Good Porn is a Human Right
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“There is so much bad porn out there. A lot of it is really, really bad — not just sexist but racist, too,” organizer Chanelle Gallant told AFP by telephone from Toronto.
“We wanted to celebrate filmmakers who are making really great porn, the kind that makes us feel good about sex, makes us feel good about our bodies and treats sex as something fun and good,” she said.
Toronto hosts world’s first ‘feminist porn’ awards
Eleven awards were handed out in three categories: porn flicks that depict “genuine female pleasure” or “women having a good time”, films that were produced or directed by women, and adult movies that “expand the range of pleasure for women”, Gallant said.
First ‘feminist porn’ awards held
“Good porn is a human right,” Gallant says. “I think we deserve to have good sexual images that make us feel good about ourselves and about sex.” Tonight’s awards ceremony is meant to inspire those who are making porn and to act as a guide for viewers.
And what is the Pepsi difference with feminist porn? For Gallant, there are three criteria that determine whether porn is feminist. The first is that the film shows women getting their fair share of pleasure. “So, real female orgasms, and women are actually having a good time. That’s first and foremost.” Second is that the work be directed or produced by a woman. And third is that it expand the range of female sexual expression currently seen. These criteria still include male filmmakers, as long as they can come in with two out of three. “And we have to think it’s hot,” she laughs.
