Page 32 - AVN May 2015

TECH NEWS
SURVEY SAYS
Good news about the three types of porn watchers
MOST CONSUMERS CONSIDER THAT
THEIR USE OF PORNOGRAPHY HAS
NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM … POSITIVE
SIDE EFFECTS [INCLUDE] SEXUAL ENTERTAINMENT, A RICHER SEXUAL REPERTOIRE, STRONGER DESIRE & AROUSAL, AND INCREASED SEXUAL KNOWLEDGE.
SEXPLORATIONS | By Anka Radakovich
NOT ALL PORN WATCHERS ARE EQUAL. According to a recent
study, there are three types of porn viewers; only one of them
is considered healthy.
But here’s the good news: the largest group, called
“recreational users,” at 75.5 percent, are deemed “healthy”
by the study. The two other groups are “at risk” users (12.7
percent) and “compulsive users” (11.8 percent), who like
porn a little too much.
The study’s aim, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine,
was to examine if watching porn increased or decreased
”sexual satisfaction.” Called “Profiles of Cyberpornography
and Sexual Well-Being in Adults,” the study questioned 830
men and women at Universite Laval in Quebec.
We’re just happy that the study found that most people
use porn to enhance their sex lives, rather than turning into
compulsive meat-beating sex addicts who use granny porn
like a drug.
“Most consumers consider that their use of pornography
has never been a problem,” says the study. They report
“positive side effects; sexual entertainment, a richer sexual
repertoire, stronger desire & arousal, and increased sexual
knowledge.”
From a sex education point of view, porn doesn’t always
provide step-by-step instruction, especially since scenes are
edited to the part where someone sticks it in with no foreplay.
“Learning sex techniques from watching porn is like
learning how to drive from watching The Fast and the Furious,”
says sex educator Reid Milhalko. On other hand, porn can be
a serious sex educator; where else can you learn how to fuck
someone in the ass while someone eats your ass out?
The study also found that “recreational” users—which
included most of the female porn watchers and couples in
the study—reported “higher sexual satisfaction” and “lower
sexual compulsivity and avoidance.” In other words, for the
person lucky enough to have someone to watch porn with,
you are “sexually satisfied,” which probably has more to do
with the fact that afterwards (or during), you get to have sex
with an actual person.
On the down side, the “solitary” users were “highly
distressed” and more likely to be in the compulsive group.
The “emotional distress” came from having to hide their porn
watching habits, like the guy down in the basement sneaking
in a quick gangbang porn down while his wife is making
dinner, or the born-again Christian who watches (and enjoys)
she-male porn, then feels guilty afterwards. It’s not the porn,
it’s the guilt.
32 | AVN.com | 5.17
In both the “high risk” and “compulsive” group,
users were sexually less satisfied and reported
more sexual dysfunction. They also reported
“more sexual partners, more alcohol use, and
lower odds of being in a long-term relationship.”
The study concluded that “super fan” porn lovers
could “benefit from interventions targeting the
compulsions and associated distress.” (Those
interventions would include something like
Sexaholics Anonymous.) Or you could ask someone
to come over and keep you in check. (“Okay, Bob,
that’s enough porn for you today! You can watch
the rest of the jizz-on-the-face compilation tape
tomorrow.”)
Three More Porn-Watching Types
I would argue there are three more porn
watchers—and they’re the worst. The first one is
the guy who watches porn at work, like the AT&T
guy who puts me on hold for 20 minutes. (No
wonder nobody gets any work done at work).
The second one is the creepy guy sitting next
to me on the NYC subway who leers at me while
watching “Big Butted Mama Get Stuffed With Big Fat
Dong.” But he’s not quite as bad as the sex addict
seated next to me on an airplane watching “Eye
Gluing Extra Sticky Face Shots” with an airplane
blanket on his lap and a couple of hours to kill.
Who’s Watching What?
With all the data at their disposal, tube sites like
Pornhub, xHamster and YouPorn can keep tabs on
what type of pornos each of these three types of
porn watchers is watching. These sites can show
what people are interested in by looking at “most
searched words.” One of Pornhub’s studies—called
“What Women Want”—found that women really,
really liked “For Women” porn the most. They also
really liked “eating pussy” porn, “pussy licking
porn,” and “man eating woman’s pussy” porn. Sex
tips for guys alert! From my own studies, I would
say that women want the two Cs: compliments and
cunnilingus.
The top porn women searched for was “lesbian,”
“gay male” porn, and “solo male” porn, where
women can watch a guy take care of his own
business. Personally, I like watching gay male porn
with good dialogue like “Give it to me, you big
prick,” but that’s just me.
A more recent study probing people’s porn-
watching habits was done in January 2017.
Pornhub’s “2016 year in review” looked at people’s
most-searched porn terms and for the second year
in a row “lesbian” was the number one search term
worldwide. Jincey Lumpkin—“CSO” of Juicy Pink
Box (“Chief Sex Officer”), a feminist porn company
specializing in “lesbian erotica”—told me that while
they make lesbian porn for a lesbian audience,
“straight males” are their biggest audience.
And this year, apparently men have more
mommy issues than previously thought with
“Step Mom” coming in second followed by “MILF.”
“Step-sister” was up there too. Oh, and “Mature”/
granny porn continues to grow as people get older
and older women look better.
A random finding of interest was the answer to
“Who is your favorite porn star?” In practically
every country surveyed, including those in Europe,
Asia, and South America, reluctant/not even a
professional porn star Kim Kardashian came in
number one. Her leaked sex tape continues to be
one of the most popular sellers of all time. Coming
in second were Mia Khalifia and Sarah Palin
impersonator Lisa Ann, showing that boobs and
MILFs rule the world.
The study even found local cultural differences,
including the finding that New Zealanders like
“Samoan porn,” Indians like “Aunty porn,” Chileans
like “Pokemon porn,” Maltese like “giantess porn”
and Finns like “Sauna porn.”
Other random findings included the fact that
“BBL” (“Big Beautiful Latina”) was searched more
this year than last, especially in America, and that
the younger you are the more you watch porn.
People 18-24 watched the most, followed by those
25-30. The future of our country is in good hands.
Anka Radakovich is a legendary sex columnist who wrote a groundbreaking column for Details magazine. Currently she writes for
British GQ and Sexpert.com. She is the author of three books, including her newest, The Wild Girls Club, Part 2. She has appeared
multiple times on TV talk shows, including eight appearances with Conan O’Brien. She is also a certified sexologist. We are thrilled
to have her as a contributor. Follow Anka Radakovich on Twitter: @ankarad.