Tag: condom
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Fantasy + Capitalism = Adult Entertainment
In Chapter 15, I discussed the awkward intersection of capitalism and fantasy. In Chapter 16, I’ll touch on homophobia, testing, and the leglity of condoms.
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California Voters: Prop 60 Won’t Protect Adult Performers. VOTE NO.
In the state of California, there’s a ballot initiative slated for the general election in November called Proposition 60. The most salient feature of Prop 60 appears to be a new and more enforceable mandate that would require adult film performers in California to use condoms, which sounds pretty innocuous to outsiders. But as a…
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HIV Crisis Continuing in Adult Industry
The HIV crisis in the porn industry continues, with rumors of up to four performers now being infected (these rumors are NOT confirmed), all of whom were active in the Kink.com community. This is scary news. Very scary news. I don’t know if this has anything to do with the fact that condoms are now…
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Links-a-doodle Monday: Condom Laws, Bacon Lube, Anal Tails, and James Franco
Hello there, friends. Today my brain is fried, and though I’d like to do an in-depth thought piece of what the recent condom legislation in the city of LA might do to the porn industry, instead I’ll say a few words, then turn you loose to enjoy some smooshy links. Sound good? Ok! Here we…
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Why Anti-Porn Ideology is Totally Wrong-Headed
Sighh…. You know, I’ve been thinking a lot about this whole Naomi Wolf anti-porn line of reasoning, and though I have many arguments against it on small levels, it suddenly occurred to me yesterday that there’s a much bigger and glaringly obvious fault with anti-porn ideology. Especially the “feminist” kind. Namely that its major, though…
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I’ve Missed a Lot
Wow, I’ve been gone for just a week and a half-ish, but I feel like I’ve missed so much in the world of sex and porn in America! Cal-OSHA is stepping up efforts to impose barrier-only sex in porn, performers are going to Talent Testing for their panels, a gay teen was abducted and sent…
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jessica drake — “I’m so in love with my job and people can tell I’m not just going through the paces!”
WHACK! Jessica Drake! Thanks so much for giving us a little slice of your very busy schedule! You are one of the adult industry’s most consistently popular performers, with a truckload of AVN awards and nominations to your name; writing, directing, and performing credits; and a reputation as one of the industry’s coolest, calmest, most…