... to ask if you have ever watched porn?

I think it's only porn if other people watch it. No one, except you, wants to see you having sex Donald.

I've been single for over ten years. On a few occasions I have looked for obvious reasons 😬🤣. Not that I'd usually need that.

Even though I found it incredibly enticing for personal satisfaction if you get my drift - I felt really really guilty and ashamed after. I think the reason I felt that way is because every blinking video was really gross stuff like stepdad does X to stepdaughter, or really gross degrading headlines. The stuff out there is creepy and degrading as anything. Because I know what's out there I am all over my son's phone and we've already talked about how awful and wrong it is online out there.
The subject came up as friends are already talking about it. It's horrifying what this is going to do to these kids growing into adults.

Yeah, would be more weird if you hadn't imo

I have no interest in watching randoms have sex. I don’t feel bad about porn, I’d feel ok about watching it if I wanted to - it just doesn’t appeal. I think it’s because porn is mostly aimed at men, to whom visual porn appeals.

I did repeatedly watch 365 Days on Netflix though, and bits of Bridgerton, and Lady Chatterley, and Secretary, etc. Stuff that’s story driven appeals much more. There doesn’t seem to be much of it about though, it’s mostly the visual oriented stuff that men like.

Plus, I think your survey will be skewed somewhat, as people who aren't interested / have no desire to watch porn, are probably much less likely to click on a thread about porn.

I've accidentally come across it. I've never gone looking for it. What I have seen does absolutely nothing for me. I'm 60.

No. No thanks.

I’ve seen it (thanks to a partner who enjoyed it) but don’t find it a turn-on at all - quite the opposite. Not because I’m a prude but because I just don’t want to watch people who are desperate enough to be paid to have sex with people they probably don’t even know, who are pretending to enjoy it. Perhaps I’d be tempted if I hadn’t had a partner for years, but as I do I’d far rather the real thing, any day.

I’ve watched it but wouldn’t recommend it. I think you’re lucky / have made really great choices to have successfully avoided it so far.

I can think of a couple of female-run porn companies which are shot more like cinema/experimental film. No horrible lighting or exploitative nonsense. You have to pay for them and they work with the same few actors!

Exploitation of many involved is rife and the viewer may end up with serious mental health issues. Tragically, children can easily access porn when their brains are still forming.

Yes, with significant other years ago.

God, it was boring. Surely the entire adult film industry should be able to come up with erotica that also has a plot.

I'm 61, female

Yes. I'm mid 40s and have watched it - I even went to a live show in Germany many moons ago, which was actually crap. I don't watch it now because it doesn't do anything for me but I do read the naughty stories on AO3 though.

An old joke--Porn is whatever arouses you. Erotica is whatever arouses me.

Seen it? Yes a little bit a long time ago but only things shown to me by a bloke. Actively sought out to watch? Absolutely not. I feel pretty strongly about it, i just don't think I feel it can be ethical because I've no real way of knowing the performers are not being exploited. Also don't think it would be very good for my brain, self esteem and sex life , ethics aside.

45, female, never (it’s never appealed)

65 here and yes.

@AskTrivialQuestion I'd expect that male replies will skew the voting?

I think that people will naturally seek out information about sex while growing up. That was certainly the case when I was growing up, when there was minimal information in schools, and very little from my wonderful DM either apart from the technicaI details (cringe!).

I remember reading the Nancy Friday book growing up, and thinking "wow". I did watch it to learn, and then more. But as @deadflowers stated I think things in not in a good place right now. I'd assume there is "good" porn ?? But most of it ... yuck ...

43 and half and no never

never had a interest

Watched it ?
WATCHED IT ?
I'm in it !!!
Bigly

Never before. I'm 50 and female.

yup, i even have friends who make it and i've seen it on their adult twitter accounts.

We talking just videos or photos/erotic literature too? I consume all 3 and write erotica.

I think not watching it ever is more the unusual thing tbh.

Yes, tbh grew up with my dad watching Benny Hill so think my sexual tastes have been slightly warped by that anyway 😂

Of course