ClueTwo Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 From The Times April 20, 2004 HOLLYWOOD has always believed that any publicity, however sordid, is good for business. But the HIV infection that has prompted a 60-day shutdown of California's pornographic film sector has brought unwelcome attention to a $US19 billion ($25.5 billion) industry that has always fiercely protected its privacy. The porn-makers stopped production last week as soon as veteran star Darren James was found to be HIV-positive. The star of a lucrative film franchise called Mr Beaver Checks In was discovered to have been infected while filming in Rio de Janeiro when he underwent one of the mandatory medical checks the industry demands. All 14 of James's screen partners in the period before diagnosis have been quarantined and their names published, which is how Lara Roxx, an 18-year-old Canadian who has been in the business a matter of months, discovered she, too, had contracted HIV. A second list of 35 performers who worked with those who might be infected was also published. All must be checked after the 60-day HIV incubation period has elapsed before returning to work. Until then, all filming has been halted. In an industry peopled by pseudonyms, such swift self-regulation is impressive. As Tim Connelly, publisher of trade magazine Adult Video News put it: "You would probably be ostracised if you didn't have a test. It's a Wild West out there. That would be absolutely insane. That would be playing Russian roulette." However, turning the spotlight on the shady business has not been welcomed by the pornographers. Their industry is underpinned by two cherished US rights - the free market and free expression. Which is why an industry half the nation considers repugnant has thrived. With the internet connected to every computer, and DVDs booming, porn is prospering as never before. Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation chief economist Jack Kyser estimates porn to be worth up to $US10 billion a year to LA alone. In an industry anxious to protect its performers' anonymity, even the number employed is hard to determine. Sharon Mitchell, a former porn actress whose Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation diagnosed the HIV outbreak, believes there are about 1200 regular performers in porn movies, with a further 300 passing through each year. That may be a major underestimate. The Los Angeles Times suggested last week there were 6000 performers in Southern California alone, earning between $US200 and $US5000 a day. But the HIV outbreak poses a serious threat to the business. "The spectre of regulation still looms over our shoulders," Connelly says. "If the state deems that we, as an industry, handled this situation in an irresponsible manner, it could be the final straw." He suggested that in future porn stars might have to wear condoms. However, the threat to porn is more serious than that. The US's Christian Right has been praying for a chance to close down what they consider a depraved industry. If George W. Bush is re-elected in November, the US's "culture wars" are likely to resume in earnest. And the hapless porn star Darren James will wish he had never taken that job in Brazil. ***Fuckin A, this makes me happy I'm not a porn star at the moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porksandwich Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 The US's Christian Right has been praying for a chance to close down what they consider a depraved industry. ha, fuck that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 i am forced to laugh at this, what a bunch of morons, they should trace it to someone and get mad pissed at them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I hope my girl Devon is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 oh... a similar thing happened in the 80's and the industry 'silenced' everyone involved. No one would report on the case and no one would talk to the media anyways. I saw a doc about the one guy who covered it and then got a serious cold shoulder from everyone. Plus one woman who got HIV and knows exactly who she got it from. messy biz is seems like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 i hope they all die from it, we need more population control.....and less porn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boner Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by onesecondple i hope they all die from it, we need more population control.....and less porn i think if there is less porn, people might quit compulsively whacking off and actually find some genitals to put their dinks in... hense more population... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by boner i think if there is less porn, people might quit compulsively whacking off and actually find some genitals to put their dinks in... hense more population... or, kids might not find their parents porns, know about sex way earlier than they should, then start having sex as soon as they can, hense, less population... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adderall Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 i already posted this story goddamnit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T=E=A=S=E Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 can you catch aids from watching porn? :: dead serious :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by T=E=A=S=E can you catch aids from watching porn? :: dead serious :: yes. and a girl can get pregnant from swallowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dazzle Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by <KEY3> yes. and a girl can get pregnant from swallowing. Ahaha! Never gets old. Idiot...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerCityRebel Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by <KEY3> I hope my girl Devon is okay. i have to agree wit hya <KEY3>..Devon is the shit!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 There is this 55 year old man at my work. He was so sad about this. Not so much about the HIV but because they stopped making porn. He is one dirty old bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by mr.yuck There is this 55 year old man at my work. He was so sad about this. Not so much about the HIV but because they stopped making porn. He is one dirty old bastard. gotta love that story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by mr.yuck Not so much about the HIV but because they stopped making porn. well then he's gotta just go for the European shit. Private Video and Woodman shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHorton Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by onesecondple i am forced to laugh at this, what a bunch of morons, they should trace it to someone and get mad pissed at them... this makes you laugh? a shit load of people infected with HIV ? what difference does it make if they were porn actors? you are a disgusting human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by <KEY3> well then he's gotta just go for the European shit. Private Video and Woodman shit. <span style='color:black'>I dont think you fully understand. The very first day i met this guy here is how our conversation went. ODB: I notice you are wearing an army tshirt. Are you a vet? YUCK: No. I got this t shirt in the mail today. ODB: Oh I see. So are you into hardcore pornography? The whole shit got weirder and weirder from that point on. I was trying to tune him out a little so i could get some shit done but I kept catching key phrases like "compared it's size to a babies arm," or "nutted before my dick got hard." It was the worst. Edit. Let me add some more stories about this old man he went to make a delivery to a hair salon and once he delivered the shit there, he decided to get a hair cut. Yeah, that would have been all good but when the girls started giving him a scalp massage he started moaning and they said they could see his hands moving under the apron thing. They called up to the store and told them that they never wanted him to come back again. Some how he didnt get fired though.</span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted April 19, 2004 Author Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by adderall i already posted this story goddamnit I am truly sorry for stepping on your toes..I looked, did not see, and decided to post.. :o This is probably the 5th/6th thread I've made since registering, so what they hell?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 It's OK. I already have all the porn I need with this gem: http://64.94.171.151/images/cover/028733front.jpg'> I swear to God I own this, and I swear to God it owns you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by mr.yuck The whole shit got weirder and weirder from that point on. so he's the kind of guy who uses lingo from porn magazines? Refers to things as 'fuck sticks' and 'slam holes?' The words in a porno mag are the finest combination of sleaze / poetry ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milton Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Do you really dislike porn? I find that hard to believe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by <KEY3> so he's the kind of guy who uses lingo from porn magazines? Refers to things as 'fuck sticks' and 'slam holes?' The words in a porno mag are the finest combination of sleaze / poetry ever. Hahah. Thats exactly how he is. He has a mail order bride from thailand and she doesnt speak english very well. I updated my post and put a story about him in there up above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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