• Soapbox@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    I’m not convinced all that many people are really into the “step” porn. Its targeted to a small group, and everyone else just watches it because the pornstars are hot and they ignore the “story” anyway.

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      6 days ago

      The theory I’ve read is that lots of people are into a bit of the taboo/forbidden partner aspect of an attraction they have toward a real person in their life: their neighbor, platonic friend, co-worker, etc. But most of these connections don’t really feel all that taboo when it’s someone else, so the “step-” angle is just a generic stand in that carries the forbidden aspect without going too far.