Cum shot
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Acum shotis the depiction of humanejaculation,especially onto another person. The term is usually applied to depictions occurring inpornographic films,photographs, andmagazines.Unlike ejaculation in non-pornographic sex, cum shots typically involve ejaculation outside the receiver's body, allowing the viewer to see the ejaculation in progress.[1]Facial cum shots(or "facials" ) are regularly portrayed in pornographic films and videos, often as a way to close a scene.[2]Cum shots may also depict ejaculation onto another performer's body, such as on the genitals,buttocks,chest or tongue.
The term is typically used by thecinematographerwithin the narrative framework of a pornographic film, and, since the 1970s, it has become aleitmotifof thehardcoregenre. Two exceptions aresoftcore pornography,in which penetration is not explicitly shown, and "couples erotica", which may involve penetration but is typically filmed in a more discreet manner intended to be romantic or educational rather than graphic. Softcore pornography that does not contain ejaculation sequences is produced both to respond to a demand by some consumers for less-explicit pornographic material and to comply with government regulations or cable company rules that may disallow depictions of ejaculation. Cum shots typically do not appear in "girl-girl"scenes (female ejaculationscenes exist, but are relatively uncommon); orgasm is instead implied by utterances, cinematic conventions, or body movement.
Cum shots have become the object offetishgenres likebukkake,in which the cum shot replaces the sex act completely.
Terminology
A cum shot may also be called acumshot,come shot,[3][4]cum blast,pop shotormoney shot.
Originally, in general film-making usage the termmoney shotwas a reference to the scene that cost the most money to produce;[5]in addition, the inclusion of this expensive special effect sequence is being counted on to become a selling point for the film. For example, in an action thriller, an expensive special effects sequence of an explosion might be called the "money shot" of the film. The use ofmoney shotto denote the ejaculation scene in pornographic films is attributed to producers paying the male actors extra for it.[5][6]The meaning of the termmoney shothas sometimes been borrowed back from pornography by the film and TV industry with a meaning closer to that used in pornographic films. For example, in TVtalk shows,the term, borrowed from pornography, denotes a highly emotional scene, expressed in visible bodily terms.[7]
Origin and features
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Although earlier pornographic films occasionally contained footage of ejaculation, it was not until the advent ofhard-core pornographyin the 1970s that the stereotypical cum shot scene became a standard feature—displaying ejaculation with maximum visibility.[6][8]The 1972 filmBehind the Green Doorfeatured a seven-minute-long sequence described byLinda Williams,professor of film studies, as "optically printed, psychedelically colored doublings of the ejaculating penis".[9]Steven Ziplow'sThe Film Maker's Guide to Pornography(1977) states:
There are those who believe that the come shot, or, as some refer to it, the "money shot," is the most important element in the movie and that everything else (if necessary) should be sacrificed at its expense. Of course, this depends on the outlook of the producer, but the one thing is for sure: if you don't have the come shots, you don't have a porno picture.[5][6]
Cum shot scenes may involve the female actor calling for the shot to be directed at some specific part of her body.[10]Cultural analysisresearcher Murat Aydemir[11]considers this one of the three quintessential aspects of the cum shot scene, alongside the emphasis on visible ejaculation and the timing of the cum shot, which usually concludes a hard-core scene.[8]
As a possible alternative explanation for the rise of the cum shot in hardcore pornography, Joseph Slade, professor atOhio University[12]and author ofPornography and sexual representation: a reference guidenotes that pornography actresses in the 1960s and 1970s did not trust birth control methods, and that more than one actress of the period told him that ejaculation inside her body was deemed inconsiderate if not rude.[13]
Health risks
Transmission of disease
Any sexual activity that involves contact with thebodily fluidsof another person contains the risk of transmission ofsexually transmitted diseases.[14]Semen is in itself generally harmless on the skin or if swallowed.[15][16]However, semen can be the vehicle for many sexually transmitted infections, such asHIVandhepatitis.TheCalifornia Occupational Safety and Health Administrationcategorizes semen as "other potentially infectious material" or OPIM.[17]
Aside from other sexual activity that may have occurred prior to performing a facial, the risks incurred by the giving and receiving partner are drastically different. For the ejaculating partner, there is almost no risk of contracting an STD. For the receiving partner, the risk is higher.[18]Since potentially infected semen could come into contact with broken skin or sensitivemucous membranes(eyes, lips, mouth), there is a risk of contracting an infectious disease.
Allergic reactions
In rare cases, people have been known to experienceallergic reactionsto seminal fluids, known as human seminal plasmahypersensitivity.[19]Symptoms can be either localized or systemic, and may include itching, redness, swelling, or blisters within 30 minutes of contact. They may also includehivesand even difficulty breathing.
Options for prevention of semen allergy include avoiding exposure to seminal fluid by use of condoms and attemptingdesensitization.[20]Treatment options includediphenhydramineand/or an injection ofepinephrine.[21]
Criticisms and responses
One critic of "cum shot" scenes in heterosexual pornography was the US porn star–turned–writer, director and producerCandida Royalle.She produced pornography films aimed at women and their partners that avoid the "misogynous predictability" and depiction of sex in "...as grotesque and graphic [a way] as possible." Royalle also criticizes the male-centredness of the typical pornography film, in which scenes end when the male actor ejaculates.[22]
Women's activistBeatrice Faustargued, "since ejaculating into blank space is not much fun, ejaculating over a person who responds with enjoyment sustains a lighthearted mood as well as a degree of realism. This occurs in both homosexual and hetrosexual [sic] pornography so that ejaculation cannot be interpreted as an expression of contempt for women only. "[13][23] She goes on to say "Logically, if sex is natural and wholesome and semen is as healthy as sweat, there is no reason to interpret ejaculation as a hostile gesture."[13][23]
SexologistPeter Sándor Gardos argues that his research suggests that "... the men who get most turned on by watching cum shots are the ones who have positive attitudes toward women" (at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex in 1992).[24]Later, at the World Pornography Conference in 1998, he reported a similar conclusion, namely that "no pornographic image is interpretable outside of its historical and social context. Harm or degradation does not reside in the image itself."[25]
Cindy Patton,activist and scholar on human sexuality, argues that, in western culture, male sexual fulfillment is synonymous with orgasm and that the male orgasm is an essential punctuation of the sexual narrative. No orgasm, no sexual pleasure. No cum shot, no narrative closure. The cum shot is the period at the end of the sentence.[18]
In her essay "Visualizing Safe Sex: When Pedagogy and Pornography Collide", Patton reached the conclusion that critics have devoted too little space to discovering the meaning that viewers attach to specific acts such as cum shots.[13][26]
See also
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Notes
- ^Hay, Mark (2016-12-12)."The Oral History of the Money Shot".Vice.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-10-19.Retrieved2023-09-22.
- ^Violet Blue,(Sep 2001)A First Timer’s Guide to Watching PornArchived2020-08-14 at theWayback Machine,"Facial ejaculation (men ejaculating on women’s faces) is pretty much a standard."
- ^Mieke Bal (2004).Narrative Theory: Political narratology.Taylor & Francis.p. 297.ISBN978-0-415-31660-6.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-23.Retrieved2020-10-04.
- ^Cindy Patton (1996).Fatal Advice: How Safe-Sex Education Went Wrong.Duke University Press.p. 3. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-09-07.Retrieved2009-07-08.
- ^abcJane Mills,The Money Shot: Cinema, Sin and Censorship.Pluto Press, Annandale 2001.ISBN1-86403-142-5,p. xixArchived2023-07-23 at theWayback Machine;ExtractArchived2010-12-25 at theWayback Machine
- ^abcLinda Williams(1989).Hard core: power, pleasure, and the "frenzy of the visible".University of California Press.pp.93–95.ISBN978-0-520-06652-6.
- ^Laura Grindstaff (2002).The money shot: trash, class, and the making of TV talk shows.University of Chicago Press. p. 19.ISBN978-0-226-30911-8.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-23.Retrieved2016-10-10.
- ^abMurat Aydemir (2007).Images of bliss: ejaculation, masculinity, meaning.Univ. of Minnesota Press. pp. 95–.ISBN978-0-8166-4867-2.
- ^Williams, Linda(2008).Screening Sex.Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. p. 141.ISBN978-0-8223-4285-4.
- ^Linda Williams (1989).Hard core: power, pleasure, and the "frenzy of the visible".University of California Press. p.101.ISBN978-0-520-06652-6.
- ^"dhr. dr. M. (Murat) Aydemir - Universiteit van Amsterdam".Home.medewerker.uva.nl. 2008-02-03. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-04-25.Retrieved2014-02-19.
- ^"Ohio University Faculty".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-06-28.Retrieved2008-07-28.
- ^abcdSlade, Joseph W. (2001).Pornography and Sexual Representation: A Reference Guide Vol. 2.Greenwood Press.pp. 654–656.ISBN978-0-313-31520-6.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-23.Retrieved2016-10-10.
- ^Taylor, Emma; Sharkey, Lorelei (2006).Em & Lo's Rec Sex: An A-Z Guide to Hooking Up.Chronicle Books. p. 60.ISBN978-0-8118-5212-8.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-23.Retrieved2013-09-17.
- ^Mann, Thaddeus (1981) [1981].Male Reproductive Function and Semen.Springer.ISBN978-0-387-10383-9.
- ^Scheit, Karl H. (1990) [1990].Proteins of Seminal Plasma.John Wiley & Sons.ISBN978-0-471-84685-7.
- ^"Cal/OSHA Health Hazards in the Adult Film Industry".State of California.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-05-08.Retrieved2008-07-25.
- ^abMoore, LJ (2007).Sperm Counts: Overcome by Man's Most Precious Fluid.New York University Press.pp.84.ISBN978-0-8147-5718-5.
- ^Guillet G, Dagregorio G, Guillet M (2005). "[Vulvar contact dermatitis due to seminal allergy: 3 cases]".Ann Dermatol Venereol.132(2): 123–5.doi:10.1016/S0151-9638(05)79221-8.PMID15798560.
- ^Weidinger S, Ring J, Köhn F (2005). "IgE-mediated allergy against human seminal plasma".Immunology of Gametes and Embryo Implantation.Chemical Immunology and Allergy, 2005. Vol. 88. pp. 128–138.doi:10.1159/000087830.ISBN978-3-8055-7951-3.PMID16129942.
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- ^"Girls on topArchived2011-02-02 at theWayback Machine"by Lilly Bragge,The Age,June 16, 2004.
- ^abFaust, Beatrice (1980).Women, sex, and pornography: a controversial and unique study.New York: Macmillan.ISBN978-0-02-537050-0.
- ^Bruce Herschensohn; Bill Clinton; Sexologists in San Diego; Future Sex 2Archived2012-02-21 at theWayback Machineby Bruce Herschensohn.
- ^Lobash, Matt (1998)."Among the Pornographers".The Evening Standard.Archived fromthe originalon August 8, 2009 – via nerve.
- ^Patton, Cindy(1999)."Visualizing Safe Sex: When Pedagogy and Pornography Collide".In Fuss, Diana (ed.).Inside/Out: Lesbian Theories, Gay Theories.London, England:Routledge.ISBN978-0-415-90236-6.
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