Incest pornography is becoming more popular and Game of Thrones could be to blame
EXPERTS reveal that the TV series could be helping to normalise taboo subjects
FOR the uninitiated, a film with the title ‘Family Play Date’ could be identified as a harmless, wholesome household flick.
But in fact, this title — along with a growing number of other films — is part of a growing pornography trend known as ‘Faux-cest’.
The niche genre involves actors ‘pretending’ to be in sexual relationships with their co-stars, who are acting as their blood relations and it turns out the genre is most popular among women and couples.
“My fans only want to see me as mommy,” says Fires, who at 34 has switched from daughter-sister to mother roles. “I am mommy and only mommy.”
Some of the titles which Fires has been involved in include ‘Mommy Made Me Do It’ and ‘Little Sister Has to Do The Unthinkable’.
The reason as to why the fetish is enjoyed remains in question, but some industry professionals believe women tend to take an interest because they prefer porn with a narrative — such as romance or erotica.
Jeff Dillon, VP of business development at GameLink said: “[In faux-cest] you have to have some background to show who these people are and how they’re, well, related to each other.”
While psychologist and sex therapist Georgina Whelan said the storyline theory was a “social stereotype”, she said some women do respond to a narrative because they “want the dynamics of interpersonal relationships”.
“Some women use fantasies to enhance sexual response and others do not, some need a storyline and want the dynamics of interpersonal relationships and others just focus on their physical sensation”.
Other anonymous fans of the pornographic style say that ‘faux-cest’ is “enticing because the sexual practice it depicts is so deeply off-limits, both legally and culturally”.
“Once something becomes mainstream, people don’t go looking for it in the underground anymore because it’s so easy to find.
“What’s left in the list of taboos that we can still legally do?
“Incest.
“Jaime and I are more than brother and sister, we shared a womb, came into this world together, we belong together,” character Cersei said in season one of the series.
Ms Whelan said mainstream media can “normalise a practice and reduce stigma, shame and judgment”. But she admitted that for a show such as GoT to influence one’s fantasy, they would need to be exposed to the scenes on a continuous basis.
“Taboo content increases sexual desire in many people.” Whelan said.
“For Game of Thrones to increase incest fantasies in people, individuals would have to repeatedly watch the incest image over and over again and have positive reinforcement, because there has to be reinforcement and repetition for a fantasy to stick.”