. Maybe it's a function of the fandoms I read, but I've rarely "seen" cum-shots -- less than a dozen in six years of reading. Because of such limited experience, I didn't even answer the last two questions, and I'm not sure the others are valid. *g*
The thing is, I view cum-shots (figuratively speaking -- from what I know by reading about them, not actually seeing them) in filmed porn as what you said -- it is absolutely a "male power" thing. There is a great disparity in perceived social power between the male "shooter" and the female "recipient", and it's all about the male "strutting his stuff", and nothing about the female gratification.
In the slash I read, I prefer that the sex scenes be more about a mutual exchange of gratification. One guy does get cum on him because, unless they're in a 69, only one has his penis inserted into a bodily cavity. But I have rarely seen the "pull it out and spray it all over your partner" shot.
I suspect -- can't prove it -- that my lack of exposure is due to the reading I select. I won't read RPS, ever. And, if I feel a power "imbalance" between the two main characters, it feels out of character to me and I'll likely stop reading before we even get to the sex scenes. I look for stories where the main characters share their experiences equally; there may be a certain amount of give-and-take, but there's not a power disparity where one will be compelled to "strut his stuff" over the other. If I don't read imbalanced relationships, the sex scenes are not likely to lead to "cum shots".
So, basically, I suspect that the answers you get will be all over the board, depending on the reading habits of the respondants. Some people are much more eclectic in their reading than others, and will likely have more exposure to different varieties of sex scenes. .
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Maybe it's a function of the fandoms I read, but I've rarely "seen" cum-shots -- less than a dozen in six years of reading. Because of such limited experience, I didn't even answer the last two questions, and I'm not sure the others are valid. *g*
The thing is, I view cum-shots (figuratively speaking -- from what I know by reading about them, not actually seeing them) in filmed porn as what you said -- it is absolutely a "male power" thing. There is a great disparity in perceived social power between the male "shooter" and the female "recipient", and it's all about the male "strutting his stuff", and nothing about the female gratification.
In the slash I read, I prefer that the sex scenes be more about a mutual exchange of gratification. One guy does get cum on him because, unless they're in a 69, only one has his penis inserted into a bodily cavity. But I have rarely seen the "pull it out and spray it all over your partner" shot.
I suspect -- can't prove it -- that my lack of exposure is due to the reading I select. I won't read RPS, ever. And, if I feel a power "imbalance" between the two main characters, it feels out of character to me and I'll likely stop reading before we even get to the sex scenes. I look for stories where the main characters share their experiences equally; there may be a certain amount of give-and-take, but there's not a power disparity where one will be compelled to "strut his stuff" over the other. If I don't read imbalanced relationships, the sex scenes are not likely to lead to "cum shots".
So, basically, I suspect that the answers you get will be all over the board, depending on the reading habits of the respondants. Some people are much more eclectic in their reading than others, and will likely have more exposure to different varieties of sex scenes.
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