Women as a product of male satisfaction in pornography: a historical-social analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the perception of Brazilian society about what “being a woman” means, and how these stereotypes are reproduced in pornographic media, understanding this process as a social construction that takes place within a violent sexist system. The social-historical construction of porn was described, encompassing the era of magazines and photographs, technological advances with cinema, VHS, DVD and, more recently, the internet, being able to perceive the female being placed in the media always in a submissive way and extremely stereotyped. In addition, it also seeks to present an overview of the feminist strands that support and disapprove of the pornographic industry and how they position themselves with the fact that women are placed as a product marketed to men. It is characterized as a bibliographic, exploratory and descriptive study, based on scientific articles, books and interviews related to the theme. Although little is openly discussed about pornography, it is consumed by a large portion of the population and used by many as a “sex educator” for those who do not have basic knowledge about sex. Since in a patriarchal, sexist, misogynist and sexist society, these practices are unlikely to be recognized as problematic for women's lives, in a medium that is geared only to the pleasure of the male audience. Finally, it is necessary that other sciences, such as Psychology, take this discussion even more so that it continues to promote care and emotional support for women who experience violence resulting from machismo.