The first complete resource for enjoying adult videos and DVDs. With wit, expertise, and an enthusiastic approach, sex educator Violet Blue provides helpful advice for watching adult videos alone or with a partner, introducing adult films into a relationship, tapping into sexual fantasies,... read more
Key to Icons and Ratings
Forward
1. Chapter One: A Sex Toy Like No Other
a. The Porn Virgin
b. Porn Myths and Stereotypes
c. Who Watches Porn
d. Why Watch Porn?
e. Visual Arousal
f. Your Fantasies in Living Color
g. Common Fantasy Themes
2. Chapter Two: How to Watch Porn
a. Solo Viewing
b. Three Cheers for Masturbation
c. Two Viewing Requirements: Your Libido and Your Remote
d. Fun for Couples
e. How to Talk About Porn with a Partner
f. When Your Lover is Reluctant
g. Watching Together
h. Sex While You Watch
i. Porn Sex Games
j. Selecting a Tape for Your Lover
3. Chapter Three: Get the Porn You Want
a. Start Here
b. Renting and Buying
c. DVD vs. VHS Tapes: Making Porn Better?
d. What's on the Box
e. The Cambria List
f. Awards for Porn Films?
g. What's in a Name?
4. Chapter Four: A Porn Primer
a. Mainstream and Independent Porn
b. Formula Porn
c. The Subgenres
d. Bisexual
e. Classics
f. Educational
g. European
h. Features
i. Gay Male
j. Gonzo
k. Hentai, Sometimes Called Anime
l. Independent
m. Lesbian, Girl-Girl, or All-Girl
n. Pro-AM
o. S/M
p. "Specialty"
q. Wall-to-Wall
r. Woman-Directed
5. Chapter Five: Common Concerns About Content
a. Avoiding What You Don't Like
b. Porn's Maladies
c. Does Porn Degrade Women?
d. Questions of Age and Consent
e. The Women
6. Chapter Six: Feature Films
a. Adult Feature Directors
b. Brad Armstrong
c. James Avalon
d. Chloe
e. Veronica Hart
f. Kris Kramski
g. Jonathan Morgan
h. Michael Ninn
i. Antonio Passolini
j. Michael Raven
k. Candida Royalle
l. Paul Thomas
m. Tina Tyler
n. Michael zen
o. Feature Film Reviews
7. Chapter Seven: The Classics: Porn's Golden Age
a. Explicit Time Capsules
b. Classic Porn Directors
c. Joe D'Amato
d. Robert McCallum
e. Henry Paris, aka Radley Metzger
f. Classic Porn Reviews
8. Chapter Eight: All Sex, No Plot
a. All-Sex Directors
b. Andrew Blake
c. Seymore Butts, aka Adam Glasser
d. Ben Dover
e. Joe Gallant
f. Jules Jordan
g. John Leslie
h. Sean Michaels
i. Jewel D'Nyle
j. Ed Powers
k. Shane
l. Rocco Siffredi
m. John "Buttman" Stagliano
n. Randy West
o. All-Sex Video Reviews
9. Chapter Nine: S/M Features
a. Why Don't They Show S/M with Sex?
b. Two Favorite S/M Directors: Maria Beatty and Ernest Greene
c. Educational S/M Reviews
d. Lesbian, All-Girl S/M Reviews
e. S/M Reviews, General
10. Chapter Ten: Lesbian, All-Girl, Bisexual, and Gay Features
a. Real Lesbian Videos
b. All-Girl Videos
c. Bisexual Videos
d. Gay Male Videos
11. Chapter Eleven: Educational Videos
a. Videos for Partnered Sex
b. Guides to Sex Positions
c. Oral Sex Guides
d. Anal Sex Guides
e. Videos on Female Sexuality
f. Videos on Male Sexuality
12. Chapter Twelve: Safer Sex in Porn
a. Sex Practices in Porn
b. Porn Safer Sex Charts
13. Chapter Thirteen: Porn Terminology and Sex Act Glossary
14. Chapter Fourteen: Resources: Where to Buy and Rent Your Porn
a. Woman-Friendly Adult Retail Stores, U.S.
b. Woman-Friendly Adult Retail Stores, Canada
c. Woman-Friendly Adult Retail Stores, Europe
d. Online and Mail Order, General
e. Online Adult Video and DVD Rentals
f. Adult Video Resources and Reviews
g. Safer Sex Resources
h. More Choice Clickables
15. Chapter Fifteen: References
Index by Director
Index by Film Title
About the Author
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.