Erika Lust, a self-described feminist adult filmmaker, argues that pornography can be an ethical art form. In this New York Times podcast episode, she sits down with Julia Yost to discuss her journey from Sweden to becoming a world-renowned pornographer. Lust explains how her political science background and Sweden's sexually liberated culture shaped her views.
She describes watching traditional porn as a young woman and feeling a disconnect between her physical arousal and the narrative, which often reduced women to objects for male pleasure. Inspired by Linda Williams's book 'Hard Core,' Lust began to see porn as a discourse on sexuality and gender. She details her independent filmmaking process, which involves mostly female and queer crews, narrative-driven scripts, and extensive communication with performers about their boundaries, desires, and character development, aiming to center women's fantasies and agency.
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