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That's not very MeToo! Gwyneth Paltrow's latest tip for her eight million Goop fans...

• https://www.dailymail.co, By KATIE HIND

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been accused of betraying her principles as a cheerleader for the MeToo movement by advocating the use of porn films.

Writing on her Goop lifestyle website, she says: 'The first time you watch porn that genuinely and deeply arouses you is akin to the moment you have sex with another person and experience an elation that makes you think, "Oh, so this is what sex can be.'''

The 48-year-old mother-of-two adds: 'If you haven't checked what's available in a while, you might be pleasantly surprised.'

Her attitude is unexpected considering that high-profile women have long condemned pornography as degrading – with much of it promoting female submission.

But her intervention is part of a fightback by some feminists against misogyny as they champion 'female-friendly pornography' which 'espouses ethical standards'. Some experts are unconvinced, particularly at a time of heightened concern about violence against women. 

Claire McGlynn, a law professor at Durham University and an expert in pornography, said: 'I fear that debating the niceties of ethical porn is a worrying distraction from the realities of mainstream online pornography.

'In truth, the multi-billion pound porn industry is not going to be changed, or its impact diminished, by a few ethical porn companies.'

Ms Paltrow, whose Goop website has eight million followers, is an influential voice having been one of the few Hollywood stars to speak out about sex predator film producer Harvey Weinstein.


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