ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2025
"All About the Money Shot"? Pornography Viewers Discuss Orgasms.
Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Squirting Scripts: Navigating Validation, Avoidance, Desire, and Coercion in Sexual Encounters Between Women and Men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- "It's a Way to Let Go": The Intersection of Pleasure and Pain in Pornography.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
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Abstract
Research has found a substantial gender gap in orgasm, with men reporting reaching an orgasm at significantly higher rates than women. This orgasm gap is mirrored in the visual pornography industry, where women are much less likely than men to be shown reaching orgasm. Some scholars have argued that the male orgasm (the "money shot") is prioritized by producers, directors, and viewers alike, taking precedence over all other elements of the pornographic video. We examine this claim and the relative importance of both the female and male orgasms to viewers using a large and diverse sample of more than 300 men and women who regularly watch pornography. Our findings show that both male and female viewers believe that depictions of female orgasms are the most important feature of pornographic videos, while male orgasms are not as important.
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