Women's pornography

Women-oriented pornography is sometimes referred to as sex-positive pornography. Women's porn is often produced by women and aimed specifically at the female market – rejecting the view that men are turned on by porn, but women only by a box of chocolates.

In the 1980s, Susie Bright pointed out that "[women's pornography] is a contradiction in terms for many people, so convinced are they that pornography represents the darker, gutter side of lust."

Since that date, women have become accepted as a growing market when it comes to pornography.

Women's pornography is produced and directed by women, and it is intended for the female audience. One of the goals of women's pornography is to produce something that the customers want to see and will enjoy. This type of porn is a minority on the internet, but is high quality, based on women's actual feedback. It is a common misconception for people to assume that women are not as easily aroused by sexually explicit images as men. Women that produce porn believe that male-produced porn ignores the sexuality of women and objectifies them. Anti-pornography feminists believe that the solution to this is to abolish pornography, but pro-pornography feminists think the solution is create porn that attends to women's sexuality. Pornography produced by women is placed in the category "romance" by the Adult Video News awards. This new category was added to the AVN awards in 2010. The AVN awards are movie awards that recognize writers, directors, and producers for their achievements in the creation of American pornographic films. Women's porn directors focus on different styles, but pay particular attention to the actual story, the actors, music, locations, and aesthetics of the scenes. The directors main concern is making sure women enjoy the porn by making it realistic.

The women's porn industry allows more women to have control and be in positions of power as directors. The directors encourage the performers to voice their creative input and hold more power than in pornography that is not women's pornography.Erika Lust is a feminist porn director, producer, and screenplay writer. She is also the founder of Erika Lust Films. Lust got her start in directing and producing feminist adult films because she found mainstream porn "unrelatable, unimaginative, and unattractive", so she wanted to do something about it. In 2005, Erika began to film her series called XConfessions. Lust Productions subscribers submitted their fantasies to Erika and she picked two each month to film for her new series. In everything Lust produces, she wants the viewer to see realistic scenarios, real characters, and real pleasure. For Lust, an important component in feminist porn is consent and respect; making sure the actors want to participate and that they want to experience arousal. Lust's films want to demonstrate real passion and connection between the actors. Lust says, "We make love, not porn. And we do all this with a feminine, aesthetic and innovative approach."

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