Porn Aesthetics (was Addiction, Advertising, & Easy Virtue)

Nancy Bauer/Dennis Perrin bauerperrin at mindspring.com
Thu Nov 23 18:36:57 PST 2000



>Does the content of a worldwide, multibillion dollar industry largely
>about men taking incredibly one-sided pleasure at the expense of women
>really not matter (apart from aesthetics)? Perhaps you're not really
>aware of the nature of contemporary porn. Next time you're in a video
>shop take a good look around the back room and see if you feel the same
>way.
>
>Uday

I have and do. If you really wish to debate this, then give us your personal take rather than the boilerplate offered above. Either the antipornos do not watch what they deplore, in which case their criticisms are often flat and based on what they assume to be true; or they DO watch what they deplore, and yet somehow remain above the fray, never finding items of interest or -- horrors! -- items that may arouse them.

The nature of contemporary porn is incredibly varied. There are awful products, sickening ones, boring ones and quite inspiring ones. It runs from mob-financed mass pap to local amateur practitioners to self-professed feminist fare. Perhaps you can tell us of your experiences in that forbidden area of the video store. You seem quite familiar with it.

DP



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