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Naked in the snow. Pornography or art? – cindy capitani – Open Salon
Mar 13th

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Want to see the best in snowfall creations? Come to New Jersey, where we don’t merely make snowmen and igloos when faced with a foot of good packing snow. Uh uh. We get down and dirty. Or artistic. Depending on your point of view.
The latest (no, not the first) is the Venus de Milo in Rahway. (Or is it Jenna Jameson without limbs?) Either way you look at it, no one can say it’s not freaking good.
via Naked in the snow. Pornography or art? – cindy capitani – Open Salon.
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Stopping rape with smut – Broadsheet – Salon.com
Mar 10th
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Let me get this out there right upfront: I do not want to take your porn away. I am against the exploitation and objectification of women, but I am also against censorship and Puritanical bullshit, and porn tangles all of those issues up in such a way as to make me feel uncharacteristically dispassionate about the whole mess. My official position on porn: Whatever.
So if I saw a compelling argument that porn is good for society, I would probably not go out of my way to nitpick it. But Milton Diamond’s article at the Scientist, in which he discusses data that shows more porn is correlated with lower sexual assault rates, is not that argument. “[I]n every region investigated,” he writes, “researchers have found that as pornography has increased in availability, sex crimes have either decreased or not increased … Surprisingly few studies have linked the availability of porn in any society with antisocial behaviors or sex crimes. Among those studies none have found a causal relationship and very few have even found one positive correlation.”
Interesting. And if you’ve been going around saying that increased availability of porn causes an increase in sex crimes (or at least, that it did through the 1990s; Diamond doesn’t cite more recent findings on this subject), maybe you should stop. But speaking of the difference between correlation and causation, isn’t it kind of a big leap from that to “More porn equals less rape”?
Free porn on ‘tube sites’ puts a big dent in industry – USATODAY.com
Mar 3rd

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SAN FRANCISCO — The adult-entertainment industry is in a tailspin, shattering the notion that it is one of the few recession-proof industries.
The slump is especially stinging because technology — which helped adult-entertainment enterprises reap riches through innovations such as video streaming, webcameras and online payments — is contributing to the misery.
DVDs and online pay sites, which make up the majority of porn-related sales, are in a free fall largely because of the rise of so-called tube sites.
via Free porn on ‘tube sites’ puts a big dent in industry – USATODAY.com.
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Why Apple’s Porn Purge is a Smart Move – PCWorld
Feb 20th

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Jeff Bertolucci, PC World
Feb 20, 2010 4:14 pm
It appears Apple is embarking on a new anti-smut crusade to rid its iPhone App Store of “overtly sexual content.” According to news reports, the targets of Apple’s ire include relatively tame adult fare, many of which manage to incorporate the word “boob” into their titles.
Apple’s actions are designed to appease customers who’ve complained in the company’s support forums and elsewhere about adult content in the App Store. According to Information Week, Apple developers have also griped about the sex-themed apps, which they say are proliferating in some App Store categories and making other apps harder to find.
At first glance, Apple’s move appears either prudish or hypocritical or both. Sexually-explicit content was already verboten in the App Store, and some of the newly banned apps were about as racy as the Sport Illustrated swimsuit issue.
via Why Apple’s Porn Purge is a Smart Move – PCWorld.
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Pornography: Beneficial or Detrimental? | Psychology Today
Jan 22nd

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For the past several decades, a debate has raged as to whether or not pornography yields deleterious effects at the individual and/or societal levels (e.g., increased negative views toward women; increased rate of sexual crimes against women). In many instances, those who have sought to link pornography to countless ills have been ideologically motivated, as the aggregate scientific evidence hardly supports such conclusions. See chapter 6 of my book The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption (p. 228-235) for some relevant references on pornography.
In today’s post, I’d like to briefly report on two recent studies that shed light on the matter. In a paper published in 2009 in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Milton Diamond reviewed a very broad number of studies that have explored the supposed ill effects of pornography. Subsequent to his extensive review, Diamond concludes (p. 312):
“Indeed, the data reported and reviewed suggests that the thesis is myth and, if anything, there is an inverse causal relationship between an increase in pornography and sex crimes. Further, considering the findings of studies of community standards and wide spread usage of SEM [sexually explicit material], it is obvious that in local communities as nationally and internationally, porn is available, widely used and felt appropriate for voluntary adult consumption. If there is a consensus against pornography it is in regard to any SEM that involves children or minors in its production or consumption. Lastly we see that objections to erotic materials are often made on the basis of supposed actual, social or moral harm to women. No such cause and effect has been demonstrated with any negative consequence.”
via Pornography: Beneficial or Detrimental? | Psychology Today.
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New Zealand PC World Magazine > Porn more morally acceptable than copyright downloads: poll
Jan 16th
Secretly viewing pornography online when you’re married is “morally acceptable” to more Kiwis than downloading copyright music or videos, a new poll has found.The poll, conducted by Wellington market research company UMR Research, asked 1,000 New Zealanders about their stance on internet-related moral issues.It found that 21% of respondents felt it was acceptable for a married person to view pornography online without telling their spouse. That was higher than the 18% who thought downloading copyright music without paying was acceptable and the 13% who believed downloading copyright video was morally okay.
via New Zealand PC World Magazine > Porn more morally acceptable than copyright downloads: poll.
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Tera Patrick dishes on her divorce – NYPOST.com
Dec 23rd

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Adult film star Tera Patrick gave her porn star hubby Evan Seinfeld an ultimatum — their marriage or his steamy screen career — and he chose porn, she claims.In her new memoir, “Sinner Takes All,” Patrick recounts how she told Seinfeld, her husband of seven years, last summer that he had to give up starring in X-rated films if he wanted to stay married to her. Patrick herself had not shot a new video since 2006. After Seinfeld chose the flicks, the couple split in September.Writes Patrick: “I said to Evan, ‘I’m your wife, and that is the strongest bond two people should have, and that should come first. I’ve moved on from porn. And I want you to stop. You promised me you’d only do porn for a few years. Your few years are up.’ “
via Tera Patrick dishes on her divorce – NYPOST.com.
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Is China’s porn filter ’spyware’ or ‘green dam’? – People’s Daily Online
Jun 10th

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Chinese officials rejected media reports on June 9 that claimed a kind of spy-ware will be installed on all computers to be sold in the country, in order to “manage and control” Internet users.
Pornography filtering software will be installed on all computers sold in China from July 1, the China Daily reported, but authorities in Beijing have promised the software is not complicated enough to act as spy-ware. [more>>]
The software, called “Green Dam-Youth Escort,” targets online porn by preventing computers from accessing sites with pornographic pictures or language, Zhang Chenmin, general manager of Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co., told The Associated Press. Jinhui was compiling a database of the blocked sites.
via Is China’s porn filter ’spyware’ or ‘green dam’? – People’s Daily Online.
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10 Ridiculous Anti-Pornography Commercials: Pics, Videos, Links, News
May 27th
Porn is a horrible and destructive bomb that will destroy your life. If you don’t believe me now, lets see how you feel after watching these 10 anti-porn PSA’s.
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Interview with Sasha Grey – Beyond the Multiplex (video)
May 22nd
Adult film star Sasha Grey talks about preparing for her role in Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, “The Girlfriend Experience.” Andrew O’Hehir writes more .
Hosted by Salon film columnists Andrew O’Hehir and Stephanie Zacharek and IFC News’ Matt Singer, Beyond the Multiplex covers film news and culture. Watch the show here and on IFC every Thursday evening.
via Interview with Sasha Grey – Beyond the Multiplex.
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