e2b7/1237582925-taormino.jpgSince the GREAT PORNO CONTROVERSY OF ’09 is still going on over here (the latest, as of yesterday: “Painful, Shameful and Emotionally Scarring is an awesome title for a porno”), our lovely Miss Kelly O called up sex columnist, lecturer, and feminist porn producer Tristan Taormino for a little backup:

Am I really a dirty pervert ’cause I thought Jesse Jane looked really hot bouncing around on Manuel Ferrara’s Budweiser can? Tristan Taormino, am I a sicko?

Of course not! Unfortunately, porn is still a very hot-button topic for people, and they have very strong opinions about it. Listen, not all porn is wonderful. There is certainly porn that I find boring, stupid, and yes, degrading. But there is also porn that’s sex-positive, sexy, and fun.

Read the whole thing (and jump into the comments) here.

Lindy West was born an unremarkable female baby in Seattle, Washington. The former Stranger writer covered movies, movie stars, exclamation points, lady stuff, large frightening fish, and much, much more....