Blame the Victim

If you haven’t heard by now, a pornstar named Christy Mack was brutally assaulted by her ex this summer. And I don’t mean she was just beaten up, I mean it was the kind of scene that you typically only hear about in extreme rape porn, except it happened in real life. I’ve written before that I happen to enjoy rape porn, but I’ve also written that I think there’s a line between fantasy and deviant perversion, and that some things are only enjoyable in porn and not in real life, and reading about Mack’s experience was gut wrenching.

#twitterpurge

Allow me to state the obvious: movies are not real. People do things in movies that you cannot, and should not, do in real life.

News Coverage of Spring Break in America

I don’t know if Spring Break is something that’s “celebrated” all over the world, but they make a big deal out of it here in North America. It’s a week in the Spring that colleges and universities around the country take off so that the students can prepare for exams. By which I mean: drive to Florida, strip down to bikinis, get shitfaced, and have lots of sex. Of course, if you look for pictures of Spring Break you’ll mostly see white kids, for reasons I’ve discussed before.

Rape Culture

Although I just wrote a post in which I admitted that I enjoy rape porn, I also tried to make it clear that I’m against actual rape. Not that I’m trying to claim I’m a good person, I’m not, but even a terrible person can be against rape. (I’m half tempted to get t-shirts printed up with that message: “Even a terrible person can be against rape.”) In fact, saying that I’m against rape should be a no-brainer.

Porn I Like: Rape

So I’ll just admit it up front rather than working up to it: I like rape porn. This includes porn in comic, story, or even live action form (when done well). I think this is an extension of the fact that I like the rough stuff, taking it to yet another level, but I couldn’t say for sure.

Line Between Fantasy and Deviant Perversion?

I sometimes write posts on this blog about Porn I Like and Porn I Dislike (not to mention Porn I’m Indifferent To). When I write about porn I dislike I usually include the following introduction:

There are definitely types of porn that I do not like – that I dislike. One could even go so far as to say that I hate some types of porn. If I ever have any blog readers there may well be disagreements; porn which they love and have a fetish for but that I think is gross or sick or disgusting. They may think the same thing about porn that I like. All I can say to that is: I’m right, you’re wrong, get over it.

That last sentence is the most important part of the introduction, even though it’s mostly (but not completely) tongue in cheek. I’m definitely going to put it to the test in this post and some future ones I’m thinking of writing.

Spoiled by Variety

I’ve already written about Rule 34: “If it’s on the internet, there’s porn of it.” I’m sometimes amazed – pleasantly so – about the sheer number of subjects about which there is porn. If you’re looking for something general you’re guaranteed to find it, if you’re looking for something specific you’re likely to find it, and even if you’re looking for something very specific and arcane your chances are still pretty good.