{"id":19199,"date":"2021-11-01T09:11:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T14:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/?p=19199"},"modified":"2021-11-01T09:11:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T14:11:24","slug":"afterglow-founder-lilly-sparks-blasts-celebs-stance-as-nonsense-in-daily-beast-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/?p=19199","title":{"rendered":"afterglow Founder Lilly Sparks Blasts Celebs\u2019 Stance as \u201cNonsense\u201d in Daily Beast Article"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2013 Lilly Sparks, the trailblazing CEO and founder of women-led erotica platform afterglow (xoafterglow.com<\/a>) is hitting back at celebrities\u2019 \u201cnonsense\u201d comments about adult films in a new first-person piece for The Daily Beast.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0article<\/a>, \u2018Hey, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jada Pinkett Smith: You Don\u2019t Know Sh*t About Porn\u2019, explores the reality of erotic content and its true societal impact on women \u2013 in stark contrast to the message fed to the general public through the narrow lens of mainstream media.<\/p>\n

Responding directly to Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s recent episode of Red Table Talk, where the actress spoke with guest Gwyneth Paltrow about how pornography has \u201creally messed us up\u201d and \u201cgives the message to young women that being sexually desirable is the most important trait to have\u201d, Sparks argues that their comments are not \u201cbacked up by science or data\u201d and women \u201care smart enough to know the difference between fantasy and reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sparks notes that, despite celebrities\u2019 unfounded claims about how bad adult films are, \u201cthe opposite has proven to be true. Backing up her assertions with government statistics, she says, \u201cWomen who view pornography report higher sexual satisfaction in nearly every measure. They have\u00a0improved communication about sex<\/a>\u00a0with their partner,\u00a0greater comfort with their own sexual orientation<\/a>,\u00a0more frequent and higher-quality sex<\/a>,\u00a0easier time reaching orgasm<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0more comfort with their body<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe real harm of porn, Jada and Gwyneth, is the shame you\u2019re perpetuating. There are precious few resources out there for us to learn about sex, so we turn to porn. It\u2019s not the best solution, but there\u2019s nothing wrong with it,\u201d she states. \u201cIt\u2019s much easier to blame porn than the fact that society has made us so ashamed of our bodies and our sexuality that we can\u2019t even talk to our partners about what turns us on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe true, scientifically documented negative impact of porn is the shame we have around watching it\u2026 the reality is that the lion\u2019s share of the people demonizing and shaming porn use know very little about it, which brings me to my next point: You don\u2019t know shit about porn.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I started afterglow, I was an outsider who believed the narrative that women in porn were frequently exploited or trafficked. But now I know that nothing could be further from the truth, and we need to break down this stereotype. Performers are treated the worst by the judgments of those outside the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, Jada and Gwyneth: Check us out. Give porn a chance. I think you\u2019d be surprised by the benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n

To read Lilly Sparks\u2019 article in full, visit\u00a0TheDailyBeast.com\/hey-gwyneth-paltrow-and-jada-pinkett-smith-you-dont-know-shit-about-porn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about afterglow, visit\u00a0xoafterglow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ABOUT AFTERGLOW:<\/em><\/p>\n

afterglow is a women-led erotica site shifting the adult media paradigm by merging porn and sexual wellness. On a mission to inspire great sex, afterglow offers premium adult films paired with erotic exercises and expert advice. By curating stories, and offering content centered on sexual fulfillment, afterglow empowers everyone to become experts in their own pleasure. Normalizing sex and porn in a modern world, afterglow is the sex resource we all need.<\/p>\n

ABOUT LILLY SPARKS:<\/em><\/p>\n

Lilly Sparks creates companies to lust after. afterglow, Lilly\u2019s pandemic-born love affair, produces steamy, ethical films that inspire more \u201cHELL YES!\u201d sex & intimacy in real life. The hardest part of this new venture? Determining whether she\u2019s more turned on by the business or pleasure of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2013 Lilly Sparks, the trailblazing CEO and founder of women-led erotica platform afterglow (xoafterglow.com) is hitting back at celebrities\u2019 \u201cnonsense\u201d comments about adult films in a new first-person piece for The Daily Beast. The\u00a0article, \u2018Hey, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jada Pinkett Smith: You Don\u2019t Know Sh*t About Porn\u2019, explores the reality of erotic content and its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bsg-pr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19200,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19199\/revisions\/19200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}