The Weekly Ringer

The University of Mary Washington Student Newspaper

Sexclamations: Porn During Sex

2 min read

By KJ ADLER

A few days ago, while I was getting ready for a party with some girlfriends, we got to talking about unusual things that have happened with past sexual encounters.

Of course some pretty crazy stories came up, like boyfriends who came in costumes or yelled out strange things during the act.
But one common occurrence that all three of us had was having a boyfriend play porn during sex.

What was even more intriguing was how each of us had reacted differently to the sex-porn combo.

One of the girls looked at us with a devilish smile, stating that she found it hot and was down for it if he was.

My other friend said, in a loving tone, that if it was something her boyfriend really wanted she would consider it and possibly do it for a special occasion.

As for me? I consider myself pretty open minded about trying new things but porn during sex just doesn’t make sense to me.

Why would you watch the food network when you’ve already made the cake and have a fork in your hand and a glass of milk on the table?

Sure, I’ve heard some reasons why some people like it: the film enhances the mood, it’s an inspiration device, it’s kinky.

But I only see it as a distraction, not to mention that watching porn seems like a more personal practice to me.

Granted, I’ve had both guy and girlfriends talk about how they watch porn with friends like it’s no big deal (more on the guy side than the girl side).

What intrigues me even more is that porn is such a common thing in our society, yet we still act shocked and amazed when people admit to having used, watched, or bought XXX material.

From a posting by Michael Arrington on techcrunch.com titled “Internet Pornography Stats,” I found that the porn industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that has $89 spent on it every second.
With 12% of Internet sites labeled as pornographic and 260 new porn sites being put up on a daily basis, is it any wonder that so many people are terrified of their children going online?

So yes, porn is everywhere and applies to a lot of people out there.
But if you are intrigued with the idea of doing the deed while the televisions on please, please talk to your special someone before hitting the “on” button.

I have heard so many stories of hot times turning ice-cold because of a surprise porn appearance.