Women who like to watch gay porn

[reviews_and_ramblings]

Interesting article by Lisa Scott on Metro.co.uk even if I don't agree with her in this claim

"Watching and reading gay male porn also allows women to explore unchartered territory. When women are faced with a male and female romance or sex scene, they naturally associate with the female. When it's men-only, you can be whatever you fancy - submissive or dominant."

I have my theory, an evolution of Laura Kinsale's theory on why women read romance; Kinsale said that when a woman read a romance she identifies herself in the hero, not in the heroine, and this is the reason why some female authors have so strong male characters. So, for me, I read M/M romance since I have the chance to identify me in TWO characters and not only one; in other words, no one of the main characters in the book has a lesser role, they are both protagonist.

http://www.metro.co.uk/metrosexual/article.html?Women_who_like_to_watch_gay_porn&in_article_id=356386&in_page_id=8&in_a_source=

Comments

[xamaque.livejournal.com]

Interesting theory. I personally think that different women have different reasons for liking M/M fics. Some of my own reasons are:

I like guys better than girls, sexually. So with two guys, it's twice the goodness. Also, I don't like mentally comparing myself with women in sex scenes. They are usually gorgeous, and I'm not. With two guys, I don't have any issues with my body image. Finally, I like the way M/M stories tend to be written better. It isn't 100%, by any means, but it seems like there is less bubble-brained, gooey romance. The two characters are portrayed more as equals, even when the power balance is very uneven. Or maybe I just have issues. *G*

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Good theory... since I also have issue with my body, maybe there is a bit of that also for me. Elisa