“Porn” is a Four-Letter Word: Read
PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to keep it real, let's just say that this Wednesday entry may include graphic descriptions of sexual acts and links to material that some might find objectionable. Much of the content below offends the heart and mind, and we've included it to do just that. Please proceed with appropriate caution. In other words, you might not want to read this at work (particularly if your boss is a “snooper– ) or at home with your wee ones in the room or at all if you don't want to face the ugly truths about pornography.
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We thought we ought to let porn speak for itself (“porn on porn,– if you will), so here's a series of actual quotations by adult film actors and directors on their experiences, their beliefs, their profession, and their concerns:
“[Wicked Pictures, one of the largest adult video production companies, doesn't] cater so much to the raincoat crowd, your hard-edged, hardcore viewers. There are companies where that's all they cater to– ”the nasty shit. We don't do that. There's still lots of anals, and facial come shots, but it's not usually degrading to women.– — Brad Armstrong[1]
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“I was the first to shoot Rocco [Siffredi]. Together we evolved toward rougher stuff. He started to spit on girls. A strong, male-dominant thing, with women being pushed to their limit.– — John Stagliano[2]
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“I don't have relationships anymore. They make life unstable. The only sex I have is the sex I have on screen.– — Temptress[3]
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“Some girls are used up in nine months or a year.– — Jonathan Morgan[4]
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“But at least if a guy is unhappy with the way his wife is performing, he can watch porno and jerk off maybe, rather than have an affair.– — Brad Armstrong[5]
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“I had actually never had anal sex before the business. I tried it and loved it so much that I went a little crazy. I got hurt doing it. I stopped doing it and we are going to wait a bit until I heal and then go back to it.– — Alicia Alighatti[6]
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“There's tons of girls who think it's way hot and desperately want to make or see a movie featuring– ¦ tentacle rape, gagging on cum, girls getting the shit beat out of them, whatever it is, there is some girl somewhere who is way into it and just wants to be able to get her hands on it.– — Zak Sabbath[7]
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“You're not going to be arrested. You are not going to be hit. You are not going to end up in a car truck somewhere.– — Nina Hartley[8]
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“I got the shit kicked out of me, but that was not in the program. I was not prepared to be roughed up that much. I couldn’t stop crying for the rest of the day. I was traumatized from that video. They did not tell me that they were going to be literally hurting me. This is the worst line ever put out there. It’s right up there with snuff videos. [The actor] choked me while lifting me off the ground. I couldn't breathe. I was being hit and choked. I was really upset, and they didn't stop. They kept filming. You can hear me say, – ˜Turn the fucking camera off,' and they kept going. If they think women are into that, they’re dead wrong.– — Regan Starr[9]
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“Nearly everyone has STDs. I had 10 different venereal diseases during my first year in the industry.– — Chloe[10]
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“The tests we take only test for AIDS. We've contained AIDS in the industry, but what about all the others? You know we're now up to hepatitis G?– — Chloe[11]
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“Yeah, a fourteen year old look.– — Alicia Alighatti, when asked about her glasses and braces.[12]
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“Men take advantage of women in every industry. We live in a patriarchy. But that being said, when you want to do porn, you go to an agent and they ask you what you will do and what you won't do — will you do girls? Will you do boys and girls? It's not like that in the real world. They don't give you options like that.– — Joanna Angel[13]
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“We're prostitutes. There are differences. You can choose your partners, and they're tested for AIDS — you won't get your john to do that. But we're prostitutes: We exchange sex for money.– — Chloe[14]
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“There’s a little bit of Jenna Jameson in every woman out there.– — Jenna Jameson[15]
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“To this day, I still can't watch my own sex scenes.– — Jenna Jameson[16]
[1] Bowe, John, Marisa Bowe, and Sabin Streeter. Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs at the Turn of the Millennium. 1st ed.
[2] Amis, Martin. “Sex in
[3] Ibid. p. 101.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs at the Turn of the Millennium. p. 364.
[6] “Alicia Alighatti Interview.” Rog Reviews. 10 Feb 2007 <http://www.rogreviews.com/interviews/alicia_alighatti.asp>.
[7] DiMattia, M. “Zak Sabbath alt.porn Q&A.” BME: Body Modification Ezine. 28 Feb 2007 <http://www.bmezine.com/news/guest/20060920.html>.
[8] Schlosser, Eric. Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market. 1st ed..
[9] “Regan Starr.” Adult Video News. 10 Feb 2007 <http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=18391>.
[10] Amis, Martin. “Sex in
[11] Ibid. p. 134
[12] “Alicia Alighatti Interview.” Rog Reviews. 10 Feb 2007 <http://www.rogreviews.com/interviews/alicia_alighatti.asp>.
[13] Dworken, Arye. “Kiss Your Mother With That Mouth? Part II.” Jewcy.com : What Matters Now 15 Nov 2006 21 Jan 2007 <http://www.jewcy.com/interview/kiss_your_mother_with_that_mouth_part_2>.
[14] Amis, Martin. “Sex in
[15] Cooper, Anderson. “Jenna Jameson: ‘I chose the right profession’.” CNN 28 Aug 2004 10 Jan 2007 <http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/08/27/jenna.jameson/>.
[16] Jameson, Jenna, and Neil Strauss. How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale. 1st ed.
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