The other day PornHub revealed that its most searched for keyword in the world was 'Step Mum/Step Mom'. Fancy that, apparently there's lots of us fantasising about shagging our dad's new wife.
Bit odd, really, when you think about it. But I bet you've gone onto the search bar in the past and had a gander, haven't you?
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So why the hell has it had more searches than the usual suspects - lesbian, anal and my personal favourite, 'underwhelming and uninspiring'.
Glamour magazine quizzed journalist and sexpert Tina Horn (actual name) on the subject, and her sentiments are kind of along the lines of 'it's incest, but it's not illegal incest', which isn't disconcerting at all.
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She says it's a similar feeling to having a fetish for the Lannisters:
"[It's popular because it's] incest, but it's technically not incest. She's not your biological mum. As if that matters in a fantasy."
I'm not so sure personally that the reason is purely that; perhaps the age of the step mum could be around her 30s and that is something people desire, similar to MILF? I like to think this is more logical.
Regarding porn in general, Tina had this to say:
"There's an element of voyeurism. What people are curious about in porn versus what they actually like to do or want to do don't always match up.
"You could go on your partner's laptop and discover a bunch of videos of spanking, for example, but that doesn't mean your partner necessarily wants to try that IRL.
"They might just want to know what's that about."
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Talking of spanking, I gave the car a wash the other day. Looks brand spanking.
What do you reckon? Why is step mum so popular? And why do you watch porn?
The rise and fall of porn searches
Porn trends have changed over the years. MILF always used to stand proud, but now it's been overtaken as people use their imagination a bit more.
2015s top searches found 'lesbian' come out on top (pun kind of intended), with 'teen' in second. 'Step mom' was still popular then, coming in at number three, showing there's still as strong market for those more mature, while cartoon (yes cartoon), comes fourth, with 'MILF' down at five.
Big risers are black and step sister (here we go again, wanting to shag your non-biological sister), with the former jumping 16 places to 10th and the latter rising six places to seventh.
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According to the Independent, one theory could be that viewers act out their opposite fantasy - the unobtainable. So those in the 00s who desired a more mature woman now know the reality as their sexual inquisitiveness has been answered, and now they go for the new unknown and unobtainable again - part of this is 'younger' women, or older women that are actually related - so MILF has been replaced basically by teen and step mum.
Only that's part of the façade. People searching know that most 18 year olds in videos are actually anything but, and many are in their mid-20s or older. Dressing them up in school clothes may be naughty, perhaps even pervy, but not necessarily harmful. That's where I stand. I don't believe people really wish to have sex with barely legal teens in school uniforms. Or with their step mums/step sisters. If they do, we have a major problem.
That said, I do think it's odd that 'teen' has come either top or second in the past four years. With such a plethora of choice, it's uninspiring that such a basic keyword is the top search. You can search any nationality, any orifice, anything. Use your imagination!
'Lesbian', which was the number one search in 2015, makes sense to me. Seeing a massive penis can make you feel inferior in that department, and a hairy arsehole isn't the best for viewing pleasure. Straight girls also perhaps enjoy watching lesbian porn with their boyfriend more than a man watching male gay porn, while, of course, lesbian women will also get turned on by lesbian porn. That trend is staying.
Or, who knows, perhaps the new wave of seedy wankers haven't seen American Pie before, meaning MILF is becoming obsolete? Perhaps it's just an adaptation to societal trends that has been noted in trending porn searches?
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