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| Cygnus5 Member 88 Posts 4/02 | More questions from newbieland: Recently I screened the mainstream Joel Schumacher film 8MM . What has always intrigued me about the story is how Nick Cage's PI character probes the depths of the Hollywood porn underground. In the film, Cage, with the aid of Mr. Phoenix's pornstore employee as a guide, visits underground, non-authorized "porn shops" that one can only find if he or she "knows the right people." Much like looking for a drug connection. Now, I live in Los Angeles, and I don't doubt such establishments exist. But I certainly have no knowledge of such. Before becoming somewhat familiar with the genre, I had always assumed that porn was an anything-goes proposition. That is, other than child pornography, I thought just about anything was permissible and is under the protection of the First Amendment. Having had my eyes opened a bit of late, I can sort of imagine what kinds of images and activities might be too "over the edge" even for the porn establishment. But to the extent portrayed in 8MM ? Given that "snuff films" are the stuff of urban legend, what kind of porn would be so off the beaten track and so extreme that it can only be found in underground establishments that don't officially exist? What's left that hasn't been shown already and isn't available online? I tried asking this question in a previous post, but it faded quickly. So, the short version of this question would be: What's not permitted in porn? (I mean, there are enema videos available, and material that should appeal to just about any fetish. What's left besides that which is illegal for the obvious reasons?) Thank you. [Link] |
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| tricia_devereaux Evil Angel DVD Patience is a virtue, but who wants to be virtuous? 4283 Posts 4/00 | As for other stuff, there's more than a few things that 99% of the regular porn studios don't make, or at least won't distribute into regular porn stores. Something that even I have difficulty finding in the US are tapes that have sex and bondage happening at the same time to someone. |
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| Cygnus5 Member 88 Posts 4/02 | In other words, can one not legally sell Fetish Film's intense Peeing #14: Extreme Close-Ups DVD in, say, Ohio--even though it is available online? For some reason, I was under the impression that the 1973 ruling has since been superceded. As for fisting, why would that be viewed as "obscene," but not penile/vaginal insertion shots? What makes one image "objectionable," but not the other? For example, in Liquid Gold 2 , one of the performers inserts four fingers into her vagina repeatedly, with all the associated "squishy" sounds coming through clearly. Why, then, would a fifth finger being inserted suddenly be considered "objectionable"? There seems to be no rhyme nor reason to the legal statutes. It all seems so arbitrary. Which lends credence to the view that the various legislatures have rendered their statutes intentionally vague, with a view to shutting down a porn studio that pushes the limits by distributing its wares in certain communities. Confusing. A person living in Dayton, Ohio, probably can't legally find a copy of Peeing #14 at a brick-and-mortar establishment in his or her town--but the title is easily obtainable online. |
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| Joey Starr Senior Member Still wanking after all these years. 8082 Posts 10/00 | Couldn't find them, I went through all the adult DVD titles on that site and only found one or two that could be Brazilian, no idea if they include watersports. Could you please give us the watersports/golden shower titles and confirm they are carried by the site you mention? Thanks! Joey Edited by - joey starr on Jun 10 2002 |
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| Cygnus5 Member 88 Posts 4/02 | Another way of putting it: If one has to "know the right people" in order to locate certain kinds of material, does that de facto mean said material is possibly illegal? Just what laws are on the books? And are these laws established by the local legislative bodies or by the U.S. congress? (If so, this sounds like a sort of establishment-driven anarchy.) Also, if a few vendors, online or otherwise, do not ship certain product to supposed "problem areas" in this country, do they somehow cookie their Websites so as not to display certain titles? Since I am in Southern California, then, I would assume I get to see a different set of pages at DVD Empire from someone logging on from, say, Arkansas. That would make for some really complicated software, no? This is a terribly fascinating subject. What is forbidden? Either by unspoken rule of conscience or by specific statutes? |
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