ABSTRACT
The literature on aggression and violence in intimate relationships between women has been significantly expanding over the last decade. However, to our knowledge, no study has either specifically examined or systematically analyzed aggression in online, mainstream f/f pornography. Literature on lesbian pornography, “girl-on-girl” pornography, and comparisons between the two has focused largely on the authenticity of representations (e.g. women’s pleasure) but has not addressed physical or verbal aggression. To sum up, most previous research did not make explicit statements about the frequency of aggression in same-sex pornography when compared to m/f pornography. One potential explanation for the higher frequency of aggression in videos featuring two women is that online mainstream pornography, including the “Lesbian” subgenre, often reflects hetero-male fantasies about female sexuality and sexual performativity.
