February 9, 2012
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Film maker Mia Engberg explains the genesis of Dirty Diaries, a movie made up of 12 'feminist porn' shorts that has been generating heated debate across Sweden in the lead-up to its premiere this week.
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Uhh...noooo, you're confusing two distinct things here. _Porn_ should please the eye of the beholder (for both males and females viewing it). The personal sexuality of porn actors may be (and likely is) completely different than what is portrayed in the porn film itself.
Many varied imagery please the eye of many varied beholders. But even in this complex world of fantasy, does the same not hold true for both sexes...that a woman _or_ man and her or his sexuality should please the eye of the beholder (likely a partner or spouse). Afterall, people generally don't get all that excited about someone else if they don't feel a level of attraction toward that person (for either physical and/or emotional reasons).
- anthonyx26
you got it in one. good comment
No ... that's a silly conclusion. The correct conclusion is this: "PORNOGRAPHY please the beholder above all else." The whole point is to look at images that one is attracted to. Do you really not understand this?
and regarding: "How can we liberate our own sexual imagination from the commercial images we see every day.." Men didn't do this to women... women did that to themselves. All these "comercial" images were made by women- staying young a beautiful, fashion obsessed, breast implants etc. Women made objects of themselves, it is not men's fault.
Worse than that, when your old lady gets one of those, forget it.
Erika Lust (www.erikalust.com)
"Lite skäll mår man bara bra av" sa alltid min farmor, må hon brinna länge och väl!
Johnny Salami: I guess youre the one in need of a bubble bath and a candle showed up your colon..
Miss V: Is that a strange acronym for "Mr Is Indeed Sick in a Veneric disease sucking his brains dry"? No respect, I just ♪♫♫♪ in your general direction!
elust: Va kul att du känner dig som en feminist, svensk medborgare, producent och regissör Erika, men skämmas? Själv skäms jag väl mer över det faktum att du som svenska inte ens kan stava till finansiera på det engelska språk du nu valt att skriva på. Sen snälla lilla du, skaffa en svensk bolagsregistrering om du nu ska sätta dig på dina höga hästar och börja gnälla om hur svenska skattemedlen fördelas..
What other purpose is there in a movie but pleasing the beholder?
Who wants ugly porn stars?
I might not be one of the great thinkers of our time but let me just try this one out, words like educate, enlight, upset and scare comes to my mind, do they seem familiar by any chance?
And once againg, when you ask the question "Who wants ugly porn stars?" I ask my self, if there is such a thing as a "porn star", who in the world would classify this person (that is naturally as long as it's a human and not a donkey, sheep or even a german shepherd!) as an ugly porn star?
You speak as if you already seen Dirty Diaries, a movie wich I have comed to understand is a mind blower, a political project consisting of 12 different shortfilms independently directed by 12 different directors.. And no, I dont call this project conservative, sexistic or misrepresented, I do hope you eventually will get the chance to see this movie, perhaps giving you a chance to reevaluate your stand!
My 2 cc //Gaffel