This article draws on 27 interviews with women (with exclusive and non-exclusive sexual orientations) to understand the role of pornography in the construction of female sexuality. Building upon research that moves beyond the ‘negative effects paradigm’ in the study of pornography, we show that consuming pornography is both disciplining and empowering for women. Our informants recognise that pornography reproduces and promotes patriarchal discourses of sexuality, but they manage to use it to reach a state of pleasure (exercise of fantasy, sexual gratification) and perfection (optimal way of performing sex). We also show pornography’s role in cultivating a renewed understanding of female sexuality. In this process, aspects of the genre are questioned, negotiated and reconciled in order to continue using pornography to satisfy desire. We contribute to ongoing debates about the role of pornography in society by documenting the experiences of women whose voices have been hitherto underrepresented in the literature.

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女性对色情的消费：快乐、竞争和赋权

本文借鉴了对女性（具有排他性和非排他性性取向）的 27 次采访，以了解色情在女性性欲构建中的作用。基于超越色情研究中“负面影响范式”的研究，我们表明消费色情对女性来说既是纪律又是赋权。我们的线人认识到色情内容会复制和促进父权制的性话语，但他们设法利用它来达到愉悦状态（幻想、性满足）和完美状态（进行性行为的最佳方式）。我们还展示了色情在培养对女性性行为的新理解方面的作用。在这个过程中，流派的各个方面受到质疑、协商和调和，以便继续使用色情来满足欲望。