks like!

Hypocrisy_Central's avatar

@ette_ Of course I’d rather him not watch it, period, because “why shouldn’t I be enough to get you off?” but that’s pretty hypocritical of me. Do you tape yourself? One plausible reason would be that when you are doing it you can’t see the action. To see the action by way of a DVD could get him the chance to imagine what he and you looked like if he were a fly on the wall observing. There is usually a dude in the scene also and I don’t think he is focusing on him.

@augustlan I suppose men view it for different reason at different parts ot their lives. When I was young I can’t remember I guess I was thinking me the dude riding that porn star. Later in life I was more fixed on the camera placement and if the action looked real and sounded real or if it was sexual yoga with a lot of fake moaning. Now that I am engaged I cannot see asking her to watch it with me, and because I have her I don’t need to watch, I can just watch us.

ette_'s avatar

@Hypocrisy_Central I’ve never really thought about it. I don’t think I’m quite ready for that yet. But that’s not to say that there is a lack of excitement in the bedroom for us. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’m the “best he’s ever had” to quote Drake, and not to be arrogant. I think he’s just gotten into this habit of watching porn since he was a teenager because he and his friends used to watch it “for kicks” when they were getting in trouble. So it’s almost like me going to Fluther.com every day but instead it’s some XXX site. LOL. I asked him once why they watch porn all the time and like, what the heck, “do you need to get yourself off every single day” and he said that a majority of the time he’s not even servicing himself while watching it. So I guess maybe it’s some form of entertainment for him.

Hypocrisy_Central's avatar

For you that view it you don’t see it as a medium for losers who can’t get a woman or feel like losers because you think you can’t “get his motor running” like some porn star with bleech blonde hair and aftermarket boobs? Do or can you see it as a sex aid that adds a bit of spice or another dimension to your own boinking, such as acting out everything on the screen in person?

augustlan's avatar

I don’t view it in either of those ways… I don’t think it’s for losers, nor do I want to act it out. I watch it because it turns me on. The end.

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