I apologize for bumping this thread but my INTERNET connection broke down just when I was going to submit a lengthy response to Clapton's post about the reasons for the heavy emphasis on male genitalia in porn, which I found very interesting. I can't be arced to write all that again two weeks and a new INTERNET connection later, but I'd still like to give you the brief version of the points I made: I am positive that the heavy focus on dicks in porn is not solely a matter of demonstrating male potency and power, even though that may be the most important factor. I still maintain that there is an undercurrent of homo eroticism at work in straight porn. One reason for suspecting this is the fact that cum shot scenes originally only could be seen in gay porn and today is the pivotal moment of every straight porn scene. I know there are a lot of different theories trying to explain this that don't include any mention of homo eroticism but I stand by that conviction. Another example is the "big dicks" sections on porn sites that feature galleries of straight sex with well-hung men. It's clearly aimed at a supposedly straight audience but why would a straight guy care about the size of the male organ? Well, because he takes an interest in it. It's covert homosexual lust, the woman provides an alibi, reassuring the hetero-male that it's OK to look at naked men just as long as those voluptuous gushes of semen land safely on mammary ground.
Anyway, thanks for all the replies which have been very interesting to read. Many of you have mentioned that I should be prepared to take some serious flak, but I see none of that in the replies (not saying I would care one bit if there would be flaming). In fact I think this forum seems quite civilized and clearly shows some intellectual merit on behalf of its participants.