Strip clubs are a buy, says Peter Siris, managing partner of Guerilla Capital Management. Once you eliminate the mafia connection, there’s no problem. Never mind these clubs are like wrecking balls to marriages and communities, or the conditions the dancers work under, or the realities of sex trafficking. Siris pitches his case this week to […]
Month: June 2007
NoPornNorthampton’s One-Year Anniversary
Today is the one-year anniversary of the launch of NoPornNorthampton. It all began with “Gazette Reports Porn Shop to Open at 135 King Street”, posted on 6/30/06. Capital Video had intended to open a 6,000+ square foot porn shop with 20 enclosed viewing booths. Today, after dedicated efforts from many citizens and public officials, new […]
DC Porn Store Attracts Prostitution, Vagrants
In a situation similar to Apremont Triangle in Springfield, a porn shop with viewing booths has become a locus of prostitution and vagrancy in a Washington, DC neighborhood. The Hill reported in March: On Feb. 19, The Washington Post ran three stories lamenting the unrealized promises of revitalization made by proponents of the publicly financed […]
The Gloryhole FAQ (explicit language)
The website Cruising for Sex publishes The Gloryhole FAQ [explicit] by ‘Lilfuzzyg’. A glory hole is usually a small hole, at least fist-sized, placed in a fairly thin sheet of plywood or metal partition. The hole is placed about hip high for the average guy and is large enough to place a man’s penis through […]
Rwanda: What Sexual Violence Is (explicit language)
Larry Flynt would have you believe sexual violence is a big joke. Kink.com presents it as ripping good fun. Our opponents maintain that porn is mere “entertainment”, “art” and we should lighten up. Let’s pull back to examine what sexual violence actually means to those who experience it. Linda Mbabazi writes this month from Kigali […]
Fantasizing About an Action Trains the Brain Almost the Same as Doing It
Porn defenders commonly characterize it as ‘harmless fantasy’. Few viewers, they say, will act it out in the real world. Unfortunately, research on learning suggests this assumption is risky. Visualizing an action is close in training power to actually performing the action. Learning from porn is also reinforced by the pleasure of orgasm. This article […]
Gazette: “Porn store’s viewing booths raise stink in Springfield”
On June 18 Capital Video underwent a long-awaited violation hearing in Springfield. At issue was the viewing booth entertainment license of its Amazing.net porn shop in Apremont Triangle. This store has been controversial since its installation in 1990. The viewing booths were added in 1992. Several Springfield police officers and undercover detectives testified during the […]
Old Navy Celebrates Notorious Thailand Prostitution Center on T-Shirt
“Go-Go Pattaya Thailand, Open 24 Hours”, says one of Old Navy’s Summer Destination Tees for Men, now on sale for $8.70. Pattaya, for those who don’t know, is a notorious center for Thailand’s prostitution industry. Many sailors in the US Navy are familiar with it. Salon writes, Pattaya Beach — which the Toronto Star once […]
Google Flip-Flops on Removing Adult Websites from its AdSense for Domains Program
In April, Adult Video News reported that Google was removing adult websites from its AdSense for Domains program. Google’s ad programs help websites and domain owners generate revenue. AdSense for Domains generally serves high-volume clients. Google’s April email to clients stated: “[W]e at Google are constantly working to improve the experiences of advertisers, users and […]
Sexual Ecology: Porn, Promiscuity, and AIDS (explicit language)
Gabriel Rotello published Sexual Ecology: AIDS and the Destiny of Gay Men in 1997. The Nation described it as “The most important book about AIDS and gay men since And The Band Played On. And it is far better.” The Boston Globe wrote, “Rotello’s ambitious book is the Silent Spring of the AIDS epidemic.” NPN’s […]