[lbo-talk] alt-porn

[Catherine Driscoll]

That was really interesting for a whole bunch of reasons. I notice the author
carefully qualifying any association between Ms Angel and creative inspiration
or control of the product, and then the critical frame set up by the
interviewee given the final word. I think these are clumsy tactics in a way,
and I'm not sure if they're about the audience of the NYT or the opinions of
the writer.

But I feel ambivalent about it as well because I more or less agree that porn is
not cool. I think it very important to understanding porn that mainstream porn,
big business porn, is not cool. There clearly can be cool niche markets for
porn as art so why not alt-porn?

I'm researching for a paper now on porn and romance fiction... so thanks for
this, Doug.

Catherine

Quoting Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>:


> New York Times - May 1, 2005
>
> Wearing Nothing but Attitude
> By ROBERT LANHAM
>

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