Tag: obscenity
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Smut, Art, and Obscenity: A Video by Lynsey G.
A live reading of the second-to-last chapter of my book, where we dive into my filmmaking process, and my obsession with what obscenity means.
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Losing It to the Tube Sites, Plus an Obscenity Invitation
Watch a video of me talking about the smut monopoly, and join me this Sunday to talk about art, p*rn, and obscenity!
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A Letter to Max Hardcore
So here I am, on my lunch break, composing an e-mail to Max Hardcore. The bogeyman of porno–the man anti-porn zealots can point to when they’re making their accusations. The guy who just got out from a 30-month stint in a federal penitentiary for disseminating obscenity across state lines. The one who more or less…
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An Interview with May Ling Su
A few months ago I came upon one of the many websites of May Ling Su, a Phillipines-born pornographer based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, who’s been making strong statements about her sexuality and femininity since just after 2000. Her work is strong, bold, kinky, and beautiful, and she’s got a stronger feeling…
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BUTTMAN ON THE STAND — “It at least solidifies the court system’s view of obscenity trials: a waste of everyone’s time, money, and attention.”
Dear sweet Jesus. One would think that the John Stagliano obscenity trial held last week in Washington, D.C. would carry with it a certain amount of gravitas on the part of the government. John “Buttman” Stagliano was to be tried for breaking Federal obscenity laws via internet and mail in two of his movies and…