Just because it happens in porn, doesn’t mean it will happen in real life. Have you fallen victim to believing all the stuff you see in porn?
Pornography has been around since the stone ages. If you look at some of the images found in caves and tombs, you will see drawings or carvings of people getting it on using various methods and tools. Some of the oldest images were found in India, Egypt and some areas in Europe. They’re not as detailed as the videos you see these days, but they are informative in their own sense.
Some of the things you see in porn can be done realistically, but a lot of them are just eye candy that titillates the many viewers and connoisseurs. Male and female porn stars seem to be portrayed as versatile, open-minded and double-jointed beings, but that is not the case for most people in real life.
These porn stars themselves would never deign to do the same things that they do on camera with their partners in real life. Making porn is simply a means to an end or a form of artistic expression.
The truth is, what they do is not realistic in any sense, unless it is called for during production. The time it takes for these porn stars to have sex is not necessarily the same on camera as when it is done in a real-life setting. Just like with any other film, the scenes need to be shot at specific angles, with the right lighting and a certain set of sequences. You can’t do this in real life without having to stop and take a breather. Orgasms are also rarely achieved because of these pauses.
The most common porn myths
Apart from that, there are other aspects of porn that are not in line with what needs to be done in an intimate setting. Let’s discuss some of those and decipher what’s real and what is not.
#1 Butts are naturally empty. No, they’re not. You need to clean it before having anal sex, and you can’t eat or drink anything for several hours before doing the deed, unless the viewers are alright with watching things getting dirty on screen. [Read: The curious guy and gal’s guide to anal sex]
#2 Sex on the hood of a car is extremely easy. Car hoods are slippery, and you run the risk of scratching and denting an expensive car in the process.
#3 All porn stars have no gag reflex. When porn stars can’t handle the size of the objects they put inside their mouths, the director cuts the scene and resumes it using a different angle later. [Read: 9 hot blowjob secrets to drive him mad]
#4 Sex makes any problem go away. It can distract you when you’ve got a lot on your mind, but sex does not help in deactivating bombs or saving the world the way porn implies.
#5 Boobs. As much as you wish that those things were real, they’re often not.
#6 Stamina. Filming allows porn stars to take breaks now and then. No one is capable of having sex for three hours without getting any rest.
#7 Lighting. The only way you can see that much detail in real life is if you set up a spotlight in your bedroom.
#8 Joint approximation. Some porn stars are double-jointed. Don’t even try to bend your body backwards if you aren’t trained to do so.
#9 Spanking doesn’t hurt. It only looks like the actors and actresses are having fun because they get pleasure from experiencing pain. If you don’t like pain at all, it’s best not to try it. [Read: 10 ways to open up about your kinky side]
#10 Putting animals inside your body is safe. Bestiality is a fetish, but it is not safe in any way. A lot of animals have diseases that are dangerous to the human body.
#11 Hotel rooms have amazing lighting. At times they do, but you can’t get the lighting porn videos get unless you set up a room with lots of artificial lighting.
#12 Women who need repairs done also need sex. Just because in most settings, porn stars always ask for a few “extra repairs” from their plumbers or even from delivery guys, doesn’t mean that your clients in real life will want some too.
#13 Asian women moan the same way. A lot of people like the way it sounds when Asian porn stars moan, but that doesn’t mean they all moan that way in real life.
#14 Foreplay is simple. Absolutely not. It needs timing and precision, as well as a deep understanding of the way the mind and body of a person works. [Read: 9 tips for mastering the art of foreplay]
#15 No sweat. Porn stars have assistants that wipe them down during breaks on set. Sweat doesn’t look good on camera.
#16 Girls always come. Starring in a porn film is acting in itself. Most female porn stars don’t orgasm because of the numerous cuts during filming. There wouldn’t be enough time to build up to an orgasm anyway, unless their partner is really, really good. *coughs* James Deen *coughs* [Read: 15 tips for satisfying your woman in bed]
#17 All vaginas look alike. Many female porn stars get cosmetic surgery done on their vaginas in order for it to look good on camera. The amount of sex they have would make it impossible for their vaginas to retain their shapes for a long period. Normal vaginas vary in shape, size and color.
#18 All lesbian porn stars are lesbians. It’s a job, so the most you can say of a straight person having sex with another of the same sex is that it pays well.
#19 All gay porn stars are gay. The same goes for them as well, but statistics say that gay porn pays more than straight and lesbian porn.
#20 Being a porn star pays well. If it did, then these porn stars who make thousands of videos every year would be living more lavishly than celebrities who only do a couple of films once a year.
#21 Porn stars orgasm simultaneously. It’s possible, but it rarely happens when filming porn. [Read: 22 most common reasons women fake their orgasm]
#22 Sex while wearing high heels is comfortable. It looks sexy, but it’s not all that comfy. You could even sprain an ankle because of it.
#23 Female students like to be dominated. It’s just an assumption that caters to men and women who like younger people. It’s not exactly pedophilia, but it’s pretty close.
#24 There is a universal script for dirty talk. You can’t limit yourself to the usual lines you hear in porn. Those are basically just sound effects for a film. Don’t hesitate to try lines that are more in line with your personality. [Read: 23 tips on mastering dirty talk]
#25 Hentai girls exist. A lot of men wish it were true, but you will rarely see Japanese girls with breasts the size of their torsos wearing skirts higher than their pelvis.
Porn is basically a means to express a person’s fantasy. It’s a good type of business, but it can’t be actualized in real life because of the constraints mentioned above. No matter how much you wish it were true, it is just an image portrayed by directors, producers and actors. The best thing you can do is watch it online and buy their DVD’s because the things that happen on camera rarely happen behind the scenes.
[Read: 5 signs of porn addiction and 15 ways to get over it]
Don’t let porn cloud your perception of how sex should be like. The stuff porn stars do may seem easy to do in real life, but in reality, it’s all just an act for your viewing pleasure.
