Article By: Phoenix Miles
Thu, 07 Jul 2011 7:34 Iafrica.com News - http://lifestyle.iafrica.com/love_sex/features/739597.htmlIt's a pastime that a growing number of men and women are indulging in, but watching pornography could be doing more harm than good for our sex lives, warn experts.
Its gain in popularity has researchers concerned that more people are trying to model their lives on what they term "porn sex" instead of focusing on what really pleases them and their partners.
Renate Klein, retired professor of women’s studies at Deakin University, Melbourne, says that the images of men and women porn stars don't give us a realistic idea of what to expect from a real life sexual encounter. Male porn stars are muscle-bound and supposedly able to hold erections for hours on end, while female porn stars are bronzed, surgically enhanced and perfectly made up — ideals impossible to live up to in real life.
More worryingly, says Klein, is that pornography portrays women as "a servicing station for men’s sexual needs." The message that comes across in a typical pornographic film is that of submission and dominance. With many being exposed to porn from as young as 11 years old, and who are unlikely to have any other knowledge of sex, this means that porn sex is assumed as normal.
Such messages would be harmless if they were perceived as images but porn films actually act out the violence, with the male actors physically dominating their female counterparts.
Empowering both men and women to explore sex beyond such role play is difficult, especially as porn would only get rougher, Klein predicted. Having captivated its audience, the industry will have to commit more daring acts in order to keep their audience's attention.
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