From: seid@popov.ee.cornell.EDU (Steve Seidman)
Subject: Great Porno for Women (and Men too!)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Date: 23 Jan 93 20:47:15 GMT

Now here is something really interesting and useful:
A source of pornography that is enjoyable to women
(and men, too).  Your own mileage may vary.

The company appears to be some sort of California-Women's-Company
(I didn't notice any men in the photo of the 2 dozen or so
employees)  Well let's cut to the chase!

Good Vibrations
938 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA  94103
(415) 974-8990

this is the mail-order address; the store has
a location on Valencia.  They sell videos, books,
and "toys".  Their selection is definitely not
your average "adult" bookstore collection.

Confidentiality is quaranteed.  They
will send everything in an evelope that
says "Open Enterprises".

So, why not send them a postcard and get their catalog.
You won't be sorry....

Here's some excerpts from their video catalog:

The videos we offer are all outstanding exceptions to the
mediocrity, erotophobia and sexual illiteracy that plague
the American erotic screen.  That doens't mean they will
all turn you on.  It does mean that each has a spark
of originality and creativity that make it noteworthy to
the audience that wants more than nudity and/or
intercourse demonstration.  Allowing for taste, we think
each video listed shows outstanding erotic and educational
quality, with enough hot energy to start something cooking
in your very own living or bedroom.

Why watch X-rated Movies?

* To be entertained and/or aroused

* To expand your fantasies and try on a bit of sexual
  diversity.  You may like to watch what you don't
  want to do.

* To learn more about the range of sexual behavior
  and your own responses and preferences.

* To increase your comfort level with you own and
  other's sexuality.

Top Ten Best Selling Videos. (in order of popularity) (fall 1992)

Self-loving; How to Female Ejaculate; Insatiable;
Suburban Dykes; The Masseuse; Nice Girls Don't Do It;
Only the Best from Europe; How to perform fellatio;
Three Daughters; Sexcapdes.

------end of excerpt----------

Each video has one or more rating symbols attached
with categories like: woman-centered, superior film making,
killer sex scenes that make up for poor filmmaking,
lesbian theme, Unconventional sexual content, contains
display of safer sex techniques, primarily educational film
with erotic complement, underground film.

The catalog avoids the word pornography in favor of the
word erotica.  But connotative meanings aside, their
catalogs hints at the existence of nontrivial quantities
of decent visual porn.  Their book collection isn't too
shabby either!

I'm sure there will be many who will appreciate the
instructional videos too.  I rather doubt that one can
learn very much from the more conventional commercial
video-porn.  So these videos are filling a real need! ;-)

Steve Seidman
seid@ee.cornell.edu

or

q2tj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu

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