I think we are shaped by the society we live in, also regarding sexuality, but that saying that fetishes are capitalist is too simplistic. Other factors are at play as well.
However this got me wondering about what sex will be like in the free post-capitalist society of the future. We have several accounts from 20th century socialist societies suggesting that especially women had more fulfilling sex lives. Gender equality and less harsh beauty standards meant that women had fewer anxieties and could enjoy sex more. I also think that in a society where your basic needs are being met you are free from many of th worries we have under capitalism and thus able to enjoy life more, including sexuality.
I also speculate that in the free society of tomorrow relaxation of heteronormative guilt will improve the sex lives of especially men who will no longer have to worry about whether or not the thing they like is gay or not.
As for pornography and erotica I suspect we will see a radical shift. The material basis of a highly exploitative sex industry will be gone was there will not be an army of desperate women to abuse.
There will still be amateur porn where exhibitionists share their own content. The relaxation of sexual anxiety might even mean that there will be more of that than today. As for professional pornography I don't think it is impossible that it will still be around but it will be in a healthier more egalitarian form as control of the industry will lie with the workers. Removing the market discipline of capitalism is likely to make room for more creativity and diversity.
As for the tropes used in pornography and erotica they will be different than those we see currently under capitalism mimicking power relations under capitalism. I'm not sure what will replace them. "Marxist study group gone wild" maybe?
The protagonist is about to graduate school but still doesn't know what to do with his life, so he goes to an adult skills center for ideas - but it's an adult skills center and he is trained in the erotic arts.
A comrade moves to the city as part of her promotion within the party, and all of the other people in her apartment are hot guys who are eager to please their new neighbor.
A group of subs unionize against their dom, and eventually everybody flips with the new sub finding a whole new world a pleasure being tormented by six doms (who are also trying to dom each other).
The police HQ hasn't had a real case to pursue in months, and a lonely officer finds herself becoming more voyeuristic with every passing shift.
A group of subs unionize against their dom, and eventually everybody flips with the new sub finding a whole new world a pleasure being tormented by six doms
Kind of rude for you to break into my "deepest fantasies" cabinet and steal this but okay
I think we are shaped by the society we live in, also regarding sexuality, but that saying that fetishes are capitalist is too simplistic. Other factors are at play as well.
However this got me wondering about what sex will be like in the free post-capitalist society of the future. We have several accounts from 20th century socialist societies suggesting that especially women had more fulfilling sex lives. Gender equality and less harsh beauty standards meant that women had fewer anxieties and could enjoy sex more. I also think that in a society where your basic needs are being met you are free from many of th worries we have under capitalism and thus able to enjoy life more, including sexuality.
I also speculate that in the free society of tomorrow relaxation of heteronormative guilt will improve the sex lives of especially men who will no longer have to worry about whether or not the thing they like is gay or not.
As for pornography and erotica I suspect we will see a radical shift. The material basis of a highly exploitative sex industry will be gone was there will not be an army of desperate women to abuse.
There will still be amateur porn where exhibitionists share their own content. The relaxation of sexual anxiety might even mean that there will be more of that than today. As for professional pornography I don't think it is impossible that it will still be around but it will be in a healthier more egalitarian form as control of the industry will lie with the workers. Removing the market discipline of capitalism is likely to make room for more creativity and diversity.
As for the tropes used in pornography and erotica they will be different than those we see currently under capitalism mimicking power relations under capitalism. I'm not sure what will replace them. "Marxist study group gone wild" maybe?
The protagonist is about to graduate school but still doesn't know what to do with his life, so he goes to an adult skills center for ideas - but it's an adult skills center and he is trained in the erotic arts.
A comrade moves to the city as part of her promotion within the party, and all of the other people in her apartment are hot guys who are eager to please their new neighbor.
A group of subs unionize against their dom, and eventually everybody flips with the new sub finding a whole new world a pleasure being tormented by six doms (who are also trying to dom each other).
The police HQ hasn't had a real case to pursue in months, and a lonely officer finds herself becoming more voyeuristic with every passing shift.
Kind of rude for you to break into my "deepest fantasies" cabinet and steal this but okay
lol even in socialist sexual fantasies all cops are bastards
She's spying on counter revolutionaries, it's fine.