addressing issues of sex, art, and commerce…aka “pornography.”

 
 
 

defiling innocence May 18, 2004

Filed under: cummentary — jonny @ 5:31 pm

Its sometimes hard to explain the beauty of sexuality from within the porn industry.

I mean, its an industry where the value of a filmed sex act is reduced if the actors employ safe sex.

Its not a value judgment, it’s a math issue. Supply and demand sets these things, not the inherent callousness of the industry.

I was on an industry TV show where the topic of HIV came up. A representative from a socially conscious gay porn studio said that bareback sex on film is ’stupid.’

I disagree. Irresponsible? Maybe.
But not stupid.
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