Opinions Exposed: The Fetishization of Disabled Women in Online Pornography

This qualitative study examined the views of disabled women regarding disability porn. The need for a sociological examination of pornography, combined with the lack of literature on the views of disabled women themselves regarding disability porn, led to the research question, "How do disabled women evaluate disability porn?". The research was conducted through in-depth semi-structured interviews with 8 women with mobility disabilities living in Greece and the Netherlands. Most participants believed that disability porn objectifies disabled women, while the disabled body and disability are capitalized and become a spectacle. It was found that those who have watched disability porn hold a more positive stand about it, while participants who haven’t are more prone to a negative side, mostly because of the way they think that the disabled porn actress is depicted and of the reflection of the societal stereotypes.