2012 conventions 2012 election 2013 session 2013 special election arts arts and culture author ballot measures bomb books budget bullying business charlie hales children clackamas climate change coal courts crime culture culture club democrats drugs economy education environment family film fluoride food gay rights guns handguns health health care health insurance high school history housing immigration international internet kitzhaber law legislature lgbt literary arts living marijuana medicine mental health military minor parties mohamed mohamud movies music native americans news newspaper obama olympics oregon our town parenting pers photography police politcs politics port portland portland business journal portland mayor president prevention public safety religion republicans rnc romney rural salem sam adams sandy hook schools science shooting sports suicide supreme court taxes television terrorism theater third parties timber payments transportation union university of oregon violence washington water wildfire women

Thank you for the information.

posted 2 years, 4 months ago
view in context

I am happy that the women you film are in control, but how do we, as the viewers, know that?  How does your representation demonstrate female choice or empowerment any more than the next porn?  Is there relevance to how a video is made if the end product for viewers is the same?

posted 2 years, 4 months ago
view in context

Tristan speaks eloquently about normalizing conversations about sexuality and creating a space for open-mindedness and acceptance of variance within sexual expression.  Working within the field of women’s reproductive health and being admittedly liberal minded, I’ve come to realize that “normal” isn’t a word we can use to define the sexual experiences of a population.  That said, I struggle to find a balance between acceptance of all sexual fantasy and not wanting to promote oppression or degradation of women.  I have difficulty teasing out what sexual desires stem from years of societal ideology promoting the oppression and domination of women and what sexual impulses represent human desire and curiosity.  I have concerns about much of what widespread pornography symbolizes and am curious how Tristan approaches pornography from a feminist perspective and from a place, presumably, of being pro-woman, and how does societal context affect her approach to creating pornography?

posted 2 years, 4 months ago
view in context