Cindy Gallop: Make love, not porn (Adult content)

At TED2009, audience member Cindy Gallop gave a 4-minute presentation that became one of the event's most talked about. Speaking from her personal experience, she argued that hardcore pornography had distorted the way a generation of young men think about sex. She talked about how she was fighting back with the launch of a website -- http://makelovenotporn.com -- to correct the myths being propagated. You can comment on this talk here: http://blog.ted.com/2009/12/cindy_gal...

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[LibertarianFeminist7]

Do you think you will ever try a gangbang (sex with at least 3 guys at the same time)? I've been recommending it to my friends since my 1st one...

[edge21str]

I don't know what your problem is. I see it like this she said that porn mostly presents one viewpoint of what porn should be like: with the man in charge. The cumshot is supposed to show dominance of the man and submission of the woman (as I perceive it). She just wants to make younger people know: This is not what sex has to be like. Not every "session" has to start with a blowjob, continue with missionary, then cowboy followed by doggy then optional anal and end with a cumshot.

[Telstar85]

Are you blaming men for making men think sex is about cuming on her face? Hmm. It's not that they are men, it's that they are obsessed with profit by abusing those men who think this is how it works. It has nothing to do with biology, but this thing we call "sosciety", in which we're no good members of it if we don't make the most profit.

[AlexandruLisandru]

Congrats for this, I hope someone from TED apologized for delaying your speak for so much time. hope you're ok.

[222sagarpatel]

Sex (in terms of love) and porn has very thin line but makes a huge difference. Modern society has secretly accept the porn as a way to make love, infect it's not. Kamasutra, world's best ancient epic has the best "medicine" to show love with your partner. I must say, if we spread this idea the no. of rape around world will decrease, abuse on child and women will decrease.

Great thoughts Cindy!! Our society need ppl like you.

[222sagarpatel]

Cindy, I must say it's amazing work.

I must say u r amazing, ur ideas about modern society, youth is very revolutionary. Also, I've seen ur reply on almost every comment of ppl which is very great thing about u (most of the ppl don't care). I'll encourage u to spread ur ideas worldwide where no. of rape is high, ppl abuse women, girl feel shy talking about periods, lack of sex knowledge. I m sure it will be lot more helpful to the innocent girls, women and parents as well.

[Cindy Gallop]

Unfortunately I put makelovenotporndotcom up four and a half years ago on no money, which is why it's very basic, clunky & minimal, and not remotely comprehensive. I had no idea it would get the extraordinary worldwide response it has. I'm so glad you want to see it expanded and will bear that in mind when I and my team find the funds to develop it. And, um, anyone who knows me can tell you that 'afraid to make jokes about the female body' is the last thing I am :) Thanks so much for your input

[boundlesslife12]

Then why not so a piece on squirting your Lady Jizz on your boyfriends. It's annoying pretending to be sexually liberated if you're afraid to makes jokes about the female body.

[Cindy Gallop]

Thank you so much for those kind words! Do join us at makelovenotporndottv :)

[ganesha77]

Well done Cindy. I greatly appreciate you detailing this subject matter with specific distinction. This does great justice to all men and women. In my opinion the tone and general audibility of your voice was indicative of the confidence that you had earlier made reference to in the video. As an afterthought- the more I understand my own masculine and feminine aspects this seems to have a by-product effect of subtle emanation of genuine thoughtless sexual allure. Thanks for the talk :)