In the period leading up to the French Revolution, pornography was also used as political commentary; Marie Antoinette was often targeted with fantasies involving orgies, lesbian activities and the paternity of her children, and rumours circulated about the supposed sexual inadequacies of Louis XVI.
No período que foi ata a Revolución francesa, a pornografía usouse tamén como comentario político: María Antonieta era a miúdo obxecto de fantasías que incluían orxías, actividades lésbicas e a paternidade dos seus fillos, e circularon rumores sobre a suposta insuficiencia sexual de Luís XVI.