Top five reasons why today’s (11/17) Oprah episode about porn blew me away:

1. Oprah lays it out right off the bat: 30% of porn consumers are women, and 70% of those women watch it in secret.
2. Reporter Lisa Ling talks about pay inequity, but a good kind: porn is one of the only industries where women make more money than men.
3. Author Violet Blue says “erotica can be as reliable a tool as a sex toy, and should be in any woman’s sexual arsenal.”
4. Jenna Jameson says if she had it to do over again, she wouldn’t get a boob job, referring to the constant tanning, waxing, and other maintenance as the “monsterification of the body.”
5. Violet plugs Jenna’s movie the Masseuse, which is a really great movie and one you all should see.

The show really focused on why women watch it, how it enhances one’s fantasy life, and how women are increasingly running the show (as stars, directors, businesswomen). This was not your typical coverage of women and porn, which usually focuses on stereotypes and overlooks any value porn has in one’s sex life.  See clips from the show.

Smart Girl's Guide to Porn

Today’s episode of Oprah is bound to raise a few eyebrows, both among her viewers and the scads of ladies who are going to go out and buy some porn after watching the show. Advance word on the show is that it’ll be a sex-positive look at women viewing porn, with guest porn starlet-come-businesswoman Jenna Jameson, and author Violet Blue. Blue, author of the Smart Girl’s Guide to Porn, wrote a column earlier for O Magazine, which undoubtedly opened Oprah’s eyes to the fact that plenty of women get their rocks off watching porn. My hope is that the clear message that comes out is, “Gals, enjoy your porn. And if you don’t like what you see, make a ruckus so the adult filmmakers start making porn that suits your needs.” After all, that is exactly what happened with the adult toy industry–it was not until women started buying their own sex toys that the manufacturers learned we’d rather have a clit-loving designer toy like the Gigi than a fleshy fake appendage with no power.  Tune in to the show today, or catch clips here. Or, embrace your own love of porn, and go straight to some of our buyers’ guide to find the porn that’s right for you. You can look for Award-winning porn, get tips on how to choose an adult video, or focus on women-directed porn.