Tristan Taormino’s Expert Guide to Anal Sex
Sex educator Tristan Taormino literally wrote the book on anal sex for women (it’s called The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women), and now she’s teamed up with porn powerhouse Vivid video to make a high-quality DVD primer on the subject. It’s part of a series of “expert guide” videos written by Tristan that also cover oral sex and will, presumably, extend to other subjects in time. (Apparently as part of their new commitment to education, Vivid decided to skip the long sequence of spam trailers for herbal viagra and phone sex lines that they usually inflict on viewers before the feature.) The film begins with an “Anal Workshop” (which would be a great name for a punk band) featuring Tristan, a couple of lovely assistants, and a diverse group of audience members. There’s a big anatomical diagram showing where everything is, which is pretty far from sexy, but if you don’t know this stuff, you should, and how often do you get to hear someone refer to the outer and inner sphincters as “the gatekeepers to your ass”? Tristan talks about the physical joys of anal sex (lots of nerve endings, indirect g-spot simulation!) and the dangers (it’s vulnerable, tearable tissue down there), and her assistants demonstrate with fingers and toys. She also discusses the psychological aspect of anal sex, and how it’s exciting because it’s still largely taboo. I wonder how long it’ll remain a taboo, though — Sex in the City was talking frankly about anal sex on TV years ago, and nowadays teens who make abstinence pledges are having anal sex so they can remain technically “virgins” (or so I’ve read on certain websites, but maybe the source is not so reliable?).
It’s all very informative, covering the necessity of warming up, the dangers of lubes that contain numbing agents, and giving practical suggestions for various techniques. There are a couple of lengthy scenes with couples having anal sex, and unlike most mainstream ass-porn, these actually show the lube being applied! (Watching some anal videos, you’d think all it takes is some spit and determination.) These scenes can be watched with Tristan’s voiceover commentary and pop-up instructions and notes on screen, or watched as straight sex scenes without all the teacherly bits. There’s also lots of bonus info, including a long how-to on enemas (which are not necessary, of course, but which some people like), a bit on safety and hygiene, and a behind-the-scenes feature. This is a relatively short film, but it’s packed with information, and if in general it’s more educational than titillating, that’s okay — take what you’ve learned and go get titillated on your own! (Or with a well-lubricated friend.)
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