Okay so we know porn is highly consumed. Lots of us watch it, we're like that. But have we ever gotten over the initial rush of partaking in a taboo to think about how/where, and under what circumstances it was made? Maybe even go so far as to realize that although porn is produced to fulfill fantasies, the actors who star in porn often lead lives that are less than fantastic?
No, this little post is not an attempt to dissuade viewers or preach about the unethical treatment of men and women in porn. I've just come to realize that there definitely is good porn and bad porn, and there is the possibility that through being aware of this fact we can make some small social change. Kind of like knowing the social/environmental differences between shopping at Wal-Mart and shopping at your local market.
BAD PORN. I have some initial thoughts that won't even scratch the surface, but I should start somewhere. The first two are easy but worth mentioning, and regard the largest grossing films ever made, yet the stars made how much?!?! Debbie Does Dallas and Deep Throat. The star of Debbie Does Dallas, Bambi Woods, was apparently paid $400 for a film that has since made millions, her whereabouts is currently unknown. The star of Deep Throat, Linda Lovelace, was paid $1200 for a film that has grossed $100-$600 million dollars, and was forced by her abusive husband, Chuck Traynor to do it. Not only did the stars NOT get rich, their stories reek of the typical "guys who fuck are heroes, girls who fuck are dirty sluts".
BAD PORN. The Southeast Asian kind. This is where porn gets particularly gritty, Cambodia. Girls as young as 6 years old are being found tortured, raped, and held captive in chicken coops during brothel raids. A google search for the phrase "cambodia porn man charged" reveals 91,000 hits on the subject of men worldwide being charged with sex crimes against children stemming from Cambodia. Stay away from Southeast Asian adult entertainment, even if you think that consenting adults are involved in the production of it. Digging into stories of the region's sex trade will break your heart and make you ashamed that a) you have any sexual desires what so ever and b) are a part of the same race that breeds monsters who get off on fucking little kids.
Apologies for making stomachs turn, there is a light....
GOOD PORN. Phew, found some. No Fauxxx exclaims "Hot radical porn made by ladies, queers, and artists from all over the world. No Fauxxx is artistic, political, and all-inclusive, featuring models of all genders and sizes." Political porn, sounds good to me. And I found Anna. She's a smart, hot, tech-savvy porn star. Yay! For sure check out the Links section on her site, in her words "I have dedicated countless hours of searching high and low through the slop that is 99% of the porn world to bring you some of the hottest, smartest, most independent women on the web. Each of these has my personal stamp (and spank) of approval." And then there's Veg Porn. Sweet. Tofu and sex together at last...
