Abstract
In this article, I look at the shared experiences of women watching porn in the Republic of Turkey. I analyze the relation of porn consumption to Turkish women's sexual routines and interests. More importantly, I examine the social conditions under which women's porn consumption becomes an outward expression of a ‘new age’ gender mentality. Within this frame, I argue that the wide and relatively anonymous accessibility of porn in online environments has radically altered the circumstances under which female gender identities are materialized. My inquiry proceeds through an ethnographic investigation of women's access to pornographic materials before and after the mass availability of internet services in the Republic of Turkey and through publicly shared online narratives that illustrate Turkish women's motivations for consuming porn and their consequent experiences. I identify motivations for consumption expressed in these online narratives as a necessity for sex-learning; a break from daily routines; an exploration of lesbian fantasies and desires; excitement from observing stigmatized or forbidden sexual practices; and visual pleasures triggered by scenes of men serving as passive sexual objects. I use these categories to analyze the social dynamics behind and beyond women's consumption of pornography in Turkey.
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