On the topic of writing sex(y), one might venture to introduce the question of reading.
Now, how does reading sex really differ from watching sex? And how should the difference, if there is any, affect the way we write about sex? These are the queries I will strive to answer today.
We’ve all watched porn. Gay, bi, straight, fetish, vanilla, whatever. Discounting all the issues concerning content, what connects all the various way one can watch porn is indeed the (audio)visual aspect of the deed, the mishmash of skin, hair, organs and fluids that travels all the way from the depths of the Internet to your cerebral cortex, shortly passing through a screen and eyes. A sight to behold, surely.
Now consider reading some erotic material – and I really...
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