TITLE    : Porn Makes Connoisseurs of Us All
STORYID  : porn-makes-connoisseurs-of-us-all
SUMMARY  : Another reason to be thankful for porn!
AUTHOR   : Cal Y. Pygia@lit
DATE     : 2012-03-05
CATEGORY : reviews-and-essays
FLAGS    : 
TAGS     : |transsexual|tranny|shemale|ladyboy|gay|lesbian|anal|aesthetic|art|beauty|


Porn makes connoisseurs of its devotees. Although exposure to erotic images, narratives, poems, and other forms of such fare may broaden one's horizons (see my essay on "The Bisexualizing Effect of Erotica"), even helping to eliminate racism and other forms of bigotry, including homophobia, such exposure can also narrow one's interest by helping a man, a woman, a transman, or a transwoman discover his or her primary love interest. I enjoy most of the types of porn found on the Internet (or, for that matter, on Literotica), including anal sex, BDSM, exhibitionism and voyeurism, gay male sex, humor and satire, incest, interracial love, and lesbian sex, butt I have found that my favorite is transsexual sex. Porn has helped me, in other words, to identify my niche, my forte, my predilection.



However, even in so narrow, or specialized, a subject matter, there are variations on the theme. For example, there are Asian transsexuals, more often known as "kathoyes" or "ladyboys"; there are vintage, or retro, shemales; there are shemales who have gone all the way (that is, completed both hormonal therapy and sex-change surgery); there are shemales who have opted to retain their male parts; there are dominant (penetrating) and submissive (penetrated) shemales; there are teen shemales and mature shemales (and in-between shemales); there are black shemales; there are white shemales; there are erect shemales, flaccid shemales, cut shemales, uncut shemales, shemales with big cocks, and shemales with puny peckers.



There are buxom shemales, shemales with average-size breasts, and flat-chested shemales. There are long-legged and short-legged shemales, long-waisted and short-waisted shemales, tall shemales, shemales of medium height, and petite shemales. There are lesbian shemales and hetero shemales. There are blondes, brunettes, redheads, and others with blue or green or violet hair. There are chubby and skinny shemales, with slender ones somewhere between these two extremes. There are cute shemales, pretty shemales, and beautiful shemales. There are shemales who fuck and suck and shemales who are fucked and sucked. 



In fact, most shemales (except the exclusively lesbian ones) both suck and fuck and are sucked and fucked), butt some are more inclined toward one of these activities than she is to the other--at least in the photographs that one can peruse online. 



Photograph galleries and thumbnail posts allow the connoisseur to pick and choose his or her passion. Each decision, repeated enough times, tends, eventually, to turn into a preference, helping to define further one's own particular view of what is sexiest and most beautiful. If one is of a philosophical bent, he or she can then develop a personal aesthetics in an attempt to make clear the standards or criteria for evaluating shemale sexiness and beauty on a systematic and rational (as well as a visceral and an emotional) basis.



I have viewed thousands of shemales, in magazines, in pornographic videos, and on online sites. As a result, I have found that, in surfing the 'Net for yet more (and more) images of these fabulous, fantastic creatures, I tend to zero in on the following attributes:



Slenderness; attractiveness; youth; femininity; breasts that are of average-to-small size; legs that are long, firm and shapely; buttocks that are compact, firm, sleek, and shapely; cocks that are well-formed and cut. (A smile doesn't hurt, either; too many sultry shemales look deadpan, bored, or jaded.) I prefer to see a fully nude shemale taking a big cock up her ass, butt I will also check out pictures of a tranny giving head. Less often, I will enjoy a shot of a shemale being sucked or fucking a guy. I love to see cum on their asses, backs, or faces, and a mouthful of jism is a beautiful sight, too. It should go without saying, I think, that a shemale must be shaved, except, perhaps, for her pubes (although I her to be hairless down there, too).



I will check out transsexuals who meet most, butt not all, of these criteria, butt, for me, even a single one of these characteristics instantly disqualifies her as one of the Beautiful People: an uncut cock, obesity, facial ugliness, or tattoos (anywhere).



My "research" has even allowed me to identify the assets that I like best about shemales. In descending order, these are:



1. Face



2. Ass



3. Cock and balls



4. Breasts



5. Legs



6. Hair



7. Makeup



8. Dress



9. Demeanor



I could extend my list of criteria, including settings, costume, positions, and the like, of course, becoming more and more in tune with my own preferences. There could also be an investigation as to whether my preference originate entirely from within me. How many are suggested by society, by culture, by art, and by pornography itself? Have you ever noticed, for example, that a lot of web sites that feature shemales, gays, and lesbians have pink, lavender, or purple backgrounds, colors which are traditionally associated with homosexuality? (Some gay male sites also use blue, a color associated, of course, with masculinity and machismo.) Maybe these colors help to fix ideas and feelings in my mind with which I, in turn, color my own thoughts and sentiments concerning the sexiness and loveliness of shemales.



In reality, I might not be as picky, butt I'm talking about the ideal shemale (as I envision her), and the qualities I mention describe my Dream Girl.



If I want, I could use these catalogues of desire to develop a general aesthetics concerning shemale beauty as a means for evaluating (according to my own standards, at least) which tranny is a 10, which is a 1, and which occupies a rung somewhere in between on my hierarchical ladder of Shemale Sexiness and Beauty. (If I ever get around to it, I'll post the results as an essay on Literotica.)



One's own erotic boat may not be floated by transsexuals. He or she may prefer anal sex, BDSM, exhibitionism and voyeurism, gay male sex, humor and satire, incest, interracial love, lesbian sex, or another category altogether. It doesn't matter, really, as far as identifying, narrowing, and refining one's own ideas, feelings, and perceptions about what is sexy and beautiful. 



A man, a woman, a transman, or a transwoman can sharpen his or her notions as to what constitutes a sexy and beautiful ass (or, for that matter, aesthetically pleasing descriptions or depictions of anal intercourse), what makes a lesbian hot or a gay guy cute and sexy, and so on, whatever his or her particular preference or orientation. Porn allows all of its users to become connoisseurs, without regard to race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, or other such largely irrelevant matters. Porn is democratic; it makes lechers of us all. It may also be artistically instructive, helping us to better appreciate our own versions of ideal loveliness or perfect prurience.



Yes, porn makes connoisseurs of its devotees. It's something else for which to thank such sexually explicit (and arousing) fare! 

