MILFs, Mommies and More – sexual fantasies of older women
No one has nailed down the origin of the acronym MILF ("Mom I’d Like to Fuck"), although American Pie is credited with popularizing the term, which is most closely associated with teenage boys lusting for a friend’s hot mom. In the past several years, the adult industry has grabbed onto the phenomenon, and MILF porn has become a viable niche.
On the Adult Video News bestselling DVD chart for October 2007, there are 13 MILF movies, including It’s a Mommy Thing; Wife, Mother, Whore; and I Scored a Soccer Mom 2. They make up less than 15 percent of the titles listed, but in such a crowded field, that is significant. In fact, AVN.com now devotes an entire monthly sales chart just to MILF titles. (Currently in the no. 16 slot is my favorite title: You’ve Got a Mother Thing Coming.)
Although Wikipedia defines "MILF" as a descriptor for women ages 35 to 50, in porno land, women cast as MILFs can be as young as 25. After all, once you’ve reached that age, you’re usually on your way to being kicked to the curb by an industry obsessed with the Barely Legal set. Because of a demand for MILF porn, though, older performers are getting more work than ever before. (Some are first entering the biz at 35 and older.) The plots may be predictable and the dialogue cheesy, but it’s a refreshing change to see women with sexual confidence and maturity on-screen.
At 48, Nina Hartley has made over 650 movies in her 28 years in porn. She says that after five years in the business, the amount of scenes she shot declined (typical for a female performer)—but when she hit 40, there was a serious drop-off. However, in the past three years, she’s seen a dramatic spike in her workload, primarily thanks to the rise of MILFs. "I am happy to be part of this new demographic," she says. "I have the opportunity to show that older women are sexy, and we are not giving up our sex lives." She believes that a good part of the MILF appeal isn’t new: "Being taught by someone who knows what she is doing—the older-woman-as-sex-teacher—has always been a classic theme in porno. It just never had a name."
–read the full article by Tristan Taormino here.
