How porn can help stop the toxic sexual culture that led to #MeToo

When we talk about porn’s relationship to #MeToo, we tend to focus on the negative. But one woman is using porn as an opportunity to address the cultural issues at the heart of every #MeToo story.

Indie adult filmmaker Erika Lust has been hosting public screenings of her popular erotica series XConfession at theaters and festivals around the world for years now. From Berlin to Buenos Aires and most recently Los Angeles, her work showcases exactly how sexy consent can be, while lengthy Q&A sessions with audiences spark powerful conversations.

“Sexually explicit films help us construct our visions of pleasure and desire,” Lust says. “Porn is a discourse about how we interact sexually, about gender roles, masculinity, femininity.” Read more…

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