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From the LA Times — For some reason, I’ve been knee deep in red-band trailers this week. First it was the new “Borat” trailer, which the MPAA labeled red-band (meaning that it is restricted from being shown in front of youth-oriented films). Now it’s a trailer for “Naked Ambition: An R-rated Look at an X-rated Industry,” a new documentary about the adult film business by Michael Grecco, a prominent celebrity photographer. The film, which opens in L.A. on May 1 at the Laemmle Sunset 5, offers a behind-the-scenes portrait of adult film stars, talking about their work and how they ended up in the business.The news here is the MPAA, which has always been astoundingly phobic about sex, has given the film’s trailer a restricted red-band rating despite the fact that it has zero — and I mean zero – sex or nudity.

As you can see for yourself — the trailer is here – it has no nudity, no bad language, not even anything especially suggestive. Some of the women have large breasts, but they’re all carefully covered by bikinis or tank tops. They’re not even “working,” if you know what I mean. Much of the footage in the film — and the trailer — is from backstage access to the Adult Video News Awards, as well as other appearances and photo shoots with the likes of Jenna Jameson, Ron Jeremy and Tera Patrick.

So what is the MPAA’s problem? According to Grecco, the ratings board had no objections to any specific scenes. They were simply uncomfortable with the entire subject of adult film. “I felt like I was on trial, by people who think their job is to protect America from sex,” he told me. “They’re not just prejudiced against sexual content. They’re prejudiced against an industry that deals with sex.”

via ‘Naked Ambition’: The MPAA’s still scared of sex : Porn Newz – Adult Industry News, Events & Articles.

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