#FoodPorn

Abstract

My original analysis consisted of examining social media’s implications of food and its subcultures. Although the intention was to discuss food subcultures and how food porn became a viral trend, after analyzing the research, my results were unexpectedly different. Food porn is not only a trend but a result of the implication of advertisement and how these images stimulate other commodities than just persuasion. Advertisement and marketing companies have helped build recipes for how food should be portrayed. Users on social media platforms like Instagram have used sugar, spice, and everything nice to create an updated recipe for essential food promotion with a pornographic twist. While this seems absurd, viewers have been caught in the gaze unknowingly due to the discreet obscene promotion. This analysis has helped me view the trend of food porn in a unique way that I did not reckon before. Rather than originally focusing on the act of food porn I have honed in on a perspective of how the images have impacted the media and users of the media.