A porn bail out!?

My jaw hit the floor when I read this!  Granted the US govt. set the precedence, but honestly Larry Flynt and Joe Francis are advocating for a PORN BAIL OUT!?  “People are too depressed to be sexually active,” Flynt said in the statement. “This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex.” 

Oh, and there’s also this gem…

“With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind. It’s time for congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America. The only way they can do this is by supporting the adult industry and doing it quickly.”

Judging from our advertisements and the amount of internet porn traffic (which Flynt and Francis acknowledge), I find it extremely hard to believe that America has lost it’s sexual appetite.   I’m all for the responsible use of porn (if that is even possible), after all to each his/her own, but this plea is way too much.  Read the CNN article here.

“how many positions are there?”

Paul Cézanne’s “Orgy," 1880.

 

Bristol Palin, Jamie Lynn Spears…as of recent times I have heard that teenage pregnancy seems to be on the rise again.  Due to pure laziness, I have not checked out the actual statistics for myself, however I can certainly say that judging from the US pop culture phenom, Hollywood has turned into a regular Babies ‘R Us. 

I don’t believe that any people in developed nations really like the idea of teenage pregnancy too much and this surge in babies having babieshas made pregnancy a political issue once again (not like it ever really went away).  This always takes me back to my sex ed class and how limited it really was.  Yes, we learned what penises and vaginas were but the tension in the room was SERIOUS and I think that is often the case when you teach abstinence only sex ed when a sizable percentage of your population has already engaged in some form of sex.  I have always been a big advocate for comprehensive sex ed program in our school systems, but even more importantly in our social and political scenes.  Sex is dark and nasty to us, and you are too if you desire to have it it and if you’re even thinking about “playing for the other team” you better watch it.  NOT COOL. 

Indulge me and read this article from Times Online about the Dutch sex ed program.  It covers everything from porn, the emotional aspect of sex and homosexuality and many of the quotes come directly from the mouths of children.  Granted, I was quite shocked at some of the specific examples, however this really could be attributed to my conditioning as a member of US culture EVEN though I disagree with our current system.  Will it ever change?  Here’s that link (and notice that it’s included on the women’s section of the site as if to imply that men don’t care about the topic…curious). 

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article5208865.ece

Women Who Love Porn

 

Recently I came across another fascinating read from the people at Asylum.  The title:  Women Who Love Porn.  Some participants say they began enjoying porn long ago while others admit their current partners really enjoy their porn viewing sessions.  No doubt an interesting read. 

From most of my personal experience I’ve found most women do not enjoy porn, and certainly not on a regular basis, whereas many more men admit to consuming and there is no doubt that the porn industry is predominantly driven by the consumption from men.  I’m suspicious that most women who consume porn are more likely to ”enjoy” it because their partners do and not necessarily because its something they really enjoy.  More probable than not?  I don’t know.  Anyways, check it out here…BTW, let’s keep in mind that this is at a porn convention, ladies and gents.

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