Citation

Shor E. Violence Against Women 2019; 25(8): 1018-1036.

Affiliation

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218804101

PMID

30355053

Abstract

This article analyzes the content of 172 popular videos from the pornographic website PornHub.com. Although I found no difference between the levels of aggression in videos featuring teenage performers and those featuring adult performers, the former were more likely to have a title that suggests aggression and to include anal penetration and facial ejaculation. In addition, although all female performers were more likely to express pleasure following aggression, this association was stronger in videos featuring teenage performers. These videos portray aggression and degradation as both consensual- i.e., men dominating willing women-and sensual- i.e., producing pleasure for both men and women.

Language: en

Keywords

age; aggression; pornography