Posts Tagged ‘porn’
Whose Opinion About Porn Really Matters?
Damon Young of the Washington Post, and many other people, make the assumption is that most people whose opinions matter to you would feel awful if anyone found out they had worked in the adult industry. But this assumption is wrong. This isn’t the 1950s anymore. Look at it economically: You’re entitled to a good…
Read MoreAnti-Semitism and Porn
Thank you to Mira Fox for recently publishing the article, The antisemitic conspiracy behind the anti-porn movement, in Forward Magazine. I’d like to make several points on the subject: I have never seen “Jewishness” featured as a theme in porn. This would, I suppose, be classed as philo-Semitism, if it ever happened. But it seems not…
Read MoreStrange Bedfellows, Indeed
What do a deputy sheriff and a porn star have in common? I’ll get to the sheriff’s deputy in moment. But first, let’s talk about Ron Jeremy. The Case of Porn Star Ron Jeremy This is not meant in any sense to be en exculpation of porn star Ron Jeremy, who is very famous and…
Read MoreWhere Do the Legs Go?
It’s hard to tell who gives more awful sex advice: the media or the experts. Much of the media’s depiction of sex seems directed at 14-year-olds, who can’t figure out where the legs go. The experts seem completely hung up on making people feel good about themselves, which is not really the name of…
Read MoreRon Jeremy: From Aging Pornstar to Alleged Rapist
The only question about porn actor/filmmaker/comedian Ron Jeremy’s being charged with rape is: Why did it take so long? Only Some of the “Thousands of Women” Were Paid Professionals Jeremy boasted over the years of having had sex with “thousands” of women. He had most of this activity, of course, on camera, as the adult…
Read MoreThe Adult Entertainment Industry Takes Care of Its Own
Lynn Comella’s analysis in a recent Washington Post article is excellent. Of the current porn scholars, Comella is arguably the most knowledgeable and articulate. Free Speech Coalition Protects Adult Entertainment Industry The adult entertainment industry can get along without government help. As Comelia says, “The adult community, led by the industry’s main trade association, the…
Read MorePorn Spikes During the Pandemic
According to Pornhub, on March 6, 2020, its worldwide traffic was up 11.6 percent; in the U.S., it increased 6.4 percent and, in Italy — which, at the time, was hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic — it was up 57 percent. In the porn world, if there’s a crisis beyond the pandemic and the…
Read MoreMikaela Spielberg Chooses a Career in Adult Entertainment
According to various news sources, Mikaela Spielberg — daughter of famed film director Steven Spielberg — has chosen a career in the adult entertainment industry. This may not have been exactly the career Steven Spielberg had hoped his daughter would pursue. But, as Mikaela points out, the decision was hers alone to make. She may…
Read MoreYou’d Be Lucky to Find a Valentine Like Stormy Daniels
Today is Valentine’s Day! And a number of readers of my book Stormy’s World are asking themselves, has Stormy Daniels ruined this special day with lust rather than love? Mais non! Not at all! For Stormy, every day is Valentine’s Day! She has never been a figurehead for emotionless coupling. Those deep eyes breathe attachment,…
Read MoreIs Nudity Porn?
According to a recent article in Yahoo Entertainment, it seems that singer and talk show host Marie Osmond is appalled at a stepmother who was walking around topless at home in front of her stepchildren. Ms. Osmond hopes the criminal justice system will charge the woman with a crime because, apparently, Marie finds nudity to…
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